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USPTO Takes First Steps Following New WIPO Treaty

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Last May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a new treaty related genetic resources and traditional knowledge thereof (the “Treaty”). The Treaty will impose new disclosure requirements on patent...more

Morgan Lewis

Sequence Listings in Patent Applications: USPTO Adopts Updated WIPO Standard

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized the adoption of version 1.7 of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.26, effective July 1, 2024. This standard, integral for disclosing and...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

AI-Based Patent Applications: Recent History and the Future

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) as a field of technology has correlated with an increase in patent application filings on AI-related inventions over the past two decades. With more filings than ever, businesses...more

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PTO Adds Green Energy Category to Patents for Humanity Program

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On March 6, 2023, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) introduced a new green energy category to its Patents for Humanity Program. This new award category provides business incentives for patent applicants, holders and...more

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The “Big Bang” For Sequence Listings: New Requirements In Place July 1, 2022

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Life sciences patent applications often contain DNA, RNA, and amino acid sequences in the specification, claims, or figures that are required to be provided in the form of a sequence listing. The inclusion of sequences in...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Are Patent and Trademark Deadlines Extended Due To COVID-19? (UPDATED)

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, patent offices worldwide are taking steps to minimize negative impacts that patent and trademark filers may suffer. ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts – April 2 UPDATE

On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts -- UPDATED

On Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear."  At the time...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts

On Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear."  At the time...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO to Accept New Applications to Ongoing IP5 CS&E Pilot

In a Patent Alert e-mail distributed last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that beginning July 1, 2019, the Office would once again be accepting new International applications to the IP5 Patent Cooperation...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

What is a Foreign Filing License?

A foreign filing license is a license granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) permitting a patent applicant to file a patent application for US-made invention in a foreign country....more

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Patent application filing basics

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In preparing a patent application, one of the basic questions to be addressed is the type of application to file. Applicants are faced with the choice of filing a non-provisional application, a provisional application or a...more

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Global Dossier Expanded To More Patent Applications Around the World

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced this week that the Global Dossier program has expanded to include access to more patent applications worldwide. The public including applicants, patent holders,...more

Knobbe Martens

Not Just a Formality? USPTO Sequence Rules May Impact Existing Biotech Portfolios

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Patent applications containing nucleic acid or protein sequences are required to include an electronic sequence listing using a required format and standard symbols. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Seeks Comments on New Sequence Standard

In a notice published last month in the Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 74775), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has requested comments from the public on WIPO Standard ST.26, a new standard for the presentation of...more

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U.S. Institutes New International Design Applications

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In February 2015, the United States completed steps to become a member of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Agreement). The Hague Agreement went into effect for the...more

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