Supplemental Examination: Potential Benefits vs. Guaranteed Risks -
The America Invents Act of 2011 introduced supplemental examination of patents as a post-grant process intended to limit expensive and unpredictable...more
9/16/2016
/ 3D Printing ,
America Invents Act ,
Compulsory Licenses ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Digital Media ,
DMCA ,
EU ,
Indirect Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Music Streaming ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Royalties ,
Startups ,
Supplemental Examination ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
UTSA ,
Venture Capital ,
Venture Funding
By now, everyone has likely heard about the United Kingdom’s vote last week to leave the European Union. Few things are certain at this time, as governments around the world are still making plans to deal with Brexit....more
6/28/2016
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EU ,
European Patent Convention ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Referendums ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Pre-AIA and Post-AIA Issues Presented by the On-Sale Bar -
The “on-sale” bar to patentability refers to a sale or offer for sale of an invention that can invalidate the patent for that invention. The...more
6/7/2016
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Amended Regulation ,
America Invents Act ,
Amgen ,
Apotex ,
Appeals ,
Biosimilars ,
BPCIA ,
Commercial Marketing ,
Community Trademark ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
EU ,
Filing Fees ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Inventions ,
Notice Requirements ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Dance ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Public Use ,
Renewal Fees ,
Sandoz ,
Sandoz v Amgen ,
Trademark Registration ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
USPTO
On March 23, 2016, new rules came into effect substantially amending the Community trademark system in the European Union (the “amended Regulations”). Below we discuss a number of points potentially relevant to U.S. brand...more