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January 3rd, 2025Final Rule on USPTO Fee ChangesThe US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final rule increasing fees effective 19 January 2025. The new fee…Read More
December 30th, 2024E-commerce Patent Enforcement: Protecting Rights Holders in Online RetailToo often, a company will create a new product, market it via online retail channels, and then discover someone (often…Read More
December 18th, 2024Ex Parte ReexaminationsEx Parte Reexamination remains a viable way for patent owners and third parties to request the U.S. Patent and Trademark…Read More
November 15th, 2024New Micro-Entity Fee Reduction Now Available at the European Patent OfficeWith all the focus on the new European Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court, a recent development at the…Read More
October 18th, 2024Practical Tips for Responding to Office Action Rejections (Part II)When responding to an Office Action, as a patent practitioner, you have a variety of tools available in your “toolbox”.…Read More
October 15th, 2024Practical Tips for Responding to Office Action Rejections (Part I)When responding to an Office Action, as a patent practitioner, you have a variety of tools available in your “toolbox”.…Read More
October 10th, 2024Practical Tips for Claim DraftingDrafting patent claims can be tricky, in that sometimes we may not think about the implications of how we choose…Read More
September 3rd, 2024Double Patenting Drama: Recent Cases and USPTO ProposalsThe legal framework for obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) and its relationship to patent term adjustment (PTA) continues to evolve. In Gilead,…Read More
July 12th, 2024Workman Nydegger Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2024Workman Nydegger is pleased to announce that thirteen of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of the…Read More
July 3rd, 2024Patent Eligibility Test Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Response StrategiesThe precedent set by the Supreme Court in Diamond v. Chakrabarty (447 U.S. 303 (1980)) held that “anything under the…Read More
June 20th, 2024Trademark Rights and Freedom of Speech: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Vidal v. ElsterThe Supreme Court issued its decision in Vidal v. Elster this past week. Elster addresses a constitutional challenge to the prohibition…Read More
June 7th, 2024Workman Nydegger Nationally Ranked in Chambers USA 2024Workman Nydegger is proud to announce that the firm has been ranked by Chambers USA 2024 as a Band 2…Read More
June 3rd, 2024Workman Nydegger Welcomes 2024 Summer Law ClerksWorkman Nydegger is excited to introduce our 2024 Summer Law Clerks: Jinhee Nelson (2L), William Liu (2L), Trevor Oldham (2L),…Read More
May 30th, 2024Kerecis Presentation at the USPTO: Pioneering Innovations in Regenerative MedicineOn May 8, 2024, Dan Mooradian, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Kerecis hf, presented at the Patent Examiner Technical Training…Read More
May 30th, 2024Workman Nydegger Receives Top Ranking in Patent Designs by JuristatWorkman Nydegger has proudly secured its position as the 12th Best Law firm for Patent Designs in Juristat’s latest ranking…Read More

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