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This blog, Patents4Life, does not contain legal advice and is for informational purposes only. Its publication does not create an attorney-client relationship nor is it a solicitation for business. This is the personal blog of Warren Woessner and does not reflect the views of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, or any of its attorneys or staff. To the best of his ability, the Author provides current and accurate information at the time of each post, however, readers should check for current information and accuracy.
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TOP BIOTECH STORIES OF 2009 – DON’T FORGET STEM CELL RESEARCH
The lists of the top pharma/biotech stories for 2009 that I have been seeing online focus mostly on the rise of biosimilars, the spate of mergers and the plurality of Hatch-Waxman litigations that have grabbed the headlines almost daily, along … Continue reading
Recent EPC rule changes restrict filing of Divisional Applications
Attached is an article by Malcolm Lawrence of HLBBshaw, Epping, UK 1. Background On 25th March 2009, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation issued decision CA/D 2/09 which introduces stricter requirements regarding the filing of divisional applications. These … Continue reading
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PTO Launches Pilot Program to Speed Patenting Green Technologies
On December 8th, the Patent Office implemented a pilot program in which an applicant may have an unexamined application filed before December 8, 2009 made special upon a showing that the putative patent would “materially enhance the quality of the … Continue reading
Give A Little, Get A Little: New PTO Program Aims to Speed Examination
On November 27, 2009, the USPTO published the “Patent Application Reduction Stimulus Plan” (74 Fed. Reg. 62285) (a PDF is found at the end of this posting). Briefly, a procedure has been established whereby a small entity applicant can have … Continue reading