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Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Fee Changes for Patent Matters

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced changes to patent fees, which will take effect on Jan 19, 2025. Most current fees are subject to a 7.5% across-the-board increase while other fees are...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

USPTO Publishes Final Fees for 2025

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The USPTO has published its final rule setting patent fees that will take effect January 19, 2025. The final rule steps back from some of the new fee structures proposed in April 2024, but still could have a significant...more

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

USPTO Finalizes Fee Increases for 2025: What to Expect in the New Year and What to do Now

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today the finalized fee increases taking effect on January 19, 2025. While applicants can still expect significant increases in certain areas, some proposed fee...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Which Significant USPTO Fee Increases Might We See in 2025?

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If the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is going to implement fee changes in January 2025, we should see a Federal Register Notice detailing the proposed fees soon. The USPTO started this round of fee-setting in April...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Living with Cellect – Three Best Practices

On Friday, January 19, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an Order refusing to rehear In re Cellect, LLC en banc. This likely means that the holding in In re Cellect will represent the law regarding...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] 3rd Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA - October 10th - 26th, 1:00 pm EST

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA essentials, a critical competency for legal and business professionals in the biopharmaceutical arena. Attend ACI’s Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Proficiency Series...more

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

Mind Your Ps and Qs, and Your PTAs Too

Last week, the Federal Circuit held that obviousness-type double patenting trumps patent term adjustment, opening the door for invalidity attacks that to date had been questionable. In re Cellect was an appeal from a...more

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

Chinese Patent Linkage, Patent Term Adjustment, and Patent Term Extension Guidelines Unveiled For Comments

On August 3, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Draft Revised Patent Examination Guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”) for comments. The revisions in the Draft Guidelines reflect the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit Partially Clarifies Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Law in Two Opinions Released the Same Day

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued two opinions on December 7 that address two unsettled questions relating to obviousness-type double patenting (OTDP). These issues are of particular interest to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Just Became Less of a Problem for Innovators

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The Federal Circuit recently issued a pair of decisions concerning the Gilead doctrine, which allowed later-issuing patents to be obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) references against earlier-issuing patents....more

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