New patent fees may impact strategies *

USA - February 20 2013
Effective March 19, 2013, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) will implement a new patent prosecution fee schedule, raising many of the most…

Co-authors: Cameron K. Kerrigan , Bryan J. Jaketic , A.J. Moss.

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US Supreme Court holds diagnostic patents invalid for claiming laws of nature *

USA - March 22 2012
On March 20, 2012 the United States Supreme Court invalidated two diagnostic patents for reciting no more than laws of nature.

Co-authors: David S. Elkins, Nathan Lane III, Rathul Pathak.

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Patent reform legislation brings host of changes to US patent law *

USA - September 16 2011
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, signed by President Obama into law on September 16, 2011, is the culmination of patent reform efforts taking years.

Co-authors: David S. Elkins, Alicia M. Choi, Keith Mullervy, Peter Flanagan.

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USPTO announces helpful options for patent applicants *

USA - April 8 2011
In June 2010 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced plans to provide patent applicants with different "tracks" that they can select based on the speed with which they want their patent applications examined.

Co-authors: David S. Elkins, Alicia M. Choi.

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US Supreme Court decides Bilski v. Kappos – no patent for Bilski and no clear standard for business method patents *

USA - June 30 2010
On June 28, 2010 the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Bilski v Kappos.

Co-authors: David S. Elkins, Alicia M. Choi, Nathan Lane III, David E. Rogers, Cameron K. Kerrigan .

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