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Month: January 2008
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Updated Information about Digital Certificates By Christopher P. Singer — In an e-mail notification sent January 31, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provided its latest e-Commerce Update, which included a link to recent information regarding the use and recovery of digital certificates, which are required to access Private PAIR and use…
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By Jason Derry — The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (EPO) recently decided to amend the rules relating to fees that may substantially increase filing costs for certain European patent applications. In December, the EPO announced that it will increase the fees for all claims in excess of 15, effective April…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The rising tide has now become a flood of U.S. universities, businesses, and individuals in opposition to the patent "reform" bill poised for a vote in the Senate (S. 1145). And the mechanism for this opposition is the traditional way Americans petition their government for redress — the…
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By Donald Zuhn — The European Patent Office (EPO) announced today that the London Agreement will go into force as of May 1, 2008. Under the London Agreement, which was adopted last fall (nearly seven years after being ratified by the Agreement’s initial signatories), certain EPC contracting states have agreed to waive the…
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By Jason Derry — Stem Cell Sciences plc has announced an agreement with Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) to develop methods for generating sustainable cultures of human brain cells. Under the terms of the agreement, MRF will work on developing methods for culturing neural stem cells, and inducing the stem cells to differentiate into…
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By Mark Chael — As we reported two weeks ago, a draft of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) has been circulated on the internet. The 106-page draft report contains sections on the background and purpose of the bill, the legislative history of the bill,…
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By Christopher P. Singer — As reported on Patent Docs earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced in a January 28, 2008 notice that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) have now entered Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot projects with the USPTO. The…
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By Donald Zuhn — As we reported two weeks ago, a draft of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s report on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1145) has been circulated on the internet. The 106-page draft report contains sections on the background and purpose of the bill, the legislative history of the bill,…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Even as the Senate may be preparing to vote on a patent "reform" bill that contains (for the first time) provisions codifying a standard for inequitable conduct, the Federal Circuit continues to develop its own inequitable conduct jurisprudence. The draft Senate report on the proposed bill, S. 1145,…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases, and a few interesting cases will be selected for periodic monitoring. Monsanto Co. et al. v. Markert et al.3:08-cv-03022; filed January 23, 2008 in the Central District of Illinois Infringement of U.S. Patent…
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