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Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Broadening Your (Patent) Protection

In the fast-paced world of innovation, inventors sometimes realize that their patents do not fully protect their inventions until after the patent issues. If the patent family has an application still pending at the patent...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The USPTO Is Issuing Patents Faster — Here’s Why That Matters

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Beginning May 13, 2025, the window between paying the issue fee and your patent officially issuing will become much shorter....more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

USPTO Filing Fee Changes

New fees affecting trademarks and patents have taken effect at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The new fee structures will dramatically influence trademark and patent filings. Applicants need to rethink...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Avoiding the Provisional Application Filing Pitfall of Narrowed Claim Interpretation

Provisional patent applications are popular in the U.S. for the various advantages they may provide applicants, including lower filing costs, less restrictive United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Fee Changes – What You Need to Know

The USPTO has announced fee increases and new fees for patents and trademarks to take place on January 18, 2025, for trademarks, and January 19, 2025, for patents.  The increase in fees and the introduction of new fees by the...more

BakerHostetler

U.S. Electronic Patent Grants and the Effect on the Timing of Filing Continuation and Divisional Patent Applications

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On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) will begin moving away from issuing paper patents and will begin issuing patents electronically as electronic patent grants (eGrants). In addition to reducing...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Building A Technological Moat: Strategic Use of Continuing Patent Applications

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For technology-focused companies that rely heavily on innovation, patent portfolio development is critical for establishing and expanding their competitive edge. A key for strategic portfolio development is the continuation...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Continuation Patent Applications: 10 Reasons You Should Consider Filing

If you’ve filed for patents in any industry – be it biotech, high tech, manufacturing, or another sector altogether – you’ve likely been faced with a decision on whether to file a “continuation” application at the US Patent...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Patent Term Adjustment of Parent Application Does Not Extend to Continuation Applications - Hossein Mohsenzadeh v. Michelle K. Lee

Addressing for the first time whether a patent term adjustment in a parent application is applicable to continuing applications, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment...more

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