USPTO’s Acting Chief to Start Reviewing PTAB Decisions
shot by IP News Shots / 7:20 pm on 02 July, 2021
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that it will not wait for the permanent Director of the office to be appointed and that the acting chief Drew Hirshfeld will start reviewing the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The decision follows the ruling of the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) which enabled the patent office director to review the decisions of the patent tribunal
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USPTO Reveals Steps for Director’s Review of PTAB Decisions
shot by IP News Shots / 7:41 pm on 30 June, 2021
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has revealed that the Director of the office can review a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on their own or on the request of an involved party. The procedures for the review were revealed after the Supreme Court of the US’ (SCOTUS’) decision for the USPTO director’s need to review decisions made by the Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) of the board.
Industry: Others
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Judge Alan Albright’s Latest Update on How Patent Cases are Conducted in His Court
shot by IP News Shots / 7:02 pm on 28 June, 2021
The Judge Alan Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas has released a set of guidelines on how patent cases will be conducted in his court. The order by the judge states that the defendants in a case will first give an opening brief for the Markman hearings as opposed to the norm of plaintiff hearings. The judge also asserted that the objections while depositions are on should be brief, non-suggestive and non-argumentative.
Industry: Others
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Senator Tillis Talks about Issuance of Overbroad Patents
shot by IP News Shots / 6:05 pm on 23 June, 2021
Senator Thom Tillis expressed his views about the issuance of overbroad patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at a senate subcommittee meeting held for hearing on US patent quality. He went on to state that if the ‘overbreadth’ was reduced a lot of problems could be solved.
Industry: Others
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European Parliament in Support of the COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver
shot by IP News Shots / 6:14 pm on 11 June, 2021
The European Parliament has a differing view from the one that the European Commission has with regard to the temporary COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver proposed to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The parliament passed an amendment to a resolution including a call to support the patent waiver proposal which was voted by a majority of the parliament members.
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
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TRIPS Council Agrees to Text-Based Process for Negotiations on COVID-19 IP Waiver Proposals
shot by IP News Shots / 6:30 pm on 10 June, 2021
The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) completed a two-day meeting with the agreement to a text-based process for negotiations on COVID-19 IP waiver proposals on insistence by India.
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
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