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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has withdrawn its controversial proposal to amend the rules on terminal disclaimers and double patenting. This decision marks a significant triumph for advocates of...more
The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) withdrew its proposed rule that suggested major changes to its terminal disclaimer practice. 89 Fed. Reg. 96152 (Dec. 4, 2024)....more
In the Notice, the USPTO proposed adding a new requirement for acceptable terminal disclaimers to obviate nonstatutory double patenting. The stated goal for this rule change is “to promote competition by lowering the cost of...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is facing vigorous backlash to its proposal to change terminal disclaimer practice used in patent applications and, not so subtly, discourage the use of continuation...more
As discussed previously on this blog (see "USPTO Proposed Rule Change to Terminal Disclaimer Practice" and "The USPTO's Proposed Terminal Disclaimer Rule: A Litigator's Perspective") and elsewhere, the U.S. Patent and...more
On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register that could dramatically impact prosecution practices, especially for those...more
On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to add a new requirement for terminal disclaimers filed to obviate nonstatutory double patenting rejections to the...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed a new rule for filing terminal disclaimers to overcome obviousness-type double patenting rejections. If adopted, the rule will likely spur patent applicants to...more
On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced a proposed rule change to terminal disclaimer practice.Unfortunately, the proposed change appears to further weaken issued patents in which terminal disclaimers...more