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Federal Circuit: PTE for Reissue Patents Should Be Calculated From Original Patent’s Issue Date

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On March 13, 2025, the Federal Circuit decided in Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. (No. 2023-2254) how patent term extensions (PTEs) apply to reissued patents under the Hatch-Waxman Act....more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Patent Applicants May Lose Rights by Causing Too Much Delay

On June 1, in Hyatt vs Hirshfeld, the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO’s decision to reject a patent application for prosecution laches, based on delay by the applicant. The decision details behaviors that, while likely...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Paragraph IV on Virtual Trial - COVID-19 Edition - August 20th, 8:45 am - 6:00 pm EDT

Join us for a one-day virtual event for Counsel for Hatch-Waxman Litigators. While COVID-19 prevented us from meeting in person this April in NYC, we are pleased to announce a special one-day virtual event Paragraph IV on...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - June 2020

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Examining the COVID-19 Effect on the Business and Practice of Hatch-Waxman Litigation - June 2nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

The coronavirus global pandemic has ushered in extraordinary roadblocks for the pharmaceutical industry. To help you carve out a path forward, in-house senior executives and industry leaders will convene virtually at ACI’s...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Issues Clarification Regarding Petitions Based on Unintentional Delay

Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice in the Federal Register (85 Fed. Reg. 12222), in which the Office clarified its practice with respect to those situations where the Office will require...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

After Supernus: It’s Up to You to Keep Your Patent Alive All Its Days

Patentees may obtain additional PTA if the USPTO’s calculation of “applicant delay” includes a period of time during which the patentee could have taken “no identifiable effort” to avoid. However, the onus is entirely on the...more

Knobbe Martens

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Et Al. v. Iancu

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Dyk, Schall, and Reyna. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Summary: The USPTO is only authorized to reduce Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) for applicant...more

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PTAB Denies Motion to Withdraw as IPR Counsel

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In an order entered June 30, 2017, the PTAB denied a motion by counsel for patent owner Purple Leaf, LLC (“Counsel”) to withdraw from representation in a trio of IPRs (IPR2016-01720, IPR2016-01721, and IPR2016-01722). Counsel...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Examination Delay Earns Patent Term Adjustment Only In One Application

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In Mohsenzadeh v. Lee, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision that the USPTO’s delay in issuing a Restriction Requirement in a parent application does not earn Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) for the ensuing...more

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