IP Prosecution and Portfolio Management
Overview
The intellectual property team at Crowell & Moring helps clients across the United States and abroad realize the full value of their intellectual property and defend against unauthorized use of their ideas— assets often described as "today's international currency." Successful strategy, protection, and management of intellectual property rights can play a significant role in the broader success or failure of a business venture, especially where substantial effort and capital investment are devoted to the development of new technology or new ideas.
Insights
Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.02.24
The Federal Circuit recently denied a petition for rehearing en banc in the much watched In re Cellect matter. The landmark panel decision determined how obviousness-type double patenting (“ODP”) is impacted when patent term adjustment (“PTA”) is added to the term of one or more patents in a family under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b), resulting in different terms for the family member patents that would otherwise expire on the same day.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 06.22.23
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.07.23
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.04.23
USPTO Introduces New Initiative to Expedite Patent Applications of First-Time Filers
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Insights
Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.02.24
The Federal Circuit recently denied a petition for rehearing en banc in the much watched In re Cellect matter. The landmark panel decision determined how obviousness-type double patenting (“ODP”) is impacted when patent term adjustment (“PTA”) is added to the term of one or more patents in a family under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b), resulting in different terms for the family member patents that would otherwise expire on the same day.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 06.22.23
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.07.23
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.04.23
USPTO Introduces New Initiative to Expedite Patent Applications of First-Time Filers
Insights
Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.02.24
The Federal Circuit recently denied a petition for rehearing en banc in the much watched In re Cellect matter. The landmark panel decision determined how obviousness-type double patenting (“ODP”) is impacted when patent term adjustment (“PTA”) is added to the term of one or more patents in a family under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b), resulting in different terms for the family member patents that would otherwise expire on the same day.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 06.22.23
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.07.23
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.04.23
USPTO Introduces New Initiative to Expedite Patent Applications of First-Time Filers