Intellectual Property / Tech Law Firm Reaches #12 on Top Patent Firms List in Biotechnology & Organics Field
FREDERICK, Md. (February 12, 2020) – McBee, Moore and Vanik IP, LLC (MMV IP) has been ranked 12th in the…
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#Patents4Humanity
Does your technology help aid underserved communities in the area of energy, medicine, nutrition, living standards and/or sanitation? Then this…
PTAB Erred in Instituting Inter Partes Review on Ground Not Asserted by Petitioners
Last week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released a precedential decision holding, inter alia, that the USPTO…
USPTO Initiatives lead to the Quickest Issuance of First Actions Since 2002
Each year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) publishes a comprehensive document detailing statistics, achievements, and future goals…
What Happens to Claim Scope When “Comprise” and “Consists Of” Are Used Together in the Same Claim?
On January 7, 2020, in Amgen Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, the CAFC decided that the open ended term “comprising” controlled,…