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Category: Patent Office Rules & Procedures
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By Donald Zuhn — In an Op-Ed piece appearing in last Saturday’s edition of The Boston Globe, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dr. John Maraganore (at right) wrote about a "perfect storm" that is building against biomedical patent protection. In an article entitled, "Good for iPods, but bad for patients," Dr. Maraganore…
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By Donald Zuhn — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced today that it will be changing its procedure for handling requests from a practitioner of record to withdraw from representation. The Office also clarified its procedure for handling a request to withdraw from representation made by a practitioner who is not of…
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By Donald Zuhn — Earlier this month, we reported on the appearance of Robert Budens, the President of the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) at an oversight hearing on the USPTO held by the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property in late February. We also reported on appearances by Jon…
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By Donald Zuhn — As we reported yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a Notice in the Federal Register on Monday supplementing to its Alternative Claims Notice of Proposed Rule Making from last August. According to the Patent Office, the supplementary Notice was published in response to comments to the first…
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By Christopher P. Singer — As we reported on Friday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a "Proposed Rules" Notice entitled "Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language," (Markush claims) in the March 10, 2008 Federal Register. The Notice did not enact any Final Rule change, but rather provided…
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By Christopher P. Singer — According to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), a Notice will publish on Monday, March 10, 2008 relating to "Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language" (i.e., Markush claim language). While the Notice is currently styled as "Proposed Rules," we note that the U.S.…
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As a reminder, the biotechnology, chemical, and pharmaceuticals (BCP) technology groups at the U.S. Patent Office will hold their first quarterly customer partnership meeting of the year on March 12, 2008. The schedule and topics for discussion have been finalized and include: Morning Session • Greetings and Overview (9:00 – 9:15 AM): John LeGuyader, Bruce…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last week, we reported on appearances by Jon Dudas, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Alan Kasper, the First Vice President of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), at an oversight hearing on the USPTO held by the…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In an e-Alert sent out on March 4, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provided a link to an updated "Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application" (Form PTO/SB/01) which can be accessed here. As we previously reported, the updated Declaration form provides a checkbox that automatically…
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By Donald Zuhn — At last week’s American Conference Institute (ACI) Pharma/Biotech Patent Claim Drafting and Prosecution conference, Bruce Kisliuk, the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Technology Center 1600, gave an interesting address in which he touched on a number of topics, and then opened the floor to questions from…
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