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April 13, 2021
On Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET, Tammy Pennington Rhodes will be moderating the 2021 ABA-IPL Spring Section Annual Meeting Webinar on “Navigating Patent Damages.” Join the panel of IP…
Congratulations to Robert M. Joynes On Becoming a Wenderoth PartnerApril 1, 2021
Wenderoth is pleased to announce the promotion of Robert M. Joynes to partner, effective April 1, 2021. Robert is a registered patent attorney in the firm's chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice group. Having a chemistry degree…
Congratulations to Sasha T. Varghese On Becoming a Wenderoth PartnerApril 1, 2021
Wenderoth is pleased to announce the promotion of Sasha T. Varghese to partner, effective April 1, 2021. Sasha is a registered patent attorney in the firm’s electrical and mechanical group. Sasha’s practice focuses on preparing and…
USPTO Launches Fast-Track Appeals Pilot ProgramJuly 7, 2020
On July 2, 2020, the USPTO launched a Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program toprovide for the advancement of applications out of turn in ex parte appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) by filing…
USPTO Announces Further Extension of Certain Patent and Trademark-related DeadlinesMay 1, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued official Notices on April 28, 2020 further extending certain patent and trademark deadlines falling between March 27, 2020 and May 31, 2020. Full lists of the…
USPTO Announces Extension of Certain Patent and Trademark-related DeadlinesApril 8, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued official Notices in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, granting 30-day extensions for certain specifically identified patent and trademark deadlines falling between March 27, 2020…
Wenderoth’s COVID-19 ResponseMarch 16, 2020
As we are all facing the uncertainty created by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), our focus at Wenderoth is the safety and well-being of our employees and clients, as well as providing our clients with continuing,…
Congratulations to Peter Jay On Becoming a Wenderoth PartnerJanuary 1, 2020
Wenderoth is pleased to announce the promotion of Peter Jay to partner, effective January 1, 2020. Peter is a registered patent attorney in the firm's chemical and pharmaceutical practice group. Having a technical background and an…
Federal Circuit Finds USPTO’s PTA Reduction Rule Contrary to the PTA StatuteFebruary 25, 2019
I. Summary By statute, the USPTO has authority to make a patent term adjustment (“PTA”) to account for delays caused by the USPTO during prosecution. See 35 U.S.C. §§ 154(b)(1)(A)-(C). However, the PTA is reduced when…
USPTO Issues Procedure to Request PTA Recalculation for Erroneous IDS DeductionDecember 7, 2018
I. Summary For years, the USPTO’s patent term adjustment (“PTA”) computer program has been unable to properly calculate PTA when an information disclosure statement (“IDS”) had been filed with a 30-day safe harbor statement under 37…