Patent Baristas

Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business last year started an online graduate level program, the Executive Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences (ECBLS).  George Telthorst, who helps run the program and is the Director of Business Development at the School’s Center for the Business of Life Sciences, wants us to help “spread the word” […]

Lawline.com is celebrating their 10 year anniversary of offering online Continuing Legal Education programs by implementing a new “Go Green” approach to our business.  Their Clean Law Initiative is aimed at reducing overall waste and increasing energy efficiency and sustainability. According to Lawline, accessing CLE online is by nature environmentally friendly.  Attorneys save millions of […]

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court challenging agreements by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, which paid generic drug makers Watson Pharmaceuticals and Par Pharmaceutical Companies to delay launching generic versions of Solvay’s brand name testosterone-replacement drug AndroGel, a prescription pharmaceutical with annual sales of more than $400 million. According to the Commission’s […]

An English version of the current Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model is available on the website of the Japan Patent Office (JPO). The document specifies the requirements for patent applications, giving detailed examples on issues such as “clarity” or “unity of application” according to the Japanese law.  These guidelines carry a lot of […]

On December 27, 2008, the Standing Committee of People’s National Congress approved amendments of the Chinese Patent Law. This third amendment aims at enhancing the innovation ability and enforcing protection of patent rights. Here’s a summary of the amendments most relevant to foreign clients: Direct Foreign Filing Available (A20) Now inventions/creations completed in China can […]

In response to suggestions from the intellectual property (IP) community that the USPTO adopt some form of a deferred examination procedure, the Patent Office will conduct a public roundtable discussion on the topic on Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the roundtable is […]

Earlier, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened the patent examination process for online public participation. With the consent of the inventor, the Peer-to-Patent: Community Patent Review pilot, developed by the New York Law School Institute for Information Law and Policy in cooperation with the USPTO, enables the public to submit prior art […]

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review a decision in a patent case which questions what things are patentable, including software and business strategies.  The applicants have filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court to appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re […]