What you need to know about the USPTO’s final rules and examination guidelines for the first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act *

USA - March 12 2013
The USPTO's final rules and examination guidelines for the first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which was issued on…

Co-authors: Robert Kinberg, Fabian M. Koenigbauer.

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New USPTO fees effective March 16, 2013 *

USA - February 7 2013
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") recently revealed a revised fee schedule which changes the fees for any fee paid on or after March 19…

Co-authors: Robert Kinberg, Fabian M. Koenigbauer.

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The U.S. first-to-file patent system takes effect March 16, 2013 *

USA - January 11 2013
March 16, 2013 is a critical cross-over date in the U.S. patent law which changes from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system. Under the…

Co-authors: Robert Kinberg, Fabian M. Koenigbauer.

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A major change in patent term adjustment calculus: how a valuable tool in the patent prosecution process (RCEs) may now be even more valuable *

USA - November 16 2012
A recent U.S. District Court ruling will likely have far-reaching implications for determining Patent Term Adjustment.

Co-authors: Ryan M. Flandro, Fabian M. Koenigbauer.

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Changing induced infringement: the Federal Circuit’s Akamai/McKesson decision *

USA - October 18 2012
In the combined decision of Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. and McKesson Technologies, Inc. v. Epic Systems Corporation, 2012 WL 3764695 (Fed. Cir. 2012), the Federal Circuit en banc changed the law on induced infringement.

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