Patent Law

Indian Patent Search in Indian Patent Office Database
Senthil Kumar writes today, October 3, 2008, at his India Patent blog In Indian Patent Office, online patent search facility for both published patent applications and granted patents are available...

Improper Final Rejections and Suggestions for Avoiding Them (and Hopefully the Expense Of Having to Request Their Withdrawal)
Patent examination in the U.S. Patent Office is guided by the principles of compact prosecution, which I discussed in some detail in an earlier post here. Under the principles of compact prosecution, second Office actions are typically final...

USPTO Patent Manual Archive
The USPTO has made available all editions and revisions of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) back to 1948. The original (un-numbered) edition of 1948, the Manual of Patent Office Procedure, included extensive material previously published by the Patent Office Society...

How to Respond to § 103 Obviousness Rejections Using the All Elements Test in View of Recent Revisions to Section 2143.03 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
A while back, in response to my post on citing to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, reader Michael Hull of Miller, Matthias & Hull asked an astute question (thank you!) about whether section 2143 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) would be rewritten in response to KSR...

"All Editions of Manual of Patent Examining Procedure Now Available on Web"
Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: “All prior editions (1949-2006) and revisions of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) are now...

Launching the Indian Generic Pharmaceutical Patent Academy
GenericsWeb is thrilled to announce that the Generic Pharmaceutical Patent Academy is travelling to India for two events: - 6th of October '08 at the Taj Krishna, Hyderabad- 8th of October '08 at the Leela Kempinski, Mumbai The Indian Patent...

US Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion
US Government Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion

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.

OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

DRAM Patent
ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement.

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support