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I will be teaching a webinar on Tuesday, May 8 about PDX and DAS. Attend this webinar to learn about PDX and DAS or to reinforce what you already know. This program will be of interest to anyone who works on inbound or outbound filings, whether Paris-based or PCT-based or Hague Agreement-based.
To learn more, or to register, click here.
When I launched my law practice back in about 1994, one of my first purchases was Foonberg’s excellent book How to Start & Build a Law Practice. The advice given in Foonberg’s book is timeless and enduring. To this day I urge anyone who is launching a firm to buy and read this book. Continue reading “Foonberg’s Client Curve of Gratitude”
Will you be in Seattle around May 17-18? Maybe you will be there because you are attending the INTA annual meeting. Maybe you will be there because you are attending the AIPLA Spring meeting.
Then you might consider attending an EPO meeting that will take place. Continue reading “Life sciences patent seminar in Seattle on May 17 and 18”
A member of the PCT listserv recently posted a question in that listserv:
Hello everyone.
Are there any nuances or limitations to incorporating the content of a provisional application by reference in a PCT application (other than, I believe, including such statement in the request and the requirement that the application disclosure to be incorporated is a valid priority application)? The goal is to preserve the less important disclosure of a somewhat lengthy provisional application for use later on, if needed, even possibly after filing national applications. I plan to trim much of the provisional app disclosure in the PCT application to save costs.
Also, are there time limits or deadlines to actually add the material to the current application from the previous application that was incorporated by reference? I am sure this is country specific. But, any general input would be appreciated.
The general answer is “don’t try to incorporate by reference in a PCT application”. Continue reading “Incorporation by reference in a PCT application?”
A year ago I posted about a speed test. Since then I have set up a new speed test that I like better.
On March 26, 2018, Afghanistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol at the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. The Madrid Protocol will thus enter into force for Afghanistan on June 26, 2018. You can see the WIPO notification here.
This brings to 101 the number of members of the Madrid system. Continue reading “Afghanistan joins Madrid Protocol”
The ePCT system has a very helpful feature which permits you to see a preview of what will eventually be the first page of your published PCT application. This feature was mentioned in an article in the Practical Advice section of a recent issue of the PCT Newsletter. I am delighted to be able to tell you that the article mentions a mistake made by yours truly and the way I fixed the mistake. Continue reading “Using the PCT Publication Preview feature”
Okay, dear readers, tell me the truth — the instant you saw these Tesla charging pedestals, didn’t you immediately think of another consumer product?
If you try hard enough, can you think of some activity you could pursue for an eight-hour day that would be more fun than spending that day with, say, a hundred other people discussing the finer points of the Patent Cooperation Treaty? Yeah, right, loyal readers, you know what I am talking about. It would not be easy to top that! Continue reading “A fun PCT day in Minneapolis!”
A reminder of a webinar tomorrow — pros and cons of using any of four approaches to obtain US patent protection in connection with a PCT application:
For more information or to register, click here.