The expedited request for continued examination – choosing the right strategy for fast-tracked prosecution *

USA - June 27 2012
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced new rules relating to the inclusion of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) into its Track I program for fee-based expedited examination.

Co-authors: Gladys H. Monroy, Matthew D. Show.

Legal implications and business considerations for technologies involving human embryonic stem cells in Europe and U.S. *

European Union, USA - June 27 2012
The future may be getting brighter for stem cell researchers in the United States as restrictions for funding of stem cell research have been loosened, but efforts to commercialize stem cell technologies have faced a new hurdle with a recent decision by a European court regarding the patentability of human embryonic stem cells.

Co-authors: Brian A. Donahue.