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Federal Circuit Finds USPTO’s PTA Reduction Rule Contrary to the PTA Statute February 25, 2019I. 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…
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USPTO Issues Procedure to Request PTA Recalculation for Erroneous IDS Deduction December 7, 2018I. 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…
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Trademark Team Triumphs on Appeal for D.C. Atelier October 1, 2018In 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.”…
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Robert Joynes Presented at the Inaugural BIO Africa Convention August 29, 2018Robert 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…