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Supreme Court Hears Apple v. Samsung

Supreme Court Hears Apple v. Samsung Apple squares off with Samsung today before the United States Supreme Court, addressing a long-standing dispute relating to the design of the early version iPhone, first brought to light in a 2012 trial. This is the first design patent dispute heard by the Court in over a century. At…

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US Patent & Trademark Office Launches Pilot Program

US Patent & Trademark Office Launches Pilot Program for Early Review of Cancer Immunotherapy Patent Applications The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on June 30, 2016, that it is implementing a 12-month pilot program to provide for earlier review of patent applications relating to cancer immunotherapy.  According to the Federal Register notice (link…

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Grant Submissions and Novelty: A Catch-22 for Startups

Grant Submissions and Novelty: A Catch-22 for Startups The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 brought sweeping changes to the landscape of Patent Law.  Among other things, the AIA expanded the scope of potential prior art by explicitly treating all information which is not only “described in a printed publication” but also “otherwise available…