Intellectual Property
Mar. 16, 2017
Beware relaxed standards for patent application revival
With the softening of the standards required to revive abandoned patent applications, there may be implications concerning inequitable conduct that practitioners and litigants should be aware of.
Amir A. Tabarrok
registered patent attorney focusing on drafting and prosecuting patent applications; patent portfolio development and management; patent analysis, litigation support and infringement analysis opinions; freedom to operate opinions and patent validity and enforcement opinions
McGeorge
Amir is a registered patent attorney, focusing on drafting and prosecuting patent applications; patent portfolio development and management; patent analysis, litigation support and infringement analysis opinions; freedom to operate opinions and patent validity and enforcement opinions.
Justin W. Zahr
Duane Morris LLP
2475 Hanover St
Palo Alto , CA 94304
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IP WATCH
With the softening of the standards required to revive abandoned patent applications, there may be implications concerning inequitable conduct that practitioners and litigants should be aware of. Not long ago, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office relaxed standards for reviving abandoned patent applications or acceptance of delayed maintenance fee payments. The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 amended the patent laws to i...
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