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US PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) CRITICIZES CHINA PATENT & TRADEMARK FILINGS

The USPTO recently criticized the manner in which the number of patent and trademark filings in China is influenced by the Chinese...

SHOULD AND HOW DO I GET FOREIGN PATENTS?

Whether you should get foreign patents is a business decision. How you obtain a foreign patent can be done in a couple of ways.

ARE MEDICAL OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS PATENTABLE IN EUROPE?

A treatment method that is patentable in the US may not be patentable in Europe. In fact, European patent laws (as opposed to court...

HOW MUCH CLINICAL DATA IS NEEDED IN A PATENT?

The problem of lack of clinical data to support the scope of patent claims in Europe is a similar problem in the US. Generally, broader...

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN MY ONE YEAR IS EXPIRING ON MY PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION?

QUESTION: I filed a provisional application almost one year ago, so it will soon be expiring. I'm not sure what are the next steps for my...