In case there was any doubt, the Supreme Court has held the IPR Process is not unconstitutional in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy. The court found the IPR process an extension of the Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to grant a patent and, as such, “Congress has permissibly reserved the PTO’s authority to conduct that reconsideration.” This holding is not surprising. But it is applauded for removing some potential ambiguity in the U.S. patent system. Although not perfect, certainty in the patent system allows companies to make sound business decisions.
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A single vague instruction letter can delay a foreign patent application by months. That is the quiet risk hiding inside every international filing program: the
Choosing the wrong intellectual property outsourcing partner does not just waste a budget line. It puts deadlines, patent rights, and client trust on the line.
A single overlooked renewal or a mismanaged multi-jurisdiction filing can quietly erode years of brand equity. That is exactly why so many trademark attorneys and
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