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Month: January 2012
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The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law will be holding the 27th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on March 28-30, 2012 in Arlington, VA. Among the topics that will be covered at the conference are: • Recent developments in patent term adjustments and extensions;• Abstract reasoning — Recent developments in the law…
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The Law Bulletin Publishing Company will be holding its 7th annual Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference on February 8, 2012 in Chicago, IL. Among the topics to be addressed at the conference will be: • Views from the USPTO• Venue issues under AIA• Update from the federal courts• Revised MPEP's effect on budget and employees•…
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By Donald Zuhn — On Tuesday, the European Patent Office announced that it received 243,000 applications in 2011, which constituted a 3% increase from the 237,500 applications the EPO received in 2010. The EPO granted 62,115 patents, which was 7% more than the number of patent grants in 2010. With regard to the geographic origin…
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By Donald Zuhn — USPTO Selects Site of Detroit Satellite Office In a press release issued earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it had entered into a five-year lease agreement on a 31,000 square foot space at 300 River Place Drive in Detroit, where the Elijah J. McCoy USPTO will…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Friday released a "Report on the Prior User Rights Defense" provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. This Report was prepared as part of a mandate by Congress in §§ 3(m) and 31 of the Act that the Office perform studies relating to…
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By Donald Zuhn — Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published four Federal Register notices as part of its efforts to implement the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Last week, we discussed the Office's notice regarding implementation of the AIA's miscellaneous post patent provisions and preissuance submissions provision (see links below). Today, we…
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By Sherri Oslick — About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Shire LLC et al. v. Sandoz Inc.1:12-cv-00040; filed January 6, 2012 in the District Court of Colorado • Plaintiffs: Shire LLC; Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Shire Development Inc.; Shire International Licensing B.V.; Amy F.T. Arnsten; Pasko…
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January 18, 2012 – Making the Move to First-to-File (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 pm (ET) January 20, 2012 – Prosecution Strategies: Tackling USPTO Obviousness Rejections (American Bar Association) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (Eastern) January 25-26, 2012 – Biosimilars Forum 2012 (C5) – London, UK January 26, 2012 – Life Under AIA: Anticipating…
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American Conference Institute (ACI) a conference on PTO Procedures under the America Invents Act on March 26-27, 2012 in New York, NY. Topics of discussion at the conference will include: • Prepare for the release of the final regulations governing PTO procedures and analyze the significance of the draft regulations and comments;• Explore the new…
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American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its FDA Boot Camp conference on March 20-21, 2012 in New York, NY. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the basics of the application and approval processes for drugs, biologics, and devices;• Comprehend the structure of the FDA and the roles of the…
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