DELIVERING Results
April 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…
Trademark Team Triumphs on Appeal for D.C. AtelierOctober 1, 2018
In In re Paradyce Clothing Company, Inc., U.S. Serial No. 87562296 (October 1, 2018), Wenderoth Trademark Partner Rebeccah Gan successfully appealed a likelihood of confusion refusal on behalf of District of Columbia-based clothing line “PARADYCE.”…
Robert Joynes Presented at the Inaugural BIO Africa ConventionAugust 29, 2018
Robert Joynes participated as a speaker on a panel discussing how to leverage intellectual property to fund biotechnology innovation at the inaugural BIO Africa Convention held in Durban, South Africa this week. Robert’s lecture focused…
Wenderoth Attorney is Part of U.S. Delegation to JapanApril 9, 2018
April 16-19, 2018, Andrew Freistein, a Wenderoth partner, is part of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) IP Practice in Japan Committee’s U.S. Delegation to Japan. The Delegation will meet with members of the Japanese…
Wenderoth Hosts JETRO IPG MeetingFebruary 27, 2018
On February 23, 2017, Wenderoth hosted the 31st Intellectual Property Group (“IPG”) meeting of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a non-profit organization that provides business support services to companies expanding to Japan. IP practitioners…
USPTO Revises MPEPFebruary 1, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Chao Gao became a partner of Wenderoth on January 1, 2018. Chao is a registered patent attorney in the firm's chemical practice group, where his practice focuses primarily on…
Congratulations to Chao Gao On Becoming a Wenderoth PartnerJanuary 2, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Chao Gao became a partner of Wenderoth on January 1, 2018. Chao is a registered patent attorney in the firm's chemical practice group, where his practice focuses primarily on…
CAFC Poised to Reverse PTAB in IPR DecisionDecember 12, 2017
On December 11, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the CAFC”) held oral arguments for Takeda Pharmaceutical Company v. Array BioPharma Inc., IPR2015-00754, an inter partes review (IPR) handled by Wenderoth attorneys…
Wenderoth Presents at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Annual ConferenceDecember 7, 2017
On October 30, 2017, Peter Jay of Wenderoth gave a presentation about proactively preparing experimental data in chemical patent applications at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Jay…
Change in Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between USPTO & JPOSeptember 14, 2017
The USPTO has announced that electronic retrieval of priority documents between the USPTO and JPO will now be managed by the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) and will require a new retrieval method. The new retrieval…
Wenderoth Hosts Webinar for Members of Larta InsitituteSeptember 14, 2017
On September 7, 2017, Chao Gao and Robert Joynes of Wenderoth presented a webinar focusing on aggressive prosecution strategies for effective and efficient patent prosecution to the members of the Larta Institute (www.larta.org). The webinar included…
USPTO EXTENDS AFCP 2.0 & QPIDS PILOT PROGRAMS ANOTHER YEARSeptember 11, 2017
As expected, the USPTO has extended both the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) and Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) pilot programs another year to September 30, 2018. The pilot programs were set…
Wenderoth Wards Off Opposition In Precedential DecisionJune 22, 2017
In Executive Coach Builders, Inc. v. SPV Coach Company, Inc., Opposition No. 91212312 (TTAB June 21, 2017), Wenderoth’s trademark team successfully achieved dismissal of an opposition against Client SPV COACH’S Trademark “ARMBRUSTER STAGEWAY.” SPV COACH…
USPTO Institutes Trademark Post-Registration Rule Changes and ReformsFebruary 15, 2017
In recent months, the USPTO has begun to institute significant changes to Post-Registration examination of declarations and attendant specimens. More particularly, the USPTO has mandated that USPTO examining attorneys (rather than traditional non-attorney post-registration specialists)…
Lee v. Tam: Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of USPTO Disparagement BarSeptember 30, 2016
In Michelle K. Lee, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Simon Shiao Tam, No. 15-1293, The Supreme Court has granted a petition for writ of certiorari lodged by the USPTO appealing the…
USPTO Initiates Post-Prosecution Pilot Program (P3)August 2, 2016
On July 11, 2016, the USPTO announced a new Post-Prosecution Pilot Program (“P3”). This new pilot program combines aspects of the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (“AFCP 2.0”) and the Pre-Appeal Request for Review…
USPTO to Accelerate Examination of Cancer Treatment ApplicationsJune 30, 2016
On June 29, 2016, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and the USPTO announced the “Patents 4 Patients” initiative as part of President Obama’s call for a “Cancer Moonshot” at the White House Cancer Moonshot Summit.…