“37 C.F.R. § 1.131 does not apply if the rejection is ‘based upon a statutory bar,’ such as when the asserted reference is a published patent application, as Cranley is here.” ...

Micro-Gaming Ventures, LLC, has filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court, where it intends to sue DraftKings over patent infringement. Micro-betting has become incredibly popular in the US ...

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will tweak its parking reservation program next season, which will be the ski area’s first full season offering unlimited access to Ikon Pass members and its second ...

Patents can take several years to become issued after they’re invented. Of the 2024 issued BYU patents, for instance, many were invented from 2018 to 2021, while one was invented as early as 2011.

The recently published EPO Patent Index 2024 underscores this trend. Whilst Europe leads in important fields such as hydrogen, plastics recycling, and power grids, it continues to lag behind in ...

Patents play a key role in this process by incentivising research and development and making innovative technologies available for standardisation at an early stage. Standardisation of the best ...

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The US Senate has come together to pass a bill that aims to prevent pharma companies from filing multiple patents around biologic drugs as a way to delay biosimilar competitors. Lawmakers ...

The FDA has approved Amgen and Allergan’s biosimilar of Roche’s Herceptin, just in time for the breast cancer blockbuster’s patent expiry. Herceptin’s main US patent expires this month ...

Gene Quinn is a patent attorney and a leading commentator on patent law and innovation policy. Mr. Quinn has twice been named one of the top 50 most influential people in IP by Managing IP ...

Apple patents all kinds of things that never become finished products so patents aren't necessarily a reliable way to predict what's in development, but Apple has a few foldable ‌iPhone‌ patents.