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Influence of Implementability of Prior Art in Determination of Novelty and Inventiveness

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In patent examination, the examiner will cite a prior art document in order to determine whether or not an invention or utility model is novel and inventive. The applicants challenge the implementability of the cited prior...more

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Expediting Patent Prosecution with the Newly Extended Collaborative Search Pilot Program

On February 4, 2021 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) extended for two years the expansion of the Collaborative Search Pilot Program (CSP), which began in 2015 and is now scheduled to end October 31, 2022. The CSP...more

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

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020: Patent Prosecution Highway: The JPO and USPTO

Major patent offices around the world have long been aware of backlog and redundancy issues facing the global patent landscape.  As previously reviewed, the Patent Prosecution (PPH) program aims to accelerate examination...more

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

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020

The October 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's Global Patent Prosecution newsletter discusses the factors you need to consider when filing strategies to protect your innovations in Asia and reviews the benefits for using the...more

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Interim Report on Startup Businesses Practices by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”)

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On June 30, 2020, the JFTC published an interim report about market research on startup business practices (the "Report"). The JFTC will continue its research and will issue a final report. This is part of the effort by the...more

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COVID-19 IP update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more

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COVID-19 IP update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more

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COVID-19 IP update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO News Briefs - June 2020

USPTO and JPO Issue Joint Message - Yesterday, Director Andrei Iancu of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Commissioner Akira Matsunaga of the Japan Patent Office issued a joint message to express the Offices' "most...more

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

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - May 2019: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Snapshot

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program accelerates examination among participating patent offices. The PPH program first began as a trial program between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent...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

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Major Patent Offices Meet to Discuss Adoption of AI Tools

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Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s five largest intellectual property offices, commonly referred to as the IP5 (see a related press release)....more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 36 | May 2018

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Intellectual Property - JPO Launches its Advisory Opinion System to Determine Standard-Essential Patents - On April 1, 2018, the Japan Patent Office ("JPO") began operation of an advisory opinion (hantei) system to...more

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Japan: Revisions to the Trademark Examination Manual

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The Japan Patent Office (JPO) announced in March that some revisions would be made to the Trademark Examination Manual on 2 April, 2018. Main points of the revision are as follows: Among these four, the first will have the...more

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Japan Legal Update Volume 31 | November 2017

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Labor & Employment - Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Requests Employer Associations to Prepare for the Conversion Rule - As April 1, 2018, will mark the fifth year since the "Rule on conversion of...more

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

Patent Grace Period Laws in the IP5 Patent Offices: Some Similarities But Largely Different

Life science and other high technology companies most frequently file patent applications in five IP offices (IP5), namely: the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japanese...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 24 | April 2017

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Labor - Japan's Action Plan for the Realization of Work Style Reform - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently held 10 meetings of the "Council for the Realization of Work Style Reform," to discuss reforms to Japan's...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Holds Patent Quality Symposium

On April 27th, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office held a Patent Quality Community Symposium at the Office in Alexandria, VA (consistent with its efforts to disseminate its workforce into regional offices, the offices in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo IP Newsletter - January 2016

Highlights of 2015 and What to Watch in 2016 in The United States - Commil USA, llC v. CiSCo SyStemS, inC. (Supreme Court, may 26, 2015). In May, the Supreme Court held that a good faith belief that an asserted patent...more

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

Latest Options for Fast-Tracking Clean Technology Patent Applications

The grant of a patent can be delayed by years due to backlogs at patent offices around the world. However, recognizing the urgent need to address climate change, certain patent offices have established programs to expedite...more

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

USPTO Launches Public Global Dossier Access

On November 20, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched Dossier Access – a public online interface providing access to the file histories of related applications from participating patent offices around...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Improving Patent Quality With International Collaborative Search Pilot Programs

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The USPTO has launched two new programs aimed at improving patent quality by joining forces with the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) or the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) at the initial stages of the patent...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

JPO and USPTO Announce PCT and Search Collaborations

Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced two new collaborations with the Japan Patent Office. In a press release issued on July 1, the USPTO announced an agreement with the JPO in which the JPO will...more

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

New International Searching Authority Available for Green Technology Companies

Effective July 1, 2015, green technology companies can now choose the Japan Patent Office (JPO) as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for international...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Inovia Releases 2013 Report on Global Patent Trends

Patent services provider inovia announced the release of its 2013 report on global patent and IP trends today. In compiling the report, inovia, which produces products for PCT national phase entry, European patent...more

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