By Thomas F. Zuber and Sarah S. Brooks of Zuber & Taillieu
The Federal Circuit recently clarified several aspects of § 1920’s allowances for a prevailing party to charge its costs against the losing party. In In re Ricoh Co., Ltd., 661 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit upheld the use of cost-sharing agreements over default statutory rules, allowed the… More...
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act expands the scope of information that any party may cite in a patent file, to include written statements made by a patent owner before a Federal court or the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) regarding the scope of any claim of the patent, and it provides for how such information may be considered in ex parte reexamination, inter partes review, and post grant review. More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed rules of practice in patent cases to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the America Invents Act. More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has submitted reports for two intellectual property law studies required by the America Invents Act (AIA) to Congress. More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing to revise the patent term adjustment provisions of the rules of practice in patent cases. More...
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) requires that disciplinary proceedings be commenced not later than the earlier of the date that is 10 years after the date on which the misconduct forming the basis of the proceeding occurred, or one year from the date on which the misconduct forming the basis of the proceeding was made known to an officer or employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO), as prescribed in the regulations governing disciplinary proceedings. More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing changes to the rules of patent practice to implement the preissuance submissions by third parties provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. More...
In October 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began to electronically deliver search results for all publicly available U.S. patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO). More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released a Federal Register Notice seeking written comments on potential additional locations for USPTO satellite offices. More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that the deadline for filing petitions under the Green Technology Pilot Program, originally set to expire on December 31 of this year, is being extended through March 30, 2012 or until 3,500 applications have been accorded special status under the program. More...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a final rule change permitting applicants to request prioritized examination for applications after the filing of a request for continued examination. More...
