I recently received a note form an in-house counsel asking for feedback on a proposed standard for invention disclosures. This is an offshoot of LEDES (www.ledes.org) by representatives from universities, law firms, companies, and software vendors. The intent is to provide an open standard for transferring invention data, typically from inventors to their patent attorneys. The LEDES […]
The Japanese Patent Office (“JPO”) introduced a revised version of the “Examination Guidelines for Medical Inventions,” in October of 2009. The revised guidelines are applicable to all patent applications being examined after November 1, 2009, including pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Methods for Collecting data from the human body In Japan, the examination guidelines stipulate […]
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