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New Settled Expectations Policy at the PTAB Augurs Major Practice Changes

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In a startling development, Acting Director of the USPTO Coke Morgan Stewart has denied institution of an inter partes review (IPR) on the basis of “settled expectations,” on the sole ground that the subject patent had been...more

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Ban on European Patents for Plants Engineered by "New Genomic Techniques" Nearing Reality

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The European Parliament has adopted an amended European Commission proposal to regulate plants engineered using techniques such as CRISPR/Cas and ban any patenting of plants, plant parts, material, genetic information, or...more

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New Patent System with Substantive Examination Introduced in Hong Kong

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The Situation: In addition to the current standard patents and short-term patents, Hong Kong is making available original grant standard patents and, starting December 19, 2019, conducting substantive examination over these...more

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European SPC Manufacturing Waiver Goes into Force

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Newly issued EU Regulation 2019/933 provides supplementary protection certificate exemptions for exporting and stockpiling active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicinal products if certain anti-abuse requirements are met....more

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