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Month: April 2012
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By Donald Zuhn — On Monday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it will be implementing a new After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) program, which will allow applicants and examiners to work together in after final situations to move applications toward allowance. In particular, the AFCP program provides examiners with a limited amount…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last month, in University of Southern California v. DePuy Spine, Inc., the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences awarding priority to Appellee DePuy Spine, Inc. in an interference between DePuy's U.S. Patent No. 6,812,211 and U.S. Patent Application No. 10/230,671. Appellants University…
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By Donald Zuhn — Patent services provider inovia announced the release of its 2012 report on global patent and IP trends today. In compiling the report, inovia, which produces products for PCT national phase entry, European patent validation, and patent translations, surveyed nearly 150 U.S. companies to identify the trends having the greatest impact on…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last month, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing Plaintiff-Appellant Dr. George Pieczenik's complaint for failing to state a claim on which relief could be granted, as well as dismissing his charge of copyright infringement and denying his request for compulsory…
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By Donald Zuhn — Earlier this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that International patent filings under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) were back on the rise following the 2007-09 recession (see "PCT and EP Filings on the Rise Again"). In particular, WIPO noted that filings had risen 4.8% from 2009 to 2010. …
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April 3, 2012 – Contested Proceedings Before the New Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Navigating PTO Practice Under the New Procedures (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT) April 5, 2012 – Personalized Medicine after Prometheus: Exploring the Limits of Patent-Eligibility (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 pm (ET) April 9, 2012 – Mayo v.…
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