In October 2004, the US PTO announced it had created a new classification for nanotechnology patents - Class 977 - which would serve as a cross-reference to help examiners, among others, search prior ...

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit filed in federal court this week alleges that a patent infringement lawsuit filed by multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis against generic ...

A fellow named Dennis Dilbeck has sued Netflix, based on his perception that two of the company's Patents were granted without full disclosure of prior art- and that lack of disclosure has provided ...

“Patents that have been thoroughly examined during prosecution are more likely to withstand validity challenges during IPR. To this end, it might be beneficial for practitioners to work closely with ...

During the Reagan Administration, then Congressman John Kasich (R-OH) co-sponsored legislation in 1983 to extend patent terms to address government agency and regulatory delays. [1] Twelve years later ...

"Teva stifled would-be generic competitors to QVAR because the drug laws do not allow for generic substitution of a given drug-device combination unless the generic is approved for that specific ...