Donald Zuhn

Donald Zuhn

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP


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Congress Continues Efforts to "Reform" U.S. Patent Law

It has been less than three months since the remaining provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) took effect, and just short of five months since the AIA Technical Corrections Act was enacted to "correct and...more

6/11/2013 - America Invents Act Infringement Patent Reform Patent Trolls Patents Proposed Legislation USPTO

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2: Comments on New AIA Rules

On March 16, 2013, the final (and most significant) portion of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) took effect, and the United States broke from a first-to-invent regime to a first-inventor-to-file (FITF) regime. Of...more

5/14/2013 - America Invents Act First-to-File First-to-Invent Patent Applications Patents

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2

In This Issue: Comments on New AIA Rules; Implementing the New Micro Entity Status at the U.S. Patent Office; Obama Administration Focuses on Chinese Trade Secret Misappropriation; and Tiffany & Co. v. Costco Wholesale...more

5/13/2013 - America Invents Act China Costco Fees First-to-File Generic Inventors Micro Entity Status Misappropriation Patents Tiffany and Company Trade Secrets Trademarks USPTO

USPTO Issues First-Inventor-to-File Examination Guidelines and Final Rule

In a press release issued earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that examination guidelines and the final rule for implementing the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) provisions of the Leahy-Smith America...more

2/14/2013 - America Invents Act EPO Filing Deadlines First-to-File First-to-Invent JPO KIPO Patents Prior Art USPTO WIPO

Preparing for the Final Phase of the America Invents Act Going Into Effect March 16, 2013

The final phase of the America Invents Act (AIA) takes effect on March 16, 2013. This means that any patent application filed in the U.S. on or after that date, which, at any time during its pendency, contains a claim that is...more

2/12/2013 - America Invents Act Continuing Applications First-to-File First-to-Invent Patents Provisional Applications USPTO

USPTO Publishes Final Rule Setting Patent Fees

Last Friday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 4212) setting and adjusting certain patent fees pursuant to the Office's fee-setting authority under § 10 of the...more

1/22/2013 - America Invents Act Patent Fees Patents USPTO

Top Three Stories of 2012

Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its sixth annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2012, we identified fifteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that...more

1/4/2013 - America Invents Act DNA Human Genes Mayo v. Prometheus Myriad Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

Top Stories of 2012: #12 to #15

Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its sixth annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2012, we identified fifteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that...more

1/2/2013 - America Invents Act Biotechnology Copyright Patents Pharmaceutical Request for Continued Examination USPTO

USPTO Issues Final Rule Implementing Micro Entity Status

Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 75019) issuing the Office's final rule implementing the micro entity provision of § 10 of the Leahy-Smith America...more

12/28/2012 - America Invents Act Micro Entity Status Patent Fees Patents USPTO

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