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USPTO Fee Increases: What Patent Applicants Need to Know for 2025

Larson & Larson

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant fee changes that will take effect on January 19, 2025. As a patent attorney, I want to highlight the key adjustments and their potential impact on patent applicants and strategies. for most patent-related services.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 13 – January 19)

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Case Summaries Gilead Sciences Inc vs Union Of India on 19 December, 2024 (Madras High Court) Image from here The writ petition pertains to a patent application filed by the petitioner, which was contested by the 4 th respondent through a post-grant opposition. Read this post by Aditi Agrawal discussing these issues!

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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Madras High Court and the (Mis-Placed) Judicial Economy: Analysing the Clouds Behind the Silver Lining The Mad HC single bench upheld the dismissal of a patent application but curiously analyzed only one objection from the Controllers dismissal and deemed the rest unnecessary to be evaluated. Read the post for more details.

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Action Recommended in View of Upcoming Fee Increases for Design Patents

JD Supra Law

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized its fee schedule for 2025, which will take effect on January 19, 2025. This schedule includes significant increases to fees for design patent applications. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 24 – March 2)

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Highlights of the Week Delhi High Court Stirs the Pot for Biotech Patent Applicants in India On the recent Delhi High Court judgement concerning a genetically modified salmonella bacteria, Prashant Reddy explains how the Court erred by applying Section 3 on a microorganism and incorrectly applied the disclosure requirement under Section 10.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 24 – March 30)

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CRI Guidelines 2025 is out for Public Consultations! The Draft Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (CRI), 2025, has been published for public consultation. Interested stakeholders can provide their comments on the guidelines by April 15, 2025. Read the post for more details. Part I] Safe Harbor in Jeopardy?

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Madras High Court holds that not all inventions must yield physical products to be patentable

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Robert Bosch Limited, filed an appeal before the Madras High Court, challenging the rejection of their Indian Patent Application No. The Court closely examined the independent claim 1 of the patent application. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs Case No.: 201944047460.