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What to Know About the USPTO’s Duty of Candor Guidance Regarding FDA Submissions

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The “‘reasonable inquiry’ may comprise reviewing documents that are submitted to or received from other Government agencies, including the FDA.” If, upon review, “any reviewed document is material to the patentability of a pending matter before the Office. the party has a duty to submit the information to the USPTO.”.

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Fish & Richardson Named 2021 IP Boutique Firm of the Year and ITC Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish was honored with these awards following another successful year across every venue – garnering significant IP victories in district court, at the ITC, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Fish’s litigation practice boasts a deep bench of trial lawyers with unrivaled expertise and skill.

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A judicial lens on controversial IP realities in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The Assistant Controller of Patents, the Indian Patent Office (IPO), while refusing to grant a patent, provided a grand total of one sentence as reasoning, with the entire order being cut and pasted in an incoherent manner from incomplete documents, along with an incomplete diagram that was irrelevant to the application.

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