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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Overlooked Changes To Patent Cooperation Treaty Practice - Law360

The recent Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. case brought to light a little-known quirk in how national stage patent applications affect the length of one’s patent term. That case involved a drug company losing five days of...more

Smart & Biggar

CETA Draft Regulations Published on Patent Linkage and Term Restoration – 15 Day Public Comment Period

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The government has published the long anticipated draft regulations regarding: - changes to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations [“PMNOC Regulations”], and - proposed Regulations to implement...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Rep. Goodlatte Releases Report on H.R. 9

Last week, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, released a 200-page Report on H.R. 9, "The innovation Act," introduced by Chairman Goodlatte with several co-sponsors earlier this year. The bill sets...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Issues Final Rule to Implement PTA Provisions of AIA Technical Corrections Act and Provide Optional Procedure for Requesting...

On May 15, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a Federal Register notice (79 Fed. Reg. 27755) to adopt as final changes to the rules of practice implementing the patent term adjustment (PTA) provisions of section...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Federal Circuit Partially Confirms Longer Patent Terms Under Exelixis and Novartis

On January 15, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed that patent owners may be entitled to extended patent terms, a finding that is especially important for select pharmaceutical, biotech, and...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Federal Circuit Decision Extends Potential Patent Term by Months for Many Patents

On January 15, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that patentees are eligible for patent term adjustment (PTA) for the period between a Notice of Allowance and issuance if the period occurs more than...more

Troutman Pepper

Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Term Adjustment Provisions

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On January 15, 2014, the Federal Circuit issued in Novartis v. Lee its anticipated opinion regarding the proper interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 154, the statute that determines how patent term adjustment (PTA) is calculated....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

In Defense of the Patent System: How the Mainstream Media's Representation of it is "Broken"

The mainstream media continues its attack on the patent system. This problem has become significant, because the average American does not appear to understand the purpose (and benefits) of the patent system. With all of...more

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