Do I Need a Foreign Filing License?
If your invention was “made” in the United States and you want to file a patent application anywhere outside of…
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The Super Bowl
This weekend is one of the biggest shows in America, Super Bowl LIII. The Los Angeles Rams will be going…
Federal Circuit Holds that USPTO May Not Reduce PTA for Periods of Time in which There Was No Action Applicant Could Take to Conclude Prosecution
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Iancu (Fed. Cir. 2019) This ruling could substantially increase PTA in situations where Applicant delay was…
MMWV celebrates three years of successes
FREDERICK, Md. (January 17, 2019) – In January 2016, four founding partners and twelve employees came together to form a…
USPTO Releases 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
Background The USPTO’s 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance clarifies the Office’s view of what constitutes an “abstract idea,”…
Breeders Protection Act
New Patent Protection Is Now Available for “Essentially Derived” Assexually Produced Plants and Hemp As of new legislation signed Decemeber…