PPAC Annual Report: A Few Items of Interest
The Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC)[1] released its annual report covering fiscal year 2020 (October 1, 2019 – September 30,…
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USPTO Fee Increase to Take Effect on October 2, 2020
On October 2, 2020 many USPTO fees are set to increase by about 5%. Some fees will increase even more…
Establishing Nexus between Secondary Consideration Evidence and the Invention
An invention that would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill at the time of the invention is…
Sovereign Immunity Does Not Prevent Exclusive Licensee from Pursuing Infringement Suit Alone
Gensetix, Inc. v. The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. Baylor College of Medicine, Diakonos Research…
Federal Circuit Rejects Request to Adopt New Inventorship Standards
Earlier this month the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s determination that two scientists should be named as inventors in…
“Well, I do Declare!”
Timing matters when submitting an Inventor Oath or Declaration U.S. law requires that each inventor or joint inventor of a…