Check your Patent Term Adjustments (PTA): What you Need to Know about the USPTO ErrorThe USPTO revealed a coding error affecting patent term adjustments for patents issued between March 19, 2024, and July 30, 2024.
USPTO Timeliness Slipping: Patent Term Adjustment Data Shows Growing Examination DelaysThe USPTO is struggling with timely processing of patent applications, evident from increased Patent Term Adjustment awards.
Dysfunctional Patent Families: The Federal Circuit Draws Two Different Conclusions on Whether a Later-Filed Patent Can Invalidate an Earlier-Filed One in the Same FamilyContinuation applications allow applicants to pursue additional claims efficiently without prolonging the patent prosecution process.
Patent Term Adjustment Traps for Practitioners to AvoidThe patent community must collaborate to improve the Patent Term Adjustment system to align with congressional intent.PTA's nuances are increasingly significant due to the growing USPTO backlog in patent applications.
Check your Patent Term Adjustments (PTA): What you Need to Know about the USPTO ErrorThe USPTO revealed a coding error affecting patent term adjustments for patents issued between March 19, 2024, and July 30, 2024.
USPTO Timeliness Slipping: Patent Term Adjustment Data Shows Growing Examination DelaysThe USPTO is struggling with timely processing of patent applications, evident from increased Patent Term Adjustment awards.
Dysfunctional Patent Families: The Federal Circuit Draws Two Different Conclusions on Whether a Later-Filed Patent Can Invalidate an Earlier-Filed One in the Same FamilyContinuation applications allow applicants to pursue additional claims efficiently without prolonging the patent prosecution process.
Patent Term Adjustment Traps for Practitioners to AvoidThe patent community must collaborate to improve the Patent Term Adjustment system to align with congressional intent.PTA's nuances are increasingly significant due to the growing USPTO backlog in patent applications.
Old Dog, New Tricks: Government Defends 200-Year-Old ODP Doctrine Even Under Modern StatutesThe Government defends the Federal Circuit's ruling that obviousness-type double patenting applies to Patent Term Adjusted patents, emphasizing historical and statutory support.