Request for Continued Examination

USPTO Launches New After Final Consideration Pilot Program to Reduce Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs)

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/21/2013

In a Federal Register Notice published on May 17, 2013, the USPTO announced After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) as part of its ongoing efforts to “reduce pendency by reducing the number of Requests for...more

USPTO Extends Comments Deadline, Will Hold Roundtables on RCE Practice

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/12/2013

In December, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 72830) seeking public feedback on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. The notice provided a series of...more

What To Expect When Australian Patent Prosecution Law Changes On April 15, 2013

by Tom Gumley, Sarah Hennebry | Freehills Patent Attorneys on 2/8/2013

April 15, 2013 is an important date insofar as Australian patent prosecution is concerned. On this date ‘new law’ will come into force that will apply to patent applications for which examination has not been requested by...more

Taking a Stand on USPTO Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Policy

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/31/2013

Next week (February 4, 2013) is the deadline for submitting comments in response to the USPTO’s request for feedback on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. (This article provides more information on the request...more

Exelixis Revisited: Conflict in Determining Patent Term Adjustment

by Matthew R. Farley, Fabian M. Koenigbauer, Damon Wright | Venable LLP on 1/30/2013

On January 28, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision in Exelixis, Inc. v. Kappos (Case No. 1:12-cv-00574-LMB-TRJ), holding that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) has...more

USPTO Seeks Public Feedback on RCE Practice

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 12/14/2012

Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 72830) seeking public feedback on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. The notice indicates that the...more

USPTO Seeks Comments on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Practice

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/13/2012

The USPTO is seeking public comments on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. In particular, the USPTO is “soliciting public feedback in an effort to better understand the full spectrum of factors that impact the...more

Patent Term Adjustment Update - Exelixis v. Kappos

by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 11/16/2012

A recent ruling by the Eastern District of Virginia recently found that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had been incorrectly calculating a patent term adjustment statute concerning a Request for...more

District Court holds filing of Request for Continued Examination does not reduce patent term adjustment

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 11/9/2012

On November 1, 2012, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision in Exelixis v. Kappos (Case No. 1:12cv96), rejecting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) interpretation of the...more

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