by Tyler Litwak | May 17, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Patent
On May 16, 2023, in a move aimed at enhancing efficiency and expertise in design patent proceedings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a separate design patent practitioner bar. The...
by Kelly Malloy | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Patent, Trademark
Intellectual property practitioners across the globe celebrated World Intellectual Property Day or “World IP Day” on April 26th. Established in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the aim of World IP Day is to celebrate innovators and raise...
by Kelly Malloy | Jan 3, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Patent
On December 29, 2022, the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Biden. The Act provides an additional discount on patent fees for small and micro entities at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). A...
by W. John Eagan | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog, Patent, Senior Associate
For more than a decade, the concept of a European patent with “unitary effect” has been negotiated, legislated, discussed, and anticipated. Regulators are now targeting a start date of April 1, 2023 to implement the rules and regulations governing the Unitary Patent...
by Kelly Malloy | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, Patent
Earlier this month in Moscow, Russia’s Chairman of Government Mishustin released a decree effectively allowing patent infringement within the country. The decree amends Russia’s method for determining the amount of compensation paid to a patent owner in the case of...
by Tyler Litwak | Mar 17, 2022 | Blog, Patent
On February 28, 2022, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation and Genevant Sciences GmbH (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) sued Moderna, Inc. and ModernaTX, Inc. (collectively “Moderna”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging Moderna had infringed upon...
