First-to-File… Now What?
The most significant changes in US patent law in over 200 years have now gone into full effect. Don’t get left behind. See Patent Attorney Dominic Frisina speak on how these historic changes affect innovation strategy and what companies can do to benefit under the new law. Attorney Frisina will be presenting at the Manufacturing Mart 2013 trade show at the John S. Knight Center in Akron Ohio on May 15th at 11:30. Attorney Frisina’s presentation will be part of an exciting schedule of business and scientific professionals...
read moreEconomic Effect of U.S.-EU Agreement; USITC Seeks Input
Washington DC April 18, 2013. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking input for newly initiated investigations into the probable economic effect of duty-free imports under a U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement. The investigations, U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports, were requested by the Acting United States Trade Representative (USTR) in a letter received on March 26,...
read moreSeventh Global Congress on Counterfeiting and Piracy
Istanbul, April 24, 2013. Senior decision-makers from governments, law enforcement, Customs and the private sector gather in Istanbul, Turkey, for the Seventh Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, to seek innovative responses to the illicit trade in counterfeit and pirated goods. Over 850 delegates from more than 100 countries are attending the three-day meeting from 24 to 26 April that is being chaired by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and hosted by Turkish Customs with the support of the Union of Chambers and...
read moreWIPO’s PATENTSCOPE Tops 28 Million
Geneva, April 12, 2013. The addition, this month, of over ten million documents from the national patent collection of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dating from 1790 to the present day, has expanded WIPO’s PATENTSCOPE to over 28 million searchable patent documents. The PATENTSCOPE search service is a valuable technical resource that provides access to information about new technologies which are often disclosed for the first time as international patent applications. PATENTSCOPE provides access to PCT international...
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