In October 2004, the US PTO announced it had created a new classification for nanotechnology patents - Class 977 - which would serve as a cross-reference to help examiners, among others, search prior ...

“To modernize our patent infrastructure, we need better tools to help inventors and examiners find relevant prior art.” Patent categories were established more than 100 years ago. There are dozens of ...

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit filed in federal court this week alleges that a patent infringement lawsuit filed by multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis against generic ...

During the Reagan Administration, then Congressman John Kasich (R-OH) co-sponsored legislation in 1983 to extend patent terms to address government agency and regulatory delays. [1] Twelve years later ...

A fellow named Dennis Dilbeck has sued Netflix, based on his perception that two of the company's Patents were granted without full disclosure of prior art- and that lack of disclosure has provided ...

In a big win for generic drug manufacturers, a federal judge has invalidated the patents for Imodium A-D - a popular, over-the-counter diarrhea medicine - after finding that the patented improvements ...