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Nearshoring is Expected to Increase: What are the Patent Challenges for IP Owners?

The new U.S. administration’s interest in tariffs has put the process of nearshoring front and center. What is nearshoring? That’s when goods are sent into the U.S. tariff-free from a country with a free trade agreement and a...more

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

2024 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends - Global Shifts in Design Law and Policy

2024 was a year of both big leaps and incremental advances in design law and practice globally. Years-long efforts came to fruition in the European Union and internationally with the Design Law Treaty, adopting significant...more

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

AI IP Year in Review - AI Inventorship: Navigating Patent Rights Around the Globe

The USPTO released proposed guidelines addressing the complex issue of AI inventorship. The USPTO is not the only agency attempting to tackle this issue; jurisdictions across the globe have been grappling with whether...more

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AI-assisted inventions: USPTO’s most recent guidance for determining inventorship

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AI technologies bring several new business opportunities, but they also bring a host of new legal questions, including in intellectual property law. A very important question at the intersection of AI and IP is: how do we...more

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An Interview with Rachel Goode, Ph.D, about Biological Patent Thickets

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Kevin DeJong (Senior Editor) and Shweta Kumar (Editor) from the Big Molecule Watch recently interviewed Rachel Goode, Ph.D. to discuss an article she recently co-authored, “Biological patent thickets and delayed access to...more

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When and Where to File Patent Applications

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Excerpt: "In general, a patent is only valid in the country (or, in some cases, countries) where the patent office that issued it has responsibility. With so many patent offices around the world, how does one decide in which...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

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File wrapper estoppel in Canada

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The Canadian Patent Act was amended last year to include a new provision which allows prosecution histories into evidence in patent proceedings to rebut representations made by the patentee regarding claims construction. ...more

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

Global Patent Prosecution - June 2019: Cannabis Patenting at an All-Time High Despite Illegal Status

Legal or not, the cannabis industry is booming. Indeed, analysts have projected that in North America alone it will grow from $9.2 billion in 2017 to $47.3 billion in 2027. Despite marijuana’s illegal status in most...more

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

The Goods on IP - July 2018

The July 2018 issue of Sterne Kessler's The Goods on IP® discusses developments on copyright infringement lawsuit timing, prosecuting consumer product claims that include conjunctive limitations, and an update on membership...more

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4 Tips to Protect Textile Innovations

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Is innovation a key component of your business plan? Will you distinguish yourself with unique product offerings? Whether protecting our men and women in uniform, advancing the treatment of medical conditions, or adding to a...more

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

Global Initiatives to Accelerate Examination of Cleantech Patent Applications

In an effort to promote the development and commercialization of technologies that conserve natural resources or reduce negative environmental impact, patent offices around the world have adopted programs to expedite the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Guest Post: The U.S. Government Continues to Have "Serious Concerns" with Canada's Heightened Patent Utility Requirements

While the United States and Canada share a border, common values and a strong commitment to international trade and security issues, many are surprised to learn that protection of intellectual property (IP) is a source of...more

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