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- Argentina Repeals Pharmaceutical Patent Examination Guidelines
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Category: Patent Office Rules & Procedures
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By Donald Zuhn — Yesterday, we counted down the first third of the top fifteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs in 2007 (see "Top Stories of 2007: #15 to #11"). Today, we count down stories #10 to #6, and tomorrow, we will count down the top five stories. In case you…
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By Donald Zuhn — It is natural at this time of year to reflect upon the events of the past twelve months in the hope that such a review might provide some indication of what to expect in the coming year. In order to help focus on possible developments in biotech and pharma…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In the December 26, 2007 Federal Register, the USPTO announced that it will discontinue publishing the paper form of the Official Gazette, after the December 25, 2007 publication. The weekly USTPO notices will be published in the electronic Official Gazette (the eOG:P) and will display the notices with…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a December 21, 2007 press release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that the U.S. and Japan Patent Offices will implement the pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program on a full-time basis, effective January 4, 2008. The pilot program demonstrated the potential that the full-time program…
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By Donald Zuhn — It took a bit longer than many members of the patent bar expected, but the new continuation and claims rules, which were preliminarily enjoined on October 31st by Judge James Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the patent reform bills passed by…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Judge James C. Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia today extended until December 27th the deadline for the parties to file summary judgment motions regarding the merits of plaintiffs’ complaint seeking a permanent injunction against implementation of the misguided "new rules" relating…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the part of the Executive Branch charged with, among other things, assessing the economic impact of rules and regulations promulgated by various agencies of the Federal government, today issued its decision regarding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s "Changes to Information…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Judge James Robertson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed a private lawsuit challenging the appointment of Margaret Peterlin as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The suit was brought by…
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By Christopher P. Singer — PDX Program In an e-Commerce alert notice sent by e-mail today, December 5, 2007, the USPTO provides a number of tips for completing a successful priority document exchange (PDX) request. Throughout the past year, the USPTO began exchanging priority documents electronically with the EPO and JPO through secure…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Gene Quinn from the PLI blog reports today that Judge Cacheris has set the briefing schedule for summary judgment motions in the challenge to the claims and continuation rules enjoined by the Court on October 31st (see Patent Docs report). All parties must file summary judgment motions and…
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