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Glaring Procedural Questions Arising Out of a Recent Patent Prosecution Proceeding  

SpicyIP

Discussing the background of the case in this guest post, Suriya Balakanthan, highlights how these procedural lapses took place and highlights the impact that this case can have on the patent prosecution setup. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu. The views expressed at those of the author’s alone.

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Spotting the difference between the priority document and the claims (T 1303/18)

The IPKat

Much of patent prosecution and opposition at the EPO is an advanced game of spot the difference. Subtle differences between the application as filed and the claimed subject matter can be fatal to a granted European patent. The opponent argued that claim 1 as granted was not entitled to this priority date.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’? A Look at the Revised Patent Prosecution Timelines in the Draft Patent Amendment Rules

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A Look at the Revised Patent Prosecution Timelines in the Draft Patent Amendment Rules Md. Sabeeh Ahmad The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce has released the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (“Draft Rules”) suggesting some key changes in the Patent Rules, 2003 (“2003 Rules”).

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Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Claim Construction of the Term “Pipette Guiding Mechanism”

Intellectual Property Law Blog

During the supplemental examination, Malvern cited seven office action documents from the ’782 patent prosecution in an IDS and introduced two declarations by the co-inventor Rochalski. Specifically, the Federal Circuit considered the plain and ordinary meaning of the term to a skilled artisan at the time of the invention.

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Patent Continuation Strategies Face Major Threat

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Impact of Sonos on Patent Prosecution : The recent Sonos v. Google decision threatens to grind to a halt, or at least significantly restrict, a once-common patent prosecution strategy – keeping continuation applications pending for years to obtain new claims that cover marketplace developments.

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Who’s Looking at the Quality of Decisions Granting Patents? Some Concerns from the Man Truck v. Asst. Controller Case

SpicyIP

Concerns Expressed by the Delhi High Court As quick background, an appeal was filed by Man Trucks and Bus SA against the Controller’s order dated March 18, 202, rejecting its patent application for “Particle separator and method for separating particles of an exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine.”

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CALL FOR TRYOUTS – USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

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Students interested in trying out for Osgoode’s PADC team must submit answers to our patent drafting skills exercise by 3 pm on Friday, September 23, 2022. Please send your answers in a Word document with your name in the file name to iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca. Invention statements will be released to teams in early November 2022.