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Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is a participant of PPH. Introduction.

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Protecting Intellectual Property in Augmented Reality

IP Watchdog

Augmented Reality (“AR”), along with Virtual Reality (“VR”), is rapidly growing in prominence and will be transformative to the way we live, work, learn and play. Both AR and VR will undoubtedly bring a whole set of novel IP issues for individuals, companies, IP practitioners and the courts.

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USPTO Officially Withdraws Terminal Disclaimer Proposal

IP Watchdog

The withdrawal was expected, with panelists at IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters Program in October predicting based on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s comments at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting that the rule was unlikely to be finalized before her departure from the Office.

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More Ways for the New Acting Director to Fix the USPTO Fast

IP Watchdog

I liked reading the always-excellent Rob Greenspoon's post about five (almost) instant fixes to the patent system. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director would do well to read that post. The next U.S. Here are five more (almost) instant fixes that I would ask the next Director to implement.

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Fish & Richardson Named a Top Firm for Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation, and Trademark by Managing IP

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Managing IP recently released its 2022 rankings for intellectual property work, recognizing the world’s most prominent firms across a range of practice areas.

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Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C. is Seeking a Patent / Intellectual Property Attorney

IP Watchdog

Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C., one of America’s oldest continuously-operated patent practices founded and operated by a woman patent attorney, is seeking a registered U.S.

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Brazil’s New Appellate Stage Guidelines: Strategies for Efficient Patent Prosecution

IP Watchdog

In an ongoing effort to reduce the backlog of patent applications, Brazil has introduced new appellate stage guidelines that significantly impact how applicants should respond to office actions and file appeals.