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By Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – With major legislative changes to the United States patent system unfinished as the 110th Congress prepares to dissolve, Executive- and Judicial-branch agencies on Friday jostled for authority over future patent…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
Before a packed audience, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Friday tackled the highly controversial dispute between the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and much of the patent bar over rules capping the number of continuation requests and claims patent seekers can submit without incurring additional expenses and paperwork.
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch
A pilot patent peer review system in the United States could serve as a model for patent offices around the globe.
New York Law School, in cooperation with the US Patent and Trademark Office, is in its second year of Peer To Patent, an innovative initiative that opens the patent examination process to public participation. The online system allows the public to supply prior art to assess the claims of pending patent applications. The goal is to provide patent examiners with as much information as possible, and ultimately increase the quality of approved patents.
Por William New El acuerdo que ha sido proclamado como un gran avance en la digitalización del conocimiento humano también está abriendo ciertos interrogantes sobre el acceso a esta información para la mayoría de las personas, según comentó un experto…
By William New What has been heralded as a breakthrough in the digitisation of human knowledge is also raising questions about how most humans will access that knowledge, according to an expert in copyright and the public interest. Fred von…
Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch LA HAGUE, PAYS-BAS – L’association américaine du droit de propriété intellectuelle (American Intellectual Property Law Association-AIPLA) va devoir relever des défis politiques, législatifs et administratifs de grande ampleur dans les prochains mois, comme…
Par Steven Seidenberg pour Intellectual Property Watch Au cours des deux dernières décennies, les droits afférents au dessin industriel ont été peu respectés aux Etats-Unis. Ce n’est plus le cas aujourd’hui. La décision rendue récemment dans l’affaire Egyptian Goddess, Inc…
Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch LA HAYA, PAÍSES BAJOS- La Asociación Americana del Derecho de la Propiedad Intelectual (AIPLA, por sus siglas en inglés) se enfrentará en los próximos meses a profundos desafíos políticos, legislativos y administrativos, según…
Por Steven Seidenberg para Intellectual Property Watch En las últimas dos décadas, los derechos de diseños industriales fueron escasamente respetados en Estados Unidos. Pero eso terminó. Según diversos especialistas, la reciente resolución judicial en el caso Egyptian Goddess, Inc. contra…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - The American Intellectual Property Law Association faces profound political, legislative and administrative challenges in coming months, new Executive Director Q. Todd Dickinson said in a 13 November interview in The Hague. Key among them are major changes at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the new Obama administration, the fate of patent reform in the new US Congress, and the impact, if any, of the global economic downturn on patents, he said.
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch John Doll will be the new acting deputy undersecretary of Commerce for intellectual property and deputy director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, replacing Margaret Peterlin, effective immediately. Meanwhile, the House…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Patent offices are facing heat from industry to make good on promises to coordinate global processing of patent applications. Despite years of talk of streamlining the handling of applications,…