Comments on: USPTO to Limit Markush (Alternative) Claims: Serious Cost Increase in the Forecast

By: Patent Baristas » Patent Office Receives Hate Mail Over Proposed Patent Changes

Thu, 01 May 2008 03:57:58 +0000

[...] USPTO to Limit Markush (Alternative) Claims: Serious Cost Increase in the Forecast Posted April 30th, 2008 by Stephen Albainy-Jenei in Patent Reform, USPTO | | [...]

By: bindu

bindu — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:42:57 +0000

There is no point in limiting markush claims, as they are the important means of coverage.

By: Patent Baristas » Patent Office: Application Costs Could Increase by $100,000 or More

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:38:15 +0000

[...] also: USPTO to Limit Markush (Alternative) Claims: Serious Cost Increase in the Forecast Posted March 11th, 2008 by Stephen Albainy-Jenei in Patent Reform, USPTO | [...]

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:47:39 +0000

pls tell me abt the type of claim mentioned herewith: A method of alleviating withdrawal symptoms of dependency or addiction to a substance selected from the group consisting of alcohol, amphetamines and morphine in a human being comprising administering to said human being in need thereof a Ginkgo biloba extract in an amount sufficient to alleviate said withdrawal symptoms, wherein said Ginkgo biloba extract comprises 20 to 30% of flavoneglycosides, 2.5 to 4.5% of ginkgolides A, B, C and J, 2 to 4% of bilobalide, less than 10% of proanthocyanidines and less than 10 ppm of compounds of alkylphenol type.

By: Patent Baristas » Patent Office Director: Patent Allowances Down, Hoorah!

Patent Baristas » Patent Office Director: Patent Allowances Down, Hoorah! — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:12:47 +0000

[...] USPTO proposed new rules in the Federal Register that will allow an examiner to split one Markush claim into lots and lots [...]