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Administrative Procedure Act Patent Term Adjustment

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EDVA Upholds USPTO’s Calculation of Patent Term Adjustment

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Under the patent laws, the term of a patent may be increased for delays by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during the application process. See 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(1). Conversely, the USPTO can reduce a patent term...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

SawStop Holding LLC v. Vidal (Fed. Cir. 2022)

Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, finding that the USPTO did not...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Patent Term Adjustment of Parent Application Does Not Extend to Continuation Applications - Hossein Mohsenzadeh v. Michelle K. Lee

Addressing for the first time whether a patent term adjustment in a parent application is applicable to continuing applications, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment...more

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Daiichi Sankyo Co. v. Lee (Fed. Cir. 2015)

Earlier this month, in Daiichi Sankyo Co. v. Lee, the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision by the District Court for the District of Columbia granting summary judgment to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds USPTO Post-Wyeth Patent Term Adjustment Procedures

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In Daiichi Sankyo Co. v. Lee, the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO’s post-Wyeth Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) procedures, and found that the USPTO did not abuse its discretion when it limited the Interim Procedures to...more

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