Ladas partner Janet Cord, a co-chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, reports frequent discussions by the committee regarding COVID related IP which relates to the April 14th announcement by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which noted that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will be accepting petitions for the swift determination of ex parte appeals for COVID related inventions.
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