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Oct 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Douglas Crisman |Rahul Kapoor |Kannan Badri Narayanan

October 9, 2024 Douglas Crisman, Rahul Kapoor, Kannan Narayanan, Manita Rawat, Kalpesh Upadhye Morgan Lewis + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In March 2024, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry published changes to its 2003 Patent Rules.

Oct 8, 2024 | morganlewis.com | Rahul Kapoor |Douglas Crisman |Manita Rawat |Kalpesh V. Upadhye |Kannan Badri Narayanan

The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry in March 2024 published changes to its 2003 Patent Rules. These applicant-friendly changes include eased disclosure obligations for foreign applications, improved practices regarding divisional applications, a shortened timeframe for examination requests from 48 months to 31 months, and the introduction of a formal grace period for submissions following public disclosure.

Mar 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Dion Bregman |Kannan Badri Narayanan

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week issued a memorandum related to guidelines for examining patent claims with means-plus-function and step-plus-function limitations under 35 USC § 112(f). The memorandum primarily serves as a reinforcement and clarification of existing practices rather than introducing new legal standards regarding 35 USC § 112(f).

Mar 22, 2024 | morganlewis.com | Dion Bregman |Kannan Badri Narayanan

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week issued a memorandum related to guidelines for examining patent claims with means-plus-function and step-plus-function limitations under 35 USC § 112(f). The memorandum primarily serves as a reinforcement and clarification of existing practices rather than introducing new legal standards regarding 35 USC § 112(f).