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Statutory Invention Registration Abolished
On March 16, 2013, the Statutory Invention Registration was abolished under the provisions of the America Invents Act. The purpose of the SIR was to allow an inventor who did not wish to get a patent to disclose their invention … Continue reading
Patent Milestone in August?
The USPTO is on track to issue patent no. 8,500,000 later this summer. At the current rate of about five thousand new patents each week, no. 8,500,000 should appear sometime in August. Patent no. 8,000,000 was issued on August 16, … Continue reading
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US Patent Statistics for 2012
The USPTO issued 276,820 patents and published 331,583 applications in calendar year 2012, 7 percent more than in 2011 and an all-time high of 608,403 patent documents.Table 1 shows the number of documents by type. No milestones were reached in … Continue reading
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Jury Awards Carnegie Mellon University $1.16 Billion in Patent Lawsuit
A jury has awarded Carnegie Mellon University more than $1.16 billion in a patent infringement lawsuit against a tech firm based in Santa Clara, California. An appeal is expected, but if the verdict stands this could be the largest patent … Continue reading
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China Leads US in Patent Applications
In 2011 China surpassed the US in patent application filings, according to data compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization and reported in the Economist. The State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) received 526,412 applications … Continue reading
Posted in EPO, espacenet, Patent statistics, SIPO, Translations, USPTO
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Pfizer`s Viagra Patent Invalidated Due to Failure to Disclose
The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidate Pfizer’s Canadian patent on Viagra, citing the drug-maker’s failure to disclose essential information about the main ingredient, sildenafil citrate, in the original application, which was filed in 1994 and granted in 1998. (CA … Continue reading
Posted in Disclosure, Drugs, Generics, Pfizer, Pharmaceuticals, Teva
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Swiss Patent Office Adopts CPC
As of Jan. 1, 2013, the Swiss Patent Office will classify patents using the CPC. This might be the first office (except for the EPO and USPTO) to officially adopt the CPC as its national classification.
Cooperative Patent Classification Available
The USPTO and EPO have released the new Cooperative Patent Classification system ahead of the January 1, 2013 implementation date. Details are available at the CPC website. Documentation includes the entire CPC scheme, an initial set of definitions and CPC … Continue reading
Posted in classification, Cooperative Patent Classification, CPC, EPO, USPTO
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New: FreePatentsOnline Adds DE Patent Data, Other Resources
FreePatentsOnline has updated its interface and added some new resources. One of the most interesting developments is the addition of German patent data. Other new features include blogs, a version of the MPEP and a case law database containing Federal … Continue reading
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Patent Librarian's Notebook 