[情報] USPTO新法暫停實施

[barley (莫忘初衷)]

NOTICE REGARDING CLAIMS AND CONTINUATIONS RULES
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a final rule
notice in the Federal Register to revise the rules of practice in patent
cases relating to continuing applications and requests for continued
examination practices, and for the examination of claims in patent
applications. See Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings,
Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination
of Claims in Patent Applications, 72 Fed. Reg. 46716 (Aug. 21, 2007) (Claims
and Continuations Final Rule). The final rule notice published in the Federal
Register indicates that the effective date for the changes to the rules of
practice in the Claims and Continuations Final Rule is November 1, 2007.

On October 31, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern
District Court of Virginia, however, issued a Preliminary Injunction
enjoining the USPTO from implementing the changes in the Claims and
Continuations Final Rule. Therefore, the changes to the rules of practice in
the Claims and Continuations Final Rule will not go into effect on November
1, 2007.

USPTO employees are to continue processing and examining patent applications
under the rules and procedures in effect on October 31, 2007, until further
notice.

This Web site will be updated and USPTO employees will be notified with
further information as it becomes available.

Inquiries regarding this notice should be directed to the appropriate TC
representative.


http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/GSK_20PI_20Order.pdf
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恩...不太清楚發preliminary injunction的原因

不知道有沒有人可以提供一下

總而言之是個好消息...

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推 forcomet:本日最紅消息
※ 編輯: barley          來自: 59.120.41.52         (11/01 11:51)
推 barley:也很好奇為什麼州法院的的禁制令可以約束USPTO
推 m1a1n1:interesting!
推 piglauhk:州法院..嗎  可能uspto總部或主機剛好在那州 屬地給他判?
推 priorart:這間是Federal Ct.理由是PTO逾越權限(有點類似台灣行政
→ priorart:法的法律保留原則) 對firm這可能是好消息 但對常被美韓
→ priorart:大廠以CA等子孫案控告侵權的台灣inhouse卻可能是壞消息
推 simonGSX:聽同事說USPTO總部也在Virginia 所以他可以發injunction
→ simonGSX:不過如果federal court覺得不合理的話 也許還會翻案
推 JSL3719:這間是聯邦地院，而且是有名的Rocket Docket，審一個訴訟
→ JSL3719:比USPTO審一件申請案還快
→ WHOMAU:這不是聯邦法院...這個Injunction最上面很明顯寫著
→ WHOMAU:THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA....
→ WHOMAU:這是地院....這件案子雙方都很堅持而且後台都很硬..
→ WHOMAU:最後打到SUPREME COURT的機會很大....
→ WHOMAU:更正..是最上面寫著DISTRICT COURT..所以可知是地院..
→ JSL3719:DISTRICT COURT可以是州體系的地院，也可以是聯邦法院體系
→ JSL3719:的下級法院/地院，但是只有聯邦體系地院才會稱呼為
→ JSL3719:the "United States" District Court for .....
→ JSL3719:THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA是眾多聯邦地院中審理
→ JSL3719:專利速最快的，所以被稱為Rocket Docket