US patent reform: a European perspective.
This article describes a significant change in US patent practice that will see it become more aligned with the patent practice in most if not all of the rest of the world. This change follows recent legislation in the US that has transformed the manner in which the USPTO treats issues as fundamental as the date of an invention, and also opens the way for more economical challenges to the validity of patents after grant.
Harrison Goddard Foote Patent & Trademark Attorneys, Belgrave Hall, Belgrave Street, Leeds, LS2 8DD, UK. jatkinson@hgf.com.
Jonathan D M
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Atkinson
Rachel S
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Jones
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