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11 Nov 2010, 5:31 am
BD asserted a defense that Abbott's '551 patent-in-suit was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct because Abbott had failed to disclose to the USPTO arguments made to the European Patent Office (EPO) in a proceeding regarding the European counterpart to another patent that was prior art to the '551 patent. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 5:31 am
BD asserted a defense that Abbott's '551 patent-in-suit was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct because Abbott had failed to disclose to the USPTO arguments made to the European Patent Office (EPO) in a proceeding regarding the European counterpart to another patent that was prior art to the '551 patent. [read post]
10 Nov 2010, 7:12 am
However, it seems that no progress has been made in this project and the data published in it is out of date; * I assume that the decisions of the Administrative Court which examine the legality of decisions of the Slovak Industrial Property Office might be requested from Slovak Industrial Property Office. [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 9:49 pm
The September-October issue of World Intellectual Property Review carries interviews with MARQUES Chairman Guido Baumgartner and new European Patent Office head Benoît Battistelli, plus a fascinating piece by Arnold & Siedsma's Michiel Rijsdijk, "The Exceptio Plurium Litis Consortium", which deserves a longer treatment for the benefit of common lawyers and non-Latin speakers. [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 8:42 am
Main issue in Therasense is a finding of inequitable conduct based on statements made to the European Patent Office that were not made to the PTO (directly contradictory to statements made to the PTO)—intent determined based largely on materiality and credibility of the attorney who testified. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 4:37 pm
-based patent applicant can file for international patent protection within one-year of filing their utility patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 3:10 am
Also, in the European Patent Office (EPO), the foreign counterpart was likewise invalidated. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 9:47 pm
In December 2009, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced in the Official Journal the amendment of Rule 141 and the insertion of new Rule 70b. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 2:46 am
Teleflex (IPBiz) Commerce Dept. continues to drop hints on establishing Regional Patent Offices (271 Patent Blog) Avoiding ambiguity in Patent License Agreements (IP Spotlight) US Patents – Decisions CAFC: Inventor’s prior art patents and prosecution history lead to reversal of claim construction: Laryngeal Mask Co. v. [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 2:23 pm
David Kappos, Director of the USPTO, and Benoît Battistelli, head of the EPO, issued a joint statement stating that: "In view of the significant benefit to stakeholders of developing a transparent and harmonized approach to global classification system for patent documents; in order to make the search process more effective; and in the belief that cooperation between the two offices will facilitate progress in undertaking classification harmonization projects under the… [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 7:41 am
Reported Grant Rates for 1995-1999 for the European and Japanese Patent Offices (averaged) are 67% and 64%, respectively. [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 6:19 am
The Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to work with the European Patent Office towards the formation of a joint patent classification system, according to… Read this entire article for free, simply activate your free 15 day trial access to Patent Trademark & Copyright Journal now. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 8:12 am
The UK Intellectual Property Office's IP Insight online newsletter carries a fair amount of content that is not created by the Office itself. [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 11:54 am
On October 25, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office have agreed to merge the classifications systems for the two offices. [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 7:38 am
While they will base the new joint system on the European Patent Office (EPO) standard, it will also incorporate the best practices of both offices. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 9:58 pm
Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office announced that the two offices would be working together to develop a joint patent classification system. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 7:33 pm
The new system will be based on the European ECLA system which is itself an off-shoot of the International Patent Classification system from WIPO and will be co-developed by the two offices going forward. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 3:01 pm
NB: All articles and rules referred to hereafter correspond to the EPC 1973.Electronic Filing[1.2] The pertinent provisions are those set out in the Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 October 2002 (OJ EPO 2002, 543) and the related Notice from the EPO concerning the electronic filing of documents within the meaning of R 36 dated 3 December 2003 (OJ EPO 2003, 609). [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 10:25 am
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to work toward the formation of a joint patent classification system. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 2:52 am
As the IPKat mentioned in an earlier post, Benoît Battistelli (right), the new President of the European Patent Office, will be giving a public lecture at UCL on the 8th of November - his first in the UK since stepping into his new role. [read post]
