Deborah L. Lu.
Duane Morris LLP
Articles
Broad Patent Prosecution Bars Risk Effectively Decoupling Complementary Patent Litigation and Prosecution Practices
USA - August 22 2022 Parties in the discovery phase of litigation often exchange confidential documents and information, which may contain proprietary information such as…
The Other Side of the Coin: Diligent Patent Prosecution Does Not Lead to Unreasonable Delay and Application of Prosecution Laches
USA - July 22 2022 The backlog of pending patent applications at the USPTO is growing. As of May 2022, the USPTO estimates an average pendency of approximately 20…
Silence Is Not Necessarily Golden for Negative Patent Claim Limitations
USA - July 7 2022 During the prosecution of a patent application before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, claim amendments that introduce a negative limitation―the…
Russian Sanctions Could Impact IP Holdings in Russia and Eurasia
Russia, USA - March 25 2022 The U.S. government has enacted a myriad of new sanctions through Executive Orders that prohibit U.S. and non-U.S. companies from engaging in a wide…
Considerations and Implications of the Proposed Temporary Waiver of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Intellectual Property Rights
USA - May 6 2021 The Biden administration has indicated support for the temporary waiver of patent protections related to COVID-19 vaccine development. In the United…
