By Tom Zuber and Jeff Zuber of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca
The Supreme Court recently held that a farmer could not make copies of a patented soybean by purchasing harvested beans and planting them. In Bowman v. Monsanto Co., No. 11-796 (U.S. Feb. 19, 2013), a unanimous Supreme Court held that such activity fell outside the doctrine of patent exhaustion, which… More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) have announced the launch of a new pilot in which KIPO will classify some of its patent documents using the Cooperative Patent Classification system (CPC), a new classification system jointly managed by the USPTO and the European Patent Office (EPO). KIPO is the first foreign patent office to engage with the USPTO and EPO in this new system, which debuted on January 1, 2013. More...
International filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs under WIPO-administered intellectual property (IP) systems saw continued strong growth in 2012, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced updates to the registration examination and significant changes to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct (USPTO Rules), which govern practitioners who practice before the USPTO. More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published final rules of practice implementing the first-inventor-to-file provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking stakeholder input on matters relating to international harmonization of substantive patent law. More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the release of a new calculator that enables members of the public to estimate the expiration date of a utility, plant, or design patent. More...
The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have announced the formal launch of the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, a global classification system for patent documents. More...
The European Commission has signed in Zanzibar (Tanzania) a cooperation agreement with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) to improve the protection of traditional agricultural products (geographical indications or "GIs") in Africa. More...
Heads of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) – collectively known as the Trilateral Offices – met in Kyoto, Japan this week to hold their annual Trilateral Conference, which marks their 30th anniversary this year. More...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the start of two new regional pro bono patent programs in California and the District of Columbia—the result of the USPTO’s cooperative efforts with the California Lawyers for the Arts and the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA). More...
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