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After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its 16th annual list of top patent stories. For 2022, we identified ten stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had...more
USPTO Leadership - ..The USPTO announced Derrick Brent as the new Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO (“Deputy Director”), effective August 1. His...more
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has issued two general licenses relevant to intellectual property matters authorizing transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by the sanctions...more
Winding down patents in Russia is no longer mandatory for U.S. companies. On May 5, 2022, the U.S. government declared an exemption to its unprecedented barrage of sanctions on Russia. Without the exemption, the broad and...more
USPTO Leadership - ..In June, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal delivered official remarks at the 2022 Bench & Bar Conference, a PTAB Pro Bono Fireside Chat, the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit, and the AI/ET Partnership Series...more
RUSSIA RESPONDS TO WESTERN SANCTIONS WITH PATENT RETALIATION - On March 6, 2022, the Russian government retaliated against the West’s imposition of sanctions by issuing a decree permitting patented innovations to be used...more
On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License No. 31 (“GL 31”), which makes clear that U.S. Persons may continue to act in the Russian Federation to...more
USPTO Terminates Rospatent as ISA and IPEA for International Applications - In a News Brief issued last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it had notified the Russian Federal Service for...more
On May 5, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued General License No. 31 (“GL31”), which authorizes transactions in connection with the filing and prosecution of patent...more
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more
As noted in our client alert on March 17, 2022, Cooley continues to monitor the ever-changing situation in Russia and Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Provided below is updated information...more
While multi-national sanctions recently imposed on Russia were intended to punish Russia for its aggression in Ukraine, the effects of the sanctions have led to a need for tough decisions for U.S. entities with patent...more
Continuing hostilities by the Russian Federation in Ukraine have garnered a number of responses from countries around the world. These include responses from patent offices, including the United States Patent and Trademark...more
The Russian war on Ukraine has resulted in a series of US sanctions and Russian countermeasures that have disrupted the coordination of patent and trademark rights between the United States and Russia. ...more
As we wrote in this recent blog, whistleblowers from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have called for the closure of WIPO’s Russia office in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They’re concerned...more
Ordinarily, a deadline that is three months away is normal for patent prosecution. Yet, Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine spurred rapid, unexpected Western sanctions that are anything but normal. The U.S. deadline...more
Cooley has been closely monitoring the situation in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Although the situation is in flux and circumstances may change with little or no notice,...more
On Monday, March 7, 2022, the Russian government announced that compensation would not be required when Russian entities infringe patent rights from "unfriendly" countries. This unilateral action by Russia may have a...more
On February 24, 2022, the world watched in horror at Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Lost in the destruction and devastation inflicted on Ukraine and her people, is Russia’s effective nationalization of patents in...more
Government actions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine have had a wide range of impacts on innovative U.S.-based companies. Over the past few days, several changes have arisen which directly relate to the holders of...more
In a Resolution issued on March 6, 2022, the Russian Federation introduced an amendment to the methodology for determining the amount of compensation to be paid to certain patent holders for the use of an invention, utility...more
The Russian government has issued a decree that effectively renders Russian patents worthless for many applicants from outside of Russia. The decree, issued March 5, 2022, states that for Russian patents owned by...more
On March 1, 2021, the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) launched the EAPO Pharmaceutical Register (the 'Register'). The Register lists Eurasian patents that relate to the active pharmaceutical ingredients of the drugs according...more
On November 16, 2020, the Russian government approved new rules increasing the rates of remuneration employers must pay employees for their inventions, utility models and industrial designs (the “Rules”). The Rules will be...more
Having vast expertise in providing legal protection to large Russian and international pharmaceuticals and healthcare companies, Lidings has put together a Legal Digest highlighting the most notable patents disputes in Life...more