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A light week at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) saw two post grant reviews (PGRs) and 16 inter partes reviews (IPRs) filed, while the District Court clocked in with 49 new complaints, fueled mostly by additions to a few Rothschild campaigns, a few new IV selloff suits, a new defendant added  Read More>> …

Patent Filings Roundup: Neodron Settles En Masse; Pineapple34 Expresses Interest Over Old IV Patents; Pharma IPR Denied Over Prosecution History, Secondary Considerations EvidenceBy: Jonathan Stroudon March 3, 2021 at 9:15 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently published its Guidelines for Examination 2021, which came into force on March 1. The trend towards an accurate and detailed explanation of substantive and formal requirements is maintained, keeping up to speed with the recent case law. The changes are lim  Read More>> Categories   Europe, Government, Guest Contributors, …

What to Know About the European Patent Office 2021 Guidelines for Examination: Part I – CII and Procedural ChangesBy: Andrea Perronaceon March 3, 2021 at 5:15 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »

Determining where to seek patent rights is an important and expensive decision. If you know you are going to want international patent protection, the best, most cost-effective course is to file directly in those countries. This direct filing strategy does not utilize the Patent Cooperation Treaty (  Read More>> Categories   China, Europe, International, Inventors …

Deciding Where to Obtain International Patent RightsBy: Gene Quinnon March 3, 2021 at 12:15 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »

As we all know by now, we live in mean-spirited times. A galling example occurred during the February 25 public meeting held by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the pending clarifying regulations for the Bayh-Dole Act. NIST invited a limited number of speakers to provide  Read More>> Categories   Government, Guest …

Setting the Record Straight on NIST’s Public Meeting: No, Senators Bayh and Dole Didn’t Sell Out Their LawBy: Joseph Allenon March 2, 2021 at 9:15 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »

by Dennis Crouch Rain Computing, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics (Fed. Cir. 2021) Rain and Samsung agree that this case comes down to claim construction.  A  Read More>> Categories   Patent

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the most closely-watched patent case of the term, United States / Smith & Nephew v. Arthrex. IPWatchdog reached out to some of the amici in the case, as well as patent practitioners and other stakeholders, to get their take on how the hearing  Read More>> Categories   …

Amici and Practitioners Attempt to Read the Arthrex Tea LeavesBy: IPWatchdogon March 2, 2021 at 5:15 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »

Creative people need a quick, efficient and inexpensive way to recover damages for copyright infringement. They need a place to submit their charge of infringement and collect damages. Until recently, their only option was to bring a lawsuit in a federal district court; a process that is complicated  Read More>> Categories   Copyright, Copyright Litigation, …

The New Copyright Small Claims Board Presents Problems for Copyright Owners and Small BusinessesBy: William Honakeron March 2, 2021 at 12:15 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »

The Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments in United States/ Smith & Nephew v. Arthrex, in which the Court will decide whether the administrative patent judges (APJs) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are “principal” or “inferior” officers of the United States  Read More>> Categories   Courts, Federal Circuit, Government, …

SCOTUS Dubs PTAB/APJ Structure a ‘Rare Bird’, Pushes for Workable Remedies in Arthrex Oral ArgumentsBy: Eileen McDermotton March 1, 2021 at 8:17 pm Publication: IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law Read More »