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What are the consequences of the decision from the Federal Circuit on the new USPTO regulations?
In August 2007 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a rules package intended to limit the
2 years to file EPC divisionals
The European Patent Office has decided to restrict the possibility for filing divisional applications. Under the current Rule 36
New patent law in China
As mentioned on this IP blog on 30 October 2008, a new Chinese patent law has been anticipated for
New EPO fees from 1 April 2009
On 1 April the EPO will introduce a new fee structure. In recent years the EPO has noticed a
EPO’s fight against divisional applications
EPO is seeking to limit the submission of divisional applications, which would be a severe blow to small, newly
Swedish Court of Patent Appeals remits cases to the Swedish Patent Office for further prosecution
Background OMX Technology AB, who i.a. owns and runs the Stockholm Stock Exchange, filed Swedish patent application 0201756-4 on
Federal Circuit revises its decision in the “Comiskey case”
On January 13, 2009 the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) published an amended decision
No conflict between scientific research and commercialisation
It’s a widely held myth in the world of medical research that patent is a dirty word, merely a
Controversial gene patents finally decided by the EPO
During the last decade, the debate in Europe regarding the patentability of human gene inventions has been heavily influenced
The Bilski decision is here! State Street Bank is out.
Yesterday (October 30, 2008), United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) closed the door on the