The People’s Republic of China and the United States of America Implement a...
As of December 1, 2011, the United States and China have implemented a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) to expedite examination of each others’ patent applications. The PPH is available for patent...
View ArticleThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Issues Proposed Rules for the Post-Grant...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued proposed rules for the implementation of portions of the America Invents Act relating to the post-grant review and inter partes review of patents and to the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Holds Medical Method Patent Claims Invalid for Monopolizing a...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that claims on methods of determining whether drug dosing levels should be increased or decreased based on levels of a metabolite in a patient’s bloodstream were...
View ArticleSupreme Court Affirms Patent Applicants’ Freedom to Introduce New Evidence in...
Patent applicants who are dissatisfied with a rejection by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences have two options for review. They can appeal directly to the Federal Circuit, which will review...
View ArticleIntellectual Asset Management Magazine Ranks Perkins Coie Patent Group in Top 4
Intellectual Asset Management magazine ranked the Patent Prosecution Subgroup #4 nationally, for preparing and prosecuting the highest quality patents in the 2012 IAM/Ocean Tomo quality report. This...
View Article18 Perkins Coie Attorneys Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management
Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) has published the IAM Patent 1000 and IAM Strategy 300 lists. The lists, published in the June 2012 issue, provide in-house counsel with detailed information on top...
View ArticleComparing the New Inter Partes Challenge Procedures of the America Invents Act
The America Invents Act (AIA) changed the landscape in the United States for those seeking to challenge the validity of an issued patent outside of litigation. On September 16, 2012 Inter Partes...
View ArticleChina's Proposed Amendment to the Patent Law: A Significant Increase to the...
Earlier this month, the State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) of the People’s Republic of China released a proposed amendment to the Chinese Patent Law and is now accepting comments. The...
View Article197 Perkins Coie Lawyers Recognized In 2013 Best Lawyers
Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 197 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Thirty-five attorneys were listed this year...
View ArticleU.S. News - Best Lawyers Again Ranks Perkins Coie Among The Nation’s Top Law...
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2012-2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" with first-tier rankings in 26 practice areas nationally and 112 practice areas in 11...
View ArticlePerkins Coie Named Patent "Law Firm Of The Year"
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been named the 2012-2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in Patent Law. The firm was also, for the second year in a row, named “Law Firm of...
View ArticleLet the Race Begin: U.S. Joins the World in Rewarding the First Inventor to File
On March 16, 2013, the America Invents Act (AIA) changes U.S. patent law from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, which moves U.S. patent law into closer harmony with most...
View ArticlePerkins Coie Recognized by Financial Times As One of the Most Innovative Law...
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been recognized by the Financial Times as a "Standout” in Intellectual Property for the firm’s successful defense of client HTC against Flashpoint...
View ArticlePerkins Coie’s Chicago Office Adds Patent Prosecution Capabilities
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that David B. Fournier has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice. Fournier was most recently a Partner at...
View ArticlePerkins Coie’s Denver Office Adds Second IP Partner in Less Than a Month
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Michael R. Henson has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in the Denver office. He was previously a partner at Holland & Hart...
View ArticleCLS Bank International v. Alice Corp.: Still No Definitive Guidance On...
On May 10, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its much-awaited en banc decision in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp. A majority of the court affirmed a district...
View Article22 Perkins Coie Attorneys Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 22 of the firm’s Intellectual property attorneys were recognized byIntellectualAsset Management (IAM) in the IAM Patent 1000 and IAM Strategy 300 lists.
View ArticlePerkins Coie’s Denver Office Continues to Strengthen IP Capabilities
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that David St. John-Larkin has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property practice as a senior counsel in the Denver office. He was previously a partner at Merchant...
View ArticleUSPTO Launches Updated Version of its After Final Consideration Pilot Program
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched an updated version of its After Final Consideration Pilot Program (AFCP 2.0). This program is designed to be more efficient and effective than...
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