In this issue:
- New USPTO Patent Fees Take Effect March 19, 2013
- Federal Circuit Clears a Path for Defendant Motions to Transfer with In re EMC Corp. Order
- Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: A Brief...more
2/28/2013
- Patent Fees Patents Transfer of Venue USPTO
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently revealed a revised fee schedule which changes the fees for any fee paid on or after March 19, 2013. While this is the first time the USPTO has set its own fees since...more
2/8/2013
- America Invents Act Filing Fees Patent Fees Patents USPTO
What You Need to Know -
March 16, 2013 is a critical cross-over date in the U.S. patent law which changes from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system. Under the current first-to-invent system, the first...more
1/14/2013
- First-to-File Patents USPTO
In this issue:
- Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: How the Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of eBay, Libraries, and Yard Sales
- Supreme Court to Consider Whether (Isolated) Human Genes are Patentable
- What...more
12/20/2012
- eBay First Sale Doctrine Human Genes Patents Trademarks
On November 30, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide a case presenting the seemingly simple, but legally complex, question, “Are human genes patentable?” After Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218 (2010) and Mayo...more
12/19/2012
- Bilski Biotechnology DNA Human Genes Myriad Patents SCOTUS
In this issue:
- A Major Change in Patent Term Adjustment Calculus: How "A Valuable Tool in the Patent Prosecution Process" (RCEs) May Now Be Even More Valuable
- Finding a Home for Orphan Works: Copyright Office...more
11/20/2012
A recent U.S. District Court ruling will likely have far-reaching implications for determining Patent Term Adjustment (PTA). On November 1, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision...more
11/19/2012
- Applications Patent Term Adjustment Patents USPTO
