In the November 20, 2024 Federal Register Notice, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or the “Office”) released its final rule on patent fee adjustments (“Final Rule”). These fee adjustments, set to take...more
Ascertaining the differences between prior art and claims at issue requires interpreting the claim language and considering both the invention and the prior art references as a whole. The Supreme Court emphasized “the need...more
When does an applicant have “enough” to file a patent application and be granted a patent?
That question continues to dog applicants in the biopharmaceutical industry, particularly in view of recent Federal Circuit...more