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By Donald Zuhn — Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its second annual list of top biotech/pharma stories. For 2008, we identified a baker's dozen of top stories covered on Patent Docs. Today we will count down stories #13 to #10. On Sunday, we will present stories #9…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a Notice published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 47534) on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced new fees for the transmittal and search for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The fees are designed to recover the estimated…
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By Donald Zuhn — As part of its ongoing "Conversations With" series, the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) recently made available its latest question-and-answer offering, which examines the ongoing evolution of intellectual property rights in the United States and internationally. In the paper, entitled "The Changing Legal Landscape For Intellectual Property," former Attorney General and…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In an October 31, 2008 press release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the development of a work sharing plan between five major intellectual property offices. The representatives of the five offices, including Dr. Jung-Sik Koh, Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO); Alison Brimelow, President of…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last Wednesday, a panel of representatives from the Japanese Patent Office (JPO), European Patent Office (EPO), Chinese Patent Office (SIPO), and U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) participated in a breakout session at the BIO International Convention to update attendees on recent developments regarding the patent law, rules, and procedures in…
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By Christopher P. Singer — The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) recently published a Notification (No. 189) describing an amended fee schedule which will take effect on July 1, 2008. The new fee schedule modifies the international filing fee as well as the fee reductions for applicants who file electronically. The new international filing…
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By Donald Zuhn — On Monday, Neuralstem, Inc. announced that the European Patent Office had granted European Patent No. EP 0 915 968 to the Rockville, Maryland-based biotech company. The ‘968 patent, entitled, "Isolation, Propagation and Directed Differentiation of Stem Cells from Embryonic and Adult Central Nervous System of Mammals," is directed to…
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By Christopher P. Singer — On April 1, 2008, the European Patent Office (EPO) began increasing fees associated with the searches it performs when acting as the International Searching Authority (ISA) for international applications filed through the PCT. The fee increased to $2496 which represents nearly a 10% increase from the prior fee…
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By Brad Crawford — As we previously reported, on December 14, 2007, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organization increased the amounts of various fees that patent applicants are required to pay. The Council’s decisions can be found here and here. We summarize the changes to the claim fees below, and provide…
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By Thieu Hai Yen — For applicants and patent practitioners seeking protection for medical use inventions in Vietnam, recent developments in Vietnamese patent practice would likely be of great interest. This article is intended to provide readers with information concerning these developments. When the Vietnamese patent system was first established, medical use claims…
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