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

Sterne Kessler’s Reissue, Reexamination, and Supplemental Examination Practice Tips – February 2025

In the mid-2000s, the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) determined that reexaminations would be more consistent and legally correct if performed by a centralized set of experienced and specially trained Examiners. As a result, the...more

Volpe Koenig

[CLE Webinar] Correcting Patents: A Comprehensive Overview - March 6th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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Join Volpe Koenig for a webinar focused on various methods available for correcting patents after they have already issued. This session will explore the key processes and best practices related to correcting patents,...more

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

Fixing Unintentional Duty of Disclosure and Candor Issues Through Supplemental Examination

A significant procedure for patent owners, Supplemental Examination, was established in the 2012 America Invents Act when Congress determined there should be a proceeding to turn events that in the past could lead to...more

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Supplemental Examination: A Tool Worth Further Consideration - Patents: Post-Grant Podcast

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Please join Troutman Pepper’s Intellectual Property and Health Sciences practice groups for the second installment of their podcast series on strategy, trends, and other happenings at the PTAB. Moderated by Troutman Pepper...more

Morgan Lewis

Supplemental Examination

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Supplemental examination may be requested by a patent owner in order to have the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) consider, reconsider, or correct information that the patent owner believes is relevant to the patent. ...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - October 2019: Graphical Snapshot of Supplemental Examination

Supplemental Examination was born out of fixing potential inequitable conduct issues before they are raised in a court proceeding. 35 U.S.C. § 257(a); 27 CFR § 1.601; M.P.E.P. § 2800. The stated goal is to improve patent...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Supplemental Examination: Potential Benefits vs. Guaranteed Risks

The America Invents Act of 2011 introduced supplemental examination of patents as a post-grant process intended to limit expensive and unpredictable inequitable conduct litigation and improve patent quality. As codified, 35...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

USPTO Offers Guidance on Supplemental Examination

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The USPTO has published “Tips for Filing a Compliant Supplemental Examination Request” on its AIA Implementation Web page. According to the notice, the USPTO has received six requests for Supplemental Examination, but...more

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

America Invents Act: Supplemental Examination

What is Supplemental Examination? A supplemental examination proceeding permits a patent owner to request additional examination of a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) so that the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

USPTO Issues Final Rules for America Invents Act Provisions That Take Effect September 16, 2012

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As announced on the USPTO website, the final rules for the provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) that take effect on September 16, 2012, will be published in the August 14, 2012 Federal Register. Pre-publication...more

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