International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 17
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.15.06
Inside this issue:
- TRENDS IN TRADE REMEDIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- MARKET ACCESS: After Doha: Practical Approaches for Cutting the Costs of Trade - Making the Most of FTAs
- COUNTERVAILING: Commerce Initiates First Countervailing Duty Investigation Involving Chinese Subsidies in 15 Years
- SANCTIONS: Change expected soon in scope of US sanctions on North Korea
- SANCTIONS: Recent Changes in U.S. Policy Expand Business Opportunities in Sudan
- U.S. LEGISLATION: Hours before the close of the 109th Session of Congress, the House and Senate approved a package of trade legislation with wide-ranging implications for the international business community
- AVIATION: U.S. DOT Decision to Scuttle Foreign Control Rule Leaves U.S.-EU Open Skies Accord in Doubt
- REGULATORY: REACH Regulation on track for adoption by EU Council
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.26.25
From ‘Second’ to ‘First:’ Federal Circuit Tackles Obvious Claim Errors
Patent claims must be clear and definite, as they set the boundaries of the patentee’s rights. Occasionally, however, claim language contains errors, such as typographical mistakes or incorrect numbering. Courts possess very limited authority to correct such errors. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has emphasized that judicial correction is appropriate only in rare circumstances, where (1) the error is evident from the face of the patent, and (2) the proposed correction is the sole reasonable interpretation in view of the claim language, specification, and prosecution history. See Group One, Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., 407 F.3d 1297, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) and Novo Indus., L.P. v. Micro Molds Corp., 350 F.3d 1348, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2003).
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.26.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.25.25
Brussels Court Clarifies the EU’s SPC Manufacturing Waiver Regulation Rules
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.24.25
