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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Elizabeth Curtin on Friday, May 17, 2013 @ 10:16 AM

Hello everyone and Happy Friday! Take a look at the latest in foreign filing news for the past week: In Bowman v. Monsanto Co., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated the principles of patent law. Throughout … Continue reading →

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Monitoring Patent Costs: Validating Your European Patent

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 @ 10:00 AM

For the next installment of our ongoing series entitled “Monitoring Patent Costs”, I’d like to detail the European validation process. For most countries, the process of getting a patent is simple. File the application, overcome any rejections during examination, pay … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Apr 12, 2013 @ 10:39 AM

April Showers are in full force here in New York City on this dreary Friday morning! With that, we hope you are faring better in your neck of the woods. Take a look at the latest in foreign filing news … Continue reading →

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Delaying the costs associated with national stage entry

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 @ 05:00 PM

For even the largest and most successful businesses, patent decisions are all about compromise. No one files in every country in the world, no matter how much money they have or how important the invention. For smaller companies and individual … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Mar 15, 2013 @ 12:35 PM

Hi everyone! See below for a roundup of foreign patent filing news from the week of March 11th: The USPTO’s new fee schedule is live and goes into effect March 19, 2013. Looking to license your patent? Google wants to … Continue reading →

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Expediting Patent Applications: Europe

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 @ 04:38 PM

The typical applicant is in no hurry to see their patent application proceed through the stages of examination, allowance and grant. Prosecution and allowance/grant cost money. The faster examination takes place, the faster the final form of the claims will … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Mar 8, 2013 @ 11:48 AM

Hi everybody! Here are some of the foreign filing stories we’ve gathered from the first week of March: The EPO broke down statistics from a record-breaking 2012, highlighting the historical significance of the new unitary patent. Three judges began work … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Jan 18, 2013 @ 09:58 AM

Hi everyone! We’re wrapping up this week with a look at the best foreign filing news from around the world: The EPO reported a record number of activities for 2012, with over 65,000 granted patents published. The USPTO is teaming … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Friday, Jan 4, 2013 @ 02:35 PM

Hi everyone, Happy New Year!  Here’s the news roundup for the week of December 31, 2012: inovia news: New York headquarters relocation After four years in the “Flatiron” district of Manhattan, our New York headquarters has expanded and now has … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Dec 14, 2012 @ 10:23 AM

Happy Friday everyone! Here’s a look at the latest foreign filing/patenting news from the past week: The European Union made history this Tuesday, as the highly anticipated unitary patent was signed into adoption. WIPO’s latest newsletter outlines the amendments on … Continue reading →

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