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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Global Patent Prosecution - September 2019: Submission of Post-Filing Data – The Dichotomy between Enablement and Obviousness in...

With the implementation of the America Invents Act and the United States moving to a first-to-file regime, there is greater time pressure to file patent applications than ever before. When patent protection in ex-US...more

Hogan Lovells

China IP litigation and prosecution statistics: taking a step back to see the bigger picture.

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According to several recent publications by Chinese governmental authorities, both IP litigation and IP prosecution numbers in China continue to increase significantly. ...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - September 2018: Third Party Observations in Europe, China, Japan, and for the PCT - To File...

Both the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) accept a third party observation regarding validity of a patent application. In February 2012, it was announced that third party observations could be...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

A U.S. Perspective on Global Strategy

Total Chinese Patent Office Grants by Technology Sector. Please see full graph in article for more information....more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

The (Nuts and Bolts) of Application Formalities in China

China is in the midst of a tremendous patent boom. Worldwide, total patent application filings were up 7.8% in 2015, with China accounting for 84% of the total growth[1]. In 2015, the State Intellectual Property Office of the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

April 1, 2017 Revision of Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines may be Good News for Patentees

With continued extraordinary growth, including a record number of patent applications filed in a single year[1], the importance of intellectual property rights in China is undeniable. And so, all eyes are on the recent...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - April 2017

With the implementation of Revisions to the Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines on April 1, 2017, the April 2017 issue of Sterne Kessler's Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter includes information and practical tips for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Rejection of Gilead Patent Raises Issues for Companies Seeking Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in China

Chinese patent prosecution recently made worldwide headlines when the press announced that the Chinese Patent Office (SIPO) rejected a Gilead Sovaldi prodrug patent. Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) is a breakthrough drug used to treat...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

SIPO Announces GUI Related Design Becomes Patentable Subject Matter as of May 1, 2014

Recently announced by the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO), graphical user interface (GUI) design patent applications will be accepted beginning on May 1, 2014. Revised on March 17, 2014, the amended Patent...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Update from China: Supplemental Evidence in Pharmaceutical Patent Applications

Word comes to us from attorneys at the CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office that the Patent Affairs Administration Department of the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC (SIPO) "clarified" examination procedures for...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

WIPO Report: Worldwide Patent Filings Increased 7.8% in 2011

Last month, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) issued a report indicating that worldwide intellectual property filings showed strong growth in 2011 despite a global economy that continued to underperform. In...more

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