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: IP SpotlightWhy are patent allowance rates declining?
By Jim Singer

Full post as published by IP Spotlight on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).
Zantac Patent
GlaxoSmithKline and Cypress Pharmaceutical settle patent infringement dispute.
Soliris Patent
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. agrees to pay the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a $10 million patent infringement settlement.
DRAM Patent
ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement.
Chase Bank
Faces Class Action over Credit Card Rates
Matson, Horizon
accused of price fixing shipping rates via fuel surcharges.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
allegedly failed to give policyholders discounted rates to which they were entitled.

Does the USPTO have a looming cash crunch
As Approval Rate for U.S. Patents Drops, Applicant Shift to Appeals
More RCEs --> lower allowance rate
Patent Profile: Vermillion Announces Allowance of Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Application
USPTO Patent Allowance Rates Down to 54%
Does "culture of rejection" influence patent grant rates at USPTO







