The October 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's Global Patent Prosecution newsletter discusses the factors you need to consider when filing strategies to protect your innovations in Asia and reviews the benefits for using the...more
10/17/2020
/ Asia ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Japan ,
Japan Patent Office ,
JPO ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
USPTO
This article discusses challenges in prosecuting bioinformatics patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Bioinformatics generally refers to an interdisciplinary field in which computer...more
12/23/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Best Practices ,
Bioinformatics Patents ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Defense Strategies ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
United States ,
USPTO
Prosecuting Bioinformatics Patent Applications in the United States, Europe, and China -
The bioinformatics market is a multi-billion dollar industry, expecting to nearly double in a few years. However, seeking patent...more
This article discusses foreign filing requirements in the United States. Assuming the United States is the country of invention, the following questions are explored: (1) who needs to seek permission to file a patent...more
7/12/2019
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Foreign Filing Licenses ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Filings ,
Patents ,
Remedies ,
Retroactive Application ,
United States ,
USPTO
Survey of Foreign Filing Requirements in the United States, China, and Europe -
Many governments require approval of technical subject matter described in patent applications in the form of a foreign filing license prior...more
7/11/2019
/ China ,
EU ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
National Security ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
United States
Despite marijuana’s illegal status in most countries, the patent arms race for cannabis has already begun. Indeed, analysts have projected that in North America alone the cannabis industry will grow from $9.2 billion in 2017...more
At last count, there are 27 Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) participants with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Since the PPH provides a no fee way to speed up the examination process for...more
5/14/2019
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Claim Amendments ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
USPTO
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program accelerates examination among participating patent offices. The PPH program first began as a trial program between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent...more
5/10/2019
/ Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
CNIPA ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
JPO ,
KIPO ,
Offices of Later Examination ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
USPTO
A Survey on Subject Matter Eligibility
Few areas of patent law are as unsettled as subject matter eligibility. What is considered patentable varies greatly across jurisdictions and nuances in claim language can make...more