“Clarifying its earlier holdings, the CAFC found that the provisional application must provide written description support for the specific portions of the patent specification relied upon in the ...

“Refiling a provisional is just a bad idea when you can, for a few hundred dollars more, keep hold of that earliest priority date and continue on the path to obtaining a patent.” The question that we ...

There has been much discussion as of late on “essential patents” or “standard-essential patents” (SEPs). Broadly speaking, SEPs are a particular type of patent having claims which cover an aspect or ...

If used correctly, continuation applications can offer a host of benefits within a broad patent portfolio, says Bryce Bailey at Baker McKenzie Practitioners often consider continuation applications to ...

Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most important assets many technology companies will ever own. Patents are a key part of a company’s IP portfolio. Investors often view a company’s patent ...