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Where were biologics-related patents involved in BPCIA litigation invented?

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Inventions made in a particular country are generally first-filed in that country before entering the United States via a direct Paris Convention filing or, more commonly, a PCT national stage entry. Convenience, national...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Mastering the Recipe of Food Technology Intellectual Property

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Patents are increasingly being used to protect innovation in the food technology space. Food technology companies should carefully decide whether to use patents or trade secrets to protect their proprietary assets. ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Broad Institute Loses Appeal in European Patent Office, Patents Remain Revoked

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Earlier this year, and almost one year to the day (January 17, 2019) that the Opposition Division (OD) of the European Patent Office revoked in its entirety European Patent No. EP 2771468, the Technical Board of Appeal...more

Knobbe Martens

Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Successful Business in the US and Canada

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Imagine that you are a founder of a revolutionary technology startup in Canada. Your company is about to release its blockbuster product that will disrupt the entire industry and catapult your company to fame and...more

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Patent Litigation: Dutch Court of Appeal guidance on formal entitlement to priority

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On 30 July, the Court of Appeal of The Hague ruled on the formal entitlement to priority following from a US provisional patent application. The attack on priority in this case is part of a recent trend by parties in patent...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

International IP Expansion Considerations

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Businesses must balance the desire for intellectual property protection throughout the world with budget management goals. There is no “one size fits all” approach for achieving that balance, but there are certain...more

Smart & Biggar

Understanding the similarities and differences between priority claims in Canada and the U.S.

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A valid priority claim can allow a patent application to benefit from the filing date of an earlier patent application so as to exclude certain prior art from consideration. The recent decision of the U.S. Federal Circuit in...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2016

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Supreme Court Expands Discretion to Award Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement and Eliminates the Federal Circuit’s ‘Seagate Test’ - In Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court...more

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