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FEDERAL CIRCUIT UPHOLDS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN TRADE DRESS CASE
In SoClean Inc v Sunset Healthcare Solutions Inc (Case No 21-2311, 9 November 2022), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling enjoining defendant Sunset from marketing a particular configuration of medical device filters...
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PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS THE “UNLEASHING AMERICAN INNOVATORS ACT” INTO LAW ON 12/29/2022
The Unleashing American Innovators Act, which formed part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. This Act increased the discount on most patent-related fees payable to the United...
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USPTO Announces Expedited Examination Pilot Program for Cancer Prevention Technologies
In support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot program, the USPTO announced that it will expedite the examination of patent applications that pertain to technologies to prevent cancer and cancer mortality. The program is set to begin on February...
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Article by John Richards on “Decisions to be Made Regarding the EU Unitary Patent and Potentially Opting Out of the Unified Patent Court” is Now Available
The Administrative Council of the new European Unified Patent Court has stated that the target date for the EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to come into effect will be on April 1, 2023. However, there is still a possibility that this may...
Read Article Decisions to be Made Regarding the EU Unitary Patent and Potentially Opting out of the Unified Patent Court
The Administrative Council of the new European Unified Patent Court stated that the target date for the EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court to come into effect will be on April 1, 2023. However, there is still a possibility that this may be...
Read Article Article about the EU Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court by John Richards is Now Available
In 1973 the European Patent Convention was signed in order to set up a common patent office to examine patent applications for any European country that wished to participate. The convention went into effect in 1978 with the opening of the...
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