Is it time for examination by request at the USPTO? By Charles P. Romano, Ph.D. When the first inventor to file (FITF) provision of the America Invents Act AIA became effective in 2013, US patent law was only in part harmonized with patent law in most other Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) countries. One important difference between the US and many other PCT countries is that US patent examination fees are due […] Continue Reading →
Updates on Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court Utilization in Europe – Part 2 By Jill N. Link, Pharm.D. We previously provided an overview of the Unitary Patent as an option to replace the national validation process of a granted Europe patent for participating member states, as well as some commentary on the utilization of the Unitary Patent since its June 1, 2023 inception. In this post, the role of the Unified Patent Court […] Continue Reading →
Bar Associations Support the Rule of Law By Kirk M. Hartung The American Bar Association (ABA), in response to Executive orders and comments from elected representatives, has publicly stated on at least three occasions its general support for the rule of law, the legal profession, and an independent judiciary. The ABA is a voluntary bar organization with over 400,000 lawyer members, which represent approximately 25% of […] Continue Reading →
Updates on Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court Utilization in Europe – Part 1 By Jill N. Link, Pharm.D. If you have sought international patent protection in the last two years, you have likely received information about Unitary Patents and the Unified Patent Court in Europe. If not, let me introduce you to the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court. The Unitary Patent became an option for validations of a European patent upon […] Continue Reading →
Legislative Attempts to Limit Federal Court Injunctions By Kirk M. Hartung Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, the longest sitting Senator in Congress (44 years) and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, commented on recent federal court injunctions relating to Presidential executive orders. In part, Grassley states that there is a “bipartisan problem of universal injunctions.” He further asserted that “in most cases, an injunction should only be against […] Continue Reading →