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

Intellectual Property Law Blog

After a change in ownership, Malvern sought supplemental examination of the ’175 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 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.

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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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Track One Patent Applications: Accelerating Your Path to Patent Protection

Larson & Larson

Track One Patent Applications: Accelerating Your Path to Patent Protection After nearly 15 years of shepherding inventors through the patent process, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial timing can be in protecting intellectual property.

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Steinfl + Bruno, LLP is Seeking a Patent Agent – Biotechnology

IP Watchdog

Steinfl + Bruno's Patent Agents participate in domestic and foreign patent prosecution and work directly with patent examiners and clients, including inventors, in-house patent practitioners, and foreign associates.

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

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The Notice extends these duties broadly to “each individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application” and “each individual associated with the patent owner in a reexamination proceeding.” If, upon review, “any reviewed document is material to the patentability of a pending matter before the Office.

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A Request for Grace Period for a Novelty Art Should Be Submitted Within Two Months When the Patentee Knew or Should Have Known About the Novelty Art After the Patent Application Was Filed

LexBlog IP

The Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Department (PRID) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) invalidated the CN Invention Patent No. within six months before the priority date of the ’987 patent), and all the inventors of the ’987 patent are also authors of the article.

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