The recent Myriad U.S. Supreme Court decision has limited the patentability of biotechnology and life sciences inventions. In light of the Myriad decision, the USPTO has institute...
READ MOREtraverselegal - September 22, 2014 - Patent
The recent Myriad U.S. Supreme Court decision has limited the patentability of biotechnology and life sciences inventions. In light of the Myriad decision, the USPTO has institute...
READ MOREtraverselegal - August 22, 2014 - How to Patent an Idea, Patent
We have a lot of clients who ask us as their attorneys specializing in patent law “How to Patent an Idea?” It’s a great question. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t alw...
READ MOREtraverselegal - July 30, 2012 - Patent, Patent Law
On Thursday, July 26, 2012, the USPTO announced publication in the Federal Register of proposed rules and proposed examination guidelines for the first-inventor-to-file provision ...
READ MOREtraverselegal - July 27, 2012 - Patent, Patent Law
A “provisional application for patent” – usually called a provisional patent application – is basically a 12-month placeholding application. It is less expensive than...
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