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Due to COVID-19, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) added new grounds for requesting a restoration of the Right of Priority or Benefit of
You may be wondering why you should register your business’s trademarks. A business’s brand and identity are two of its most valuable assets. Recently, Nike
By Texas patent lawyer, Vincent Allen. As of August 24, 2019, there are 12,083 registered patent agents and 35,331 registered patent lawyers. Patent lawyers and
Written by Texas Patent Attorney Vincent Allen. From a farm boy in Mississippi to a big city Texas patent lawyer, this is the story of
Written by Vincent Allen The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) now requires that any applicant, registrant or party to a trademark proceeding whose domicile
Less than a year ago, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially opened the doors to its new Texas Regional Office in Dallas. This
Don’t let someone else steal your brand. Imagine this: you’ve worked hard for about 10 years to develop your brand and name recognition. After years
by Shaukat A. Karjeker
In the race to map the human genome, many of the organizations involved obtained patents on gene sequences that they identified. These patents were granted regardless of whether the applicant had determined any role or function of the sequence. As a consequence, other researchers were effectively “blocked out” of research and development on the patented DNA sequences, unless they were able to negotiate a license.
The unanimous opinion by Hon. J. Clarence Thomas, in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. completely changes the biotech and medical research landscape: DNA is a naturally-occurring composition and therefore not patentable. With a single stroke, the Court has opened the flood gates for the development of customized gene-based medicine. All issued patent claims to DNA sequences are now invalid, the DNA sequences are effectively “in the public domain,” and the sequences may be used in research and development without any need for (costly) licenses.
By Vincent J. Allen
On the day before the new continuation rules discussed in our previous newsletter were to go into effect, a federal judge in Virginia issued an injunction against the Patent Office that prevented the Patent Office from changing the rules on November 1, 2007 as scheduled. GlaxoSmithKline filed suit in Virginia claiming that the new regulations are vague, arbitrary, and capricious.
By Zach W. Hilton
In March, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) celebrated the issuance of the first patent under its new accelerated examination program. This patent issued from an application filed on September 29, 2006. Implemented in August 2006, the accelerated examination program allows an applicant to dramatically shorten the time an application spends in the examination process.
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