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Communications from the European Patent Office (EPO), which include official actions, were originally sent by registered letter and the rules were written to take this into account and assumed that such communication would...more
The doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting is one of the most complicated and most confounding aspects of U.S. patent law. Although a Terminal Disclaimer can overcome most obviousness-type double patenting rejections,...more
Federal Court decision appealed - Both the applicants and the respondent have appealed the June 29, 2020 decision striking subsection 3(4) of the Regulations Amending the Patented Medicines Regulations (Additional Factors...more
Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a final rule in the Federal Register (85 Fed. Reg. 36335), in which the Office set forth revisions to the rules of practice concerning Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) in...more
UPDATE: On September 10, 2020, the applicants (Innovative Medicines Canada and the company applicants) appealed Justice Manson’s decision (A-215-20). On September 21, 2020, the Attorney General of Canada cross-appealed. As...more
This article was last updated on July 10, 2020. In view of COVID-19, we have compiled a list of important updates as it relates to the pandemic and its impact on Life Sciences. We will continue to update this page as new...more
On 6 July, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) published additional amendments to its draft patent law, which was first released in January 2019. As we reported at that time here, the proposed Chinese Patent Law...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposed changes to the rules of practice for instituting review on all challenged claims or none in inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR) and the...more
In view of COVID-19, as of March 31, 2020: Patent, trademark and industrial design deadlines that fall due between March 16 - April 30 are extended until May 1 (see here and FAQs regarding the initial extension)....more
To ensure that Hong Kong’s system continues to meet present-day circumstances and be in alignment with Government’s vision of developing Hong Kong into a regional innovation and technology hub, Hong Kong Government appointed...more
In a recent decision, ALJ Cheney determined that severance of an investigation was necessary for efficient adjudication of the issues raised in the Complaint. Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products, Systems, and Components...more
A recent change in Singapore has done away with the ability of an applicant to rely on a positive foreign examination result or the international preliminary report on patentability (IPRP) to request supplementary...more
Recent Changes to the Patent Laws in Singapore and Hong Kong - Autumn appears to be a popular time to amend patent rules/laws as a number of jurisdictions have done so. In addition to formality changes in Canada and India,...more
On October 30, 2019, amendments to the CanadianPatent Act and Patent Rules will come into force. The amendments, as reviewed in detail in our previous article, are largely geared to implementing the Patent Law Treaty....more
The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 brought about several changes to the Patent Act that affect the scope of protection available under Canadian patents, including revision of section 56, concerning rights of prior...more
On October 11, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO'') issued revised rules for claim construction. The rules will take effect on November 13, 2018. The new rules mandate that the claim...more
Rules affecting recipients of federal research and development funding have recently been revised, adding new deadlines and obligations. Changes to the regulations implementing the Bayh-Dole Act went into effect on May 14,...more
Massachusetts is home to one of America’s chief innovation hubs. Yet, historically, the District of Massachusetts has seen relatively few patent cases when compared to other high-tech venues around the country. While there...more
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC” or the “Commission”) published the final changes to its rules of practice and procedure. The Commission stated that the changes are intended to both...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a new revision to the Ninth Edition of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) (Revision 08.2017). This revision added a number of chapters...more
The Government of Canada has opened a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules, running from August 1 to September 8, 2017. The changes relate principally to pending amendments to the Patent...more
The Patent Office has announced an initiative to make procedural reforms in an effort to improve PTAB trial proceedings, particularly inter partes review proceedings...more
On January 17, the Northern District of California approved the latest amendments to its Patent Local Rules, which became effective immediately. Traditionally seen as a thought leader on organizing and structuring patent...more