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Patent Prosecution Associate – San Francisco

Job Id: 1419

Large international law firm is seeking a 3rd – 5th year licensed IP Patent Agent or Associate to join growing IP Prosecution practice group of its San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology or related field and experience drafting and prosecuting patents in the life sciences.

Supreme Court: Federal Government Cannot Challenge Patents in PTAB June 13, 2019
The validity of a patent can be challenged in four different types of proceedings: ex parte reexamination, inter partes review, post grant review, and covered business method review. An ex parte reexamination is initiated by any person or by the PTO’s director to request that the PTO internally reexamine the claims of the patent based... […]
Audrey A Millemann

Pre-Institution Merger Foils Inter Partes Review Challenge June 13, 2019
by Dennis Crouch Power Integrations, Inc. v. Semiconductor Components (ON Semiconductor) (Fed. Cir. 2019) The Federal Circuit has ordered dismissal of On Semiconductor’s IPR petitions against several patents owned by Power Integrations. The basic issue on appeal was interpretation of the time-bar under 35 U.S.C. 315(b) (b) An inter partes review may not be instituted […]
Dennis Crouch

Transition At IP-Watch: A New Path Forward March 25, 2019
Dear Readers, After 15 years of original, independent, thoughtful, and timely reporting on global policymaking from the inside, Intellectual Property Watch (IP-Watch) is announcing today a pause on reporting services as it embarks on a transition phase to devise new strategies for future work.
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