This article discusses aspects of ex parte appeals of patent applications before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). A patent applicant may appeal (submit a re-examination request) an examiner’s...more
7/13/2020
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Procedure ,
Appeals ,
China ,
Claim Amendments ,
CNIPA ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patent Re-Examination ,
Patents ,
Re-examination and Invalidation Department of the Patent Office (PRB)
This article discusses challenges in prosecuting bioinformatics patent applications before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The CNIPA determines the subject-matter eligibility of bioinformatics...more
12/27/2019
/ Bioinformatics ,
Bioinformatics Patents ,
China ,
CNIPA ,
Diagnostic Method ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Product of Nature Doctrine
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