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,…
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“Light Up” Your Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us! As our part of the hemisphere gets colder, we prepare ourselves for the festive…
You say “potato,” USPTO says … “dough”: when the broadest reasonable interpretation is unreasonable
The USPTO examiners use the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) when construing claims during examination of patent applications. The BRI standard…
HSA and retirement?
Open Enrollment Choices? With open enrollment happening right now or very soon for most United States-based companies, it is worth…
USPTO issues two precedential decisions on inter partes review and prior art
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC” or “Federal Circuit”) recently issued two precedential decisions on…
USPTO releases report about role of women in the patent system
On October 31, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released the SUCCESS report, focusing on the participation…