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Did the USPTO Really Improve the 'After Final Consideration Pilot'?

October 3, 2014 | Blog | By Lisa Adams

On October 1, 2014, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (“AFCP 2.0”) – a program intended to provide new features that will enhance communication between the USPTO and the applicant, as compared with the original After Final Consideration Pilot (“AFCP”).
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Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal Where Co-Owner of Patent Refuses to Join Suit

October 2, 2014 | Blog | By Matthew Hurley

The Federal Circuit recently denied en banc review of its prior decision dismissing a patent infringement suit where a co-owner of the patent-in-suit refused to join the case voluntarily and the court held that it could not force the co-owner to join the suit involuntarily.
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Marking of patented products in the UK

October 1, 2014 | Blog | By David Wraige, Julian Crump

The first parts of the new UK Intellectual Property Act 2014 come into force today. The act will introduce a range of new measures, one of which is that it expands the options available to patent proprietors for marking patented products.
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What’s Happening with Patents at the USPTO? Chief of Staff Byrnes has Answers!

September 19, 2014 | Blog | By Lisa Adams

On September 16, 2014, United States Patent and Trademark Office Chief of Staff Andrew Byrnes presented to the Boston Patent Law Association an update on new quality initiatives and the implementation of White House patent policies.
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ITC Judge Essex Adds His Voice to the SEP-FRAND Debate

July 11, 2014 | Blog | By Sandra Badin, Michael Renaud

Administrative Law Judge Essex of the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) recently issued the public version of his decision in ITC investigation No. 337-TA-868. 
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UK High Court confirms jurisdiction to grant cross-border declaration of non-infringement

June 11, 2014 | Blog | By Victoria Clarke

In Actavis Group HF v. Eli Lilly & Co. the UK High Court has granted a declaration of non-infringement in the UK, France, Italy and Spain. A jurisdictional challenge in relation to the French, Italian and Spanish jurisdictions was rejected.
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Could Federal Circuit Decision Weaken FRAND Defense?

May 7, 2014 | Blog

On Monday, May 5, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by transferring the Microsoft v. Motorola case to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, issued an order which may significantly impact the ability of participants in standard-setting organizations (“SSOs”) to obtain relief for patent infringement.
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How Will ITC Confirmation That It Has Jurisdiction Over Digital Imports Impact Software and Media Industries?

April 4, 2014 | Blog

The International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its much-awaited decision in Certain Digital Models on April 3, 2014, affirming in a decision with important implications for the software and media industries that digital importation is within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
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Forward-Publishing Patents: A Way to Tell Competitors "Stay Out"?

March 17, 2014 | Blog | By Paul Davis

On March 10, 2014, Sonos announced it would forward-publish its patent applications before they would traditionally be available to the public. This has given rise to quite a bit of discussion in patent legal circles.
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USPTO Guidance for Examiners Takes Expansive View of Myriad and Prometheus Decisions

March 7, 2014 | Blog

On March 4, 2014, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a memorandum to the Patent Examining Corps with guidance for determining the patent eligibility of claims relating to products of nature and laws of nature (“the Guidance”) in view of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics (“Myriad”) and Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (“Prometheus”).
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Federal Circuit Decision Impacts Patent Term Adjustment Calculation

February 7, 2014 | Blog | By Christina Stock

Recently, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Novartis v. Lee (2013-1160, Fed. Cir., Jan. 15, 2014) which alters Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculations for patents where a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) was filed during prosecution.
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More EPO Rule Reversals - Additional Searches Available During European Regional Phase

October 28, 2013 | Blog | By Alison V. Haile

The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced rule changes that will provide applicants with the option to have additional searches carried out during the European regional phase of Euro-Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications.
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Divisionals U-Turn at the EPO

October 22, 2013 | Blog | By David Wraige

News broke last week that the European Patent Office's (EPO) Administrative Council has decided to remove the time limits for filing divisional applications. As of 1 April 2014, applicants will be able to file divisional applications at any time whilst an application is pending at the EPO.
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Questions Remain in US - Is Software Patentable?

May 18, 2013 | Blog | By Rich Gervase, Peter Snell

After an en banc hearing at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), questions remain about the patent eligibility of software under US Patent and Trademark Office rules (specifically, § 101). 
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