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Released on: Feb. 1, 2013

Taken from the briefing America Invents Act Pro Bono Program for Inventors and Small Businesses recorded January, 2013. The America Invents Act (AIA) requires that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) work with local intellectual property (IP) organizations across the country in establishing pro bono patent application services for inventors and small businesses. Since the passage of this bill, four pro bono programs ...

Released on: May. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing Europe's New Unitary Patent Regime: One Patent, One Court recorded April, 2013.Now that 24 EU member states have signed an international treaty establishing a European unified patent court, Europe’s dream of a unified patent system is moving closer to reality. If enough participating states ratify the agreement, the EU will get a new Unitary Patent right - taking effect via a single application throughout most of the EU - and ...

Released on: Apr. 24, 2013

Taken from the briefing Foreign Filing Best Practices: An Update on the Patent Cooperation Treaty recorded April, 2013.With today’s global industries and markets, foreign patent protection is an essential part of IP strategy. Since entering force in 1978, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has been a popular route for applicants acquiring patent rights in different countries because of the distinct advantages that the PCT offers versus the Paris ...

Released on: Jun. 4, 2013

Taken from the briefing Patent Litigation Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and in MDL Proceedings recorded May, 2013.Patentees continue to file multiple suits asserting the same or overlapping patents that the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidates for pretrial proceedings. This trend may increase with the changes to the joinder requirements made by the America Invents Act.Elaine Herrmann Blais and ...

Released on: Mar. 21, 2013

Taken from the briefing USPTO First-to-File Implementation Guidelines: What They Say and What They Mean recorded March, 2013. The USPTO has now finalized their approach to the role out of First-to-File. Find out the details and learn some of the wrinkles that may be resolved only once the CAFC has had a chance to have their say. It is a place to start, but where do we go from here, and can we obtain some insight on the approach the CAFC might consider? Listen ...

Released on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the briefing What Tactics are "Fair" When FRAND is in Dispute? FRAND Commitments and the Disabilities They Create recorded March, 2013. The interplay between patents and standards is not exactly new, but the magnitude and intensity of the contest between patent owners and their potential licensees has become highly charged and has made harmonization difficult. This program will explore the origins of the problem and the need for ...