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Be Wary of Provisional Priority Dates in Prior Art
04 Nov 2025 20:05 GMT
… applicants – as well as patent professionals – sometimes overlook the … the filing date of the third party’s utility patent … reference but later than the filing date of … To these applicants and patentees, broader patent claim scope provides …
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USPTO’s New Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program: Faster First Office Action, If You Play by the Rules
04 Nov 2025 20:06 GMT
… , 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) … nonprovisional is not.
(b) Filing date timing
The application has to … have been filed electronically in Patent Center.
The spec, claims … fast-lane for certain patent applications starting October 27, …
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USPTO Launches 'Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program' for Expedited Patent Examination
29 Oct 2025 22:52 GMT
… filings.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) … claims.
According to USPTO patent pendency data for September … of months from application filing date to issuance of a … 121 against obviousness-type double patenting rejections may not be …
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Patent term extensions in Mexico: what lies ahead
22 Oct 2025 13:30 GMT
… the original filing date, producing consistent and favourable outcomes for patent holders.
… compensate for unjustifiable delays during patent prosecution.
In response, Mexico … certificate (SPC) – an additional patent granted to compensate for administrative …
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Mexico: patent related controversies following the entry into force of the new IP Law
17 Oct 2025 21:28 GMT
… filing date of the application in Mexico and the granting of the patent … refers to the international filing date of the patent application to establish the … for the patent began, and not to the national filing date.
Therefore, while …
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Why Global Patents Are Suddenly Drowning U.S. Clean Energy Firms
16 Oct 2025 08:28 GMT
… federal policy shifts.
Global Patent Competition in Clean Energy
Whereas … existed before the filing date of a patent application, such as patents, publications, websites … modification of what already exists. Patents experts are increasingly advising their …
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Divisional practice and double patenting in Korea
14 Oct 2025 14:15 GMT
… mechanism to address double patenting. Instead, Korean patent law relies on a … the filing date of the parent application.
2 Double patenting under Korean patent law … earliest filing date may be granted a patent. If two or more patent applications …
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Investornewsbreaks Nutriband Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRB) Files Provisional Patent To Strengthen Protection Of AVERSA(TM) Abuse-Deterrent Technology
10 Oct 2025 07:01 GMT
… the filing of a provisional patent application with the U. … S. Patent and Trademark Office to expand … a non-provisional patent and granted, the new patent could extend … years from the filing date. AVERSA(TM) technology, already patented in 46 …
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PTAB Decision Relating to Real Parties-In-Interest Designated Precedential
03 Nov 2025 19:11 GMT
… this case, after the patent owner requested to file motions … adversaries to harass American patentees or otherwise provide an … regarding RPI requirements, a “patent owner challenging a RPI … still retain its original petition filing date. In Corning, the Board …
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Nutriband Files Provisional Patent Application for Enhanced Transdermal Abuse Deterrent Technology
08 Oct 2025 12:30 GMT
… deterrent transdermal technology. The provisional patent application covers improved aversive formulations … , it could significantly extend the patent protection for products that utilize … a US patent is 20 years from the non-provisional filing date. The …