A patent family groups the published documents for the same invention. How WIPO defines simple and extended families, and why family size can vary.
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A first patent filing in one Paris Convention country lets the applicant file elsewhere within 12 months and keep its date. How the priority year works.
Decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on patent eligibility, claim construction, damages and PTAB appeals, explained for practitioners.
The panel rejected a per se rule that claims covering an impossibility are indefinite, then held them invalid under Amgen’s full-scope enablement test.
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Reporting and data on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including inter partes review petitions, discretionary denials, institution rates and Director Review.
The court affirmed that Google failed to show any claim of the ’704 patent unpatentable: file metadata independently corroborated the inventor’s testimony.
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Rules, guidance, fees and examination practice at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and what they mean for drafting and prosecuting patent applications, including the use of AI in patent practice.
A final rule effective 13 August 2026 halves the two-year threshold for extra information and the higher petition fee in unintentional-delay petitions.
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The Unified Patent Court, the European Patent Office and national courts across Europe, including injunctions, opt-outs and cross-border enforcement strategy.
A used product makes a manufacturing method public if a skilled person could work it out without undue burden, and no reason to analyse it is needed.
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Plain-English guides to patent concepts and procedures, from inter partes review and continuation patents to patent term adjustment and freedom-to-operate searches.
A patent’s term generally ends 20 years after its application was filed, not after grant. What starts the clock, what extends it and what ends it early.
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The Supreme Court’s 2023 rule that a specification must enable everything a claim covers now governs examination and litigation. Here is how it is applied and where claims fail.
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