Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published Supplemental Guidance for examination of design patent applications related to computer-generated electronic images. The guidance was provided to the patent...more
The PTAB has long been hesitant in granting motions to amend. But a recent review of motion to amend statistics shows that they are being granted with greater frequency—with a notable uptick since February. Although it’s...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Helsinn Healthcare S.A.’s certiorari petition to consider whether, under the America Invents Act (AIA), an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party that is obligated to keep...more
On June 7, 2018, the USPTO issued a memorandum to patent examiners based on the recent Federal Circuit decision in Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals, 887 F.3d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2018). The memorandum...more