The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has posted an advisory notice regarding new fees which will very likely come into effect later this month in connection with patent applications and issued...

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently announced that Iceland and Lithuania will become members of the European Patent Convention (EPC) with effect from November 1, 2004 and December 1, 2004,...

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Legislation to implement the Intellectual Property Law provisions of last year’s free trade agreement between the United States and Singapore went into effect on July 1,...

The Japanese Patent Office has announced that the fees it charges for requesting examination of Japanese Patent Applications will double for all applications filed after April 1,...

In this case, which was decided on August 1, 2003, the Federal Circuit again addressed the question of anticipation by virtue of what was inherent in the prior...