Find linked below a guest post from Dr. Stefan Danner in regards to drafting diagnostic claims in Europe.
Posts Tagged ‘USPTO’
Approaches to Claiming Diagnostic Methods using Biomarkers in the EPO
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013USPTO Publishes Extensive Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
On February 14, 2013, the PTO published extensive Examination Guidelines for examination of applications filed after March 16, 2013, under 102 and 103 as amended by the AIA. Given the debates, if not confusion, that arose following the publication of the proposed rules with public comments regarding certain provisions of 102, these guidelines should provide some clarity as we prepare to go “out of the gate” after March 16th. Pay particular attention to the last section, which discusses “transition applications.” Happy Valentine’s Day!
High Tech Law Institute: USPTO RCE
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013The High Tech Law Institute of Santa Clara Law is hosting an upcoming USPTO roundtable and focus session on February 20, 2013 at 9:00. RSVP’s will be taken by the USPTO on a first come first serve basis (see following invitation for the details).
USPTO Publishes Final Rules for Micro-Entity Status and Fee Schedule
Thursday, January 17th, 2013On December 19, 2012, the Patent Office published the final rule: “Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patents Fees” –77 Fed. Reg. 75019–and on January 18, 2013 the final fee schedule is expected to be published (link below). The Micro Entity status rules occupy 16 pages in the Federal Register, including the public comments. The primary meat of the Rules is the discussion of new sections 1.29(a) and 1.29(d) which set forth the requirements of individual inventor/applicants. Since most patent applications will still be filed by inventor/applicants (as opposed to institution/applicants, these are the sections that have the potential to save both individuals and certain institutions a lot of money (for example, a micro-entity can file a request for prioritized examination for only $1000).
