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Speed Up Patent Prosecution? Think PPH

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The USPTO implemented the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) back in May of 2010. For example, for FY22 (Oct 2021 – Sept 2022), in participating patent offices with at least 100 petitions filed, [1] the average pendency in days from petition to a First Action was 144 (roughly 4.8

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Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence

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The USPTO is seeking comments on “the state of patent eligibility jurisprudence” and how eligibility law impacts both innovation and investment-in-innovation. and (2) Is patent eligibility a question of law for the court or a question of fact for the jury? The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2021. Berkheimer, No.

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Patent Law and the False Claims Act.

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Zachary Silbersher is a NY Patent Attorney. The allegation was that Allergan fraudulently obtained patents covering Alzheimer’s drug treatments with the result of inflated Medicare drug prices. 3730(e)(4)(A) (2010). An ex parte patent prosecution is clearly “Federal”: the PTO is an agency of the U.S.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. 2d 756, 757 (Iowa 2010). Similar issues also came up in the patent information disclosure statement cases a decade ago.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Newly promoted principals for 2022 are: Michael Ballanco focuses his practice on all aspects of patent infringement matters at the trial and appellate level. in medicinal chemistry from the University of Michigan in 2010, and his B.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Will Freeman focuses his practice on patent litigation in U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Principal Christine Goddard Named to 2021 “Top Women of Law” List by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Goddard helps pharmaceutical companies develop strong patent positions on existing and future drug products. cum laude , from Suffolk University Law School in 2010, her Ph.D. She also participates in the Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (HGWISE) program, serving as a mentor to women graduate students.

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Predicting Eligibility

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When the Supreme Court decided Bilski back in 2010, I was quite concerned about predictability and co-authored a BTLJ article with Prof. ” For folks fighting through eligibility cases these days, the biggest concern is no longer unpredictability, but that the law has pushed too far against patentability.