Chinese Utility Models, Strengthening and Supplementing Intellectual Property Protection in China
Chinese Utility models can provide an alternative to invention patents and supplement them too.
Duty of Disclosure Before USPTO Highlighted in Federal Register
The notice provides ample guidance for all parties under the duty to disclose, including whom the duty of disclosure applies to and the equivalence of the duty of disclosure to the Patent Office to all other branches of government and commercial actions.
Chinese Patent Litigation: Leveraging Specialized IP Courts
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Canadian Federal Court Applies New Test for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
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Changes to the Canadian Patent System
Canadian Patent Office to implement new rules impacting fee structure for excess claims and RCE’s, PCT translations, and WIPO sequence listing standards
Adding Subject Matter to International Patents
Applicant will not have to deal with combating their own prior art under § 103 in the United States, international jurisdictions tend to be more stringent in their considerations.
International Patents: Grace Periods after Public Disclosures
Once a public disclosure is made, the public disclosure bars the filing of a patent application in almost all jurisdictions. However, in the United States, there is a 12 month grace period starting from the public disclosure to file a patent application. A patent filing in the US does not count as prior art if we make a US filing before a public disclosure. Therefore, we have two routes to file applications in other countries.
Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees
Are you a small business or an individual inventor filing for a patent in the U.S.? If so, keep reading to learn about how you can reduce your patent fees.
Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 – Diversifying the Patent System
On September 21, 2021, Senators Patrick Leahy and Thomas Tillis introduced the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021. According to Leahy’s official press release, the proposed bill “requires the Patent Office’s satellite offices to conduct outreach to increase participation in the patent system by women, people of color, military veterans, individual inventors, and other groups that are underrepresented in the system.”
Restoring the America Invents Act – Proposed Title 35 Changes
Restoring the America Invents Act On September 29, 2021, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Restoring the America Invents Act. According to Senator Leahy’s official press release, the goal of the bill is “to address problems for small businesses and ordinary Americans caused by poor-quality patent.” To promote clarity of the…
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