Use of Drug in a Difficult-to-Treat Disease Not Obvious Without Proof of Efficacy
OSI Pharma v. Apotex Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2019) In a decision issued recently, the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial…
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New Chapter in the Fight for U.S. Patent Rights to CRISPR Technology – Second Interference Underway
Researchers from University of California, Berkeley (and related parties) and The Broad Institute, Inc. (and related parties) continue to battle…
Withdrawal of International Application under Rule 90bis.1
Rule 90bis.1 provides an avenue for recourse if an applicant wishes to withdraw a filed international application in order to…
Small Business Copyright Protection/Infringement
Unlike patents or trademarks, copyright protection automatically attaches to appropriate works once they are fixed in a tangible form. This…
Automatic Interview Request (AIR): USPTO Web Tool Streamlines Interview Scheduling
The USPTO encourages Applicants to engage with Patent Examiners using Interview Practice. According to the USPTO website, “Interviews provide an…