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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

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But the inverse is true of patents currently being prosecuted: ~94+ of applications currently pending before the USPTO, we estimate, are governed by the AIA. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Our data can be found at: [link]. Pre-AIAPatents ). COVID-19Impact).

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

But the inverse is true of patents currently being prosecuted: ~94+ of applications currently pending before the USPTO, we estimate, are governed by the AIA. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Our data can be found at: [link]. Pre-AIAPatents ). COVID-19Impact).

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Apple Watch Stays on US Market, But Pulse-Ox Disabled Pending Appeal

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The baseline approach in American patent law is that any injunction issued by the district court will stay in effect through the duration of any appeal. 418 (2009). See Nken v. Holder , 556 U.S.

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Looking at PPVFR Authority’s cancellation of Pepsico India’s Extant Potato Variety Protection

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New varieties are subject to the requirement of “novelty”, and there being no sale prior to the application, which is quite similar to patent law. The first date of sale in the application was stated to be in 2009, well prior to the application in question, thereby knocking out any possibility of sustaining any claim of a new variety.

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Easy, Breezy, Bioprintable: 3D Printing in the Cosmetics Industry

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In Europe, following the EU Regulation on cosmetic products (EU/1223/2009) which banned animal testing for cosmetic purposes, cosmetics companies have had to seek alternative methods of ethical testing on varying skin types that would also produce accurate results. 3D Bioprinting & Canadian Patent Law.

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Whither the CCPA? Hindsight is 20/20: Examining CCPA Decisions and Their Continued Importance in Modern Obviousness Inquiries

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In United States patent law, a patent may not be obtained on a claimed invention if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the pertinent art at the pertinent time. 35 U.S.C. § § 103.

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: What Every Patent and Trademark lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance

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Read : David Boundy, What Every Patent and Trademark Lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance: How to Use (and Defend Against) the MPEP to be a Better Advocate , 2023 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 1 (2023) ( Boundy.2021.HowToUseGuidance Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Pre-AIAPatents ).