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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Patent Litigation Patent Applications

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

Reissue’s Recapture Doctrine Clarified

Patent Examiners rely upon the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP) to instruct application of the law to the most common patent prosecution situations. The MPEP’s forward refers to itself as a “guidance document”...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

EDVA Upholds USPTO’s Calculation of Patent Term Adjustment

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Under the patent laws, the term of a patent may be increased for delays by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during the application process. See 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(1). Conversely, the USPTO can reduce a patent term...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Consisting Essentially Of Trouble

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The Federal Circuit decision in HZNP Medicines LLC v. Horizon Pharma USA, Inc. is a good reminder that even standard “patent lingo” can cause trouble down the line. Now that the court has denied rehearing en banc (with Judges...more

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