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By Bradley Crawford — On May 19, 2009, Mr. Enrique Molina Galan, one of nine Directors of Biotechnology at the European Patent Office, discussed biotech patent practice before the European Patent Office at BIO 2009. In a presentation entitled "How Is the European Patent Office Supporting Innovation in Europe?" Mr. Molina Galan provided some…
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By Donald Zuhn — In a Breakout Session entitled "The Narrowing Scope of Biotech Patent Claims: What Does It Mean for the Industry?" at last week's BIO International Convention, a panel consisting of Anne Dollard, the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Patent Counsel for Takeda San Francisco; Thomas Kim, Senior Director of Intellectual Property…
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By Christopher P. Singer — As we previously reported by Patent Docs, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office began a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) on April 27, 2009 which will last for two years. The USPTO issued another press release on April 20, 2009,…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk issued a "Special 301 Report" on April 30. This report, on the state of intellectual property rights worldwide, identifies twelve countries on a "priority watch list" and another 33 on a "watch list," all relating to deficiencies in intellectual property protection in these countries. …
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By Christopher P. Singer — About two weeks ago, we were advised of by one of our European associates about changes to the rules relating to divisional practice in the European Patent Office (see "Changes Coming to Divisional Application Practice in Europe"). This week, our associate Forresters advised us about further rule changes that…
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By Christopher P. Singer — One of our European associates, Forresters, alerted us today about change to Rule 36 EPC that was enacted on March 26, 2009 by the EPO Administrative Council. The rule change is expected to limit the opportunities for divisional application filings in Europe, relative to the current rule, in an…
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By Sherri Oslick — On March 2, 2009, Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), becoming the 140th PCT Contracting State. The PCT will enter into force in Chile on June 2, 2009. Further information will be available in the March edition…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — As we have noted in the past, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) portion of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) have not resulted in the general reverence for intellectual property protection intended by Western countries in the developing world,…
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By Christopher P. Singer — Recently, the European Patent Office (EPO) published a notice on its website announcing a new fee schedule that will become effective on April 1, 2009. A complete description of the revised fees can be found here. This schedule will be applicable for all EP applications, including divisional and new…
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By Christopher P. Singer — Last week, one of our Japanese associates, Kawaguti & Partners, published a newsletter outlining the impact on foreign applicants that amendments to the Japanese Patent Law will have on patent applications after final rejection. Under the current law, applicants receiving a final rejection have 30 days (plus a 60-day…
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