State Sovereign Immunity in IPRs Faces Uphill Battle
Tribal Sovereign Immunity Previously Considered by CAFC University of Minnesota Faces Uphill Battle in Claiming State Sovereign Immunity Since the…
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The Risk of Publishing or Disclosing before Patenting – Lessons Learned
For many years, a persistent slogan in the field of science has been to “Publish or Perish.” However, with the…
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…
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,”…