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Oblon | USA | 29 May 2020
Coronavirus Updates: USPTO Grants Further Relief for Certain Patent-Related Fees and Deadlines
In accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Patent…
Oblon | USA | 21 May 2020
MCRO's Pyrrhic Victory
On May 20 the Federal Circuit for the second time found McRO’s patent for automatically generating animations to be patentable, this time reversing…
Oblon | USA | 12 May 2020
Biogen v. Banner Life Sciences -- The Limited Scope Of U.S. Patent Term Extensions (Hint: Metabolites Not Included)
Under 35 U.S.C. §156, a patentee can extend a patent’s term to restore part of the term consumed during the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) New…
Oblon | USA | 8 May 2020
CAFC Affirms Invalidation of Replacement Heart Valve Patent - Reiterates that Reasonable Expectation of Success is not Absolute Certainty for Success
The Federal Circuit issued a public opinion in Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., v. Andrei Iancu, No. 2018-2004 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2020) (sealed opinion…
Oblon | USA | 8 May 2020
USPTO Announces COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Small and Micro Entities
On Friday, May 8, 2020, the USPTO issued a release announcing a new COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program, stating: Under this new pilot…
Oblon | USA | 7 May 2020
CAFC Issues Another Precedential Decision on Standing
The Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision addressing standing requirements in Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp…
Oblon | USA | 7 May 2020
CAFC Issues Another Precedential Decision on Standing
The Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision addressing standing requirements in Argentum Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp…
Oblon | Global, USA | 7 May 2020
COVID-19 IP Policy Tracker
Now is a time of great uncertainty for all of us as the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many of us personally and professionally. Most Intellectual…
Oblon | USA | 6 May 2020
USPTO Launches "IP Marketplace" Related to COVID-19
The USPTO created a web-based platform that identifies patents that may be useful in the creation of Technologies to combat the coronavirus/COVID-19…
Oblon | USA | 4 May 2020
Supreme Court Holds Proof of Willfulness is Not a Precondition to an Award of Profits under Section 43(a)
In late April, the United States Supreme Court decided Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc., Case No. 18-1233 (U.S. April 23, 2020) and held…
