Latest NewsWashington in the West Conference Ladas & Parry is a proud sponsor of the 13th Annual Washington in the West Conference presented by the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Association and the UCLA School of Law on February 11, 2010. Use this link to download the conference brochure for information about attending. Following the Federal Circuit’s Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos, the term of US patent extensions under the US Patent Term Guarantee Act are now being calculated differently so that a longer extension can sometimes be obtained. More …. John Marshall Law School Conference Ladas & Parry is a proud sponsor of the 54th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference presented by the John Marshall Law School. The topic of this conference is: “Hot Topics and Developments in Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secrets Law”. Our own David C. Brezina will be speaking. Download the conference brochure for information about attending this conference. The rules for prosecution of patent applications before the European Patent Office (EPO) will be amended as from April 1, 2010. The rule changes fall into two categories. The first relates to divisional applications and affect the timing of filing divisional applications. The second category of changes puts more teeth to the requirement of the European Patent Convention that claims must be “concise”. The changes regarding conciseness may be particularly challenging for those who are used to drafting claims with multiple independent claims in the same category. More … The Cost of Improper Patent Marking The cost of improperly marking goods with patent information can be high. We review two cases where goods were mismarked as being covered by U.S. patents and the resulting liability for doing so. More … Allan Pilson Named Member of Honor of ASIPI Allan S. Pilson, a senior partner and resident in the firm’s New York office, was awarded the designation “Member of Honor” of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (“ASIPI”) at the Association’s meeting in Lima, Peru on October 28, 2009. More … The Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China China, with its Confucian precepts of deference to authority and use of conciliation to resolve disputes, has fascinated legal scholars. With these thoughts in mind, John Richards has written an article on the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China. John's article examines not only the different types of protection afforded inventions in China, but also how patent applications should be drafted and prosecuted. John then examines opposition proceedings and the licensing and enforcement of patent rights in China. More … Unpopular Rules Rescinded by USPTO The new director of the USPTO, David Kappos, recently signed a Final Rule rescinding the rules which were the subject of the previously reported Tafas v. Dudas litigation. As such, patent applicants need no longer be concerned about the unpopular restrictions the USPTO had been attempting to promulgate. More … |
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