For patent attorneys, filing and prosecuting patent applications in foreign countries can be a fraught process. Each country has its own unique set of patent laws, which, though largely similar to one another, include small...more
Addressing the “safe harbor” provision under 35 U.S.C. § 121, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court ruling that a reissue patent was invalid for obviousness-type double patenting. G.D....more