Double Patenting News Today

On 10 May 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at changing the current practices surrounding terminal disclaimers.

On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes a rule regarding new requirements for terminal disclaimers...

The Federal Circuit has issued a unanimous precedential decision holding that a patent whose term was extended through Patent Term Adjustment...

Discussing double patenting, a complicated and sometimes confounding area of intellectual propert law; risks of, and ways to avoid being hit by, double patenting rejections – and how to overcome them if they arise.