Since September 26, 2011, for applications having no more than 30 claims and no more than 4 independent claims, it has been possible to request prioritized examination when filing the application by payment of a $4,800 fee ($2,400 for small...

How would ACTA (The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) have changed the IP enforcement...

On October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles formerly comprised of Curaçao, Saint Maarten, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba, was...

Traditionally, Chinese society has been founded on the two Confucian precepts of deference to authority and use of conciliation to resolve disputes rather than on any system of “law” as known in the...

John Richards, of our New York Office, is speaking, via a webcast, on the topic “When Does Discovery Become a Patentable Invention?” on Thursday, July 23, 2009. He is going to give the webcast at 10am Pacific, 11am Mountain, Noon...

On June 9, 2009, the International Trademark Association (INTA) announced the 2008 – 2009 Ladas Memorial Award Competition Winners. The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is an annual writing competition hosted by INTA and supported by Ladas...