It has been four years since amendments to the Patent Act and Patent Rules were made, bringing the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) into force in Canada. The most consequential changes have proven to be the ...
Jane Dai, Ph.D., Susan Janicki, Ph.D. The Trump administration is considering changing the U.S. patent maintenance fee structure from the existing three fixed flat fees to an annual, value‑based “tax” ...
“The USPTO should revise its systems to refuse maintenance fee payments for expired patents or give a warning if one attempts to pay a maintenance fee on an expired patent.” Editor’s note: This ...
Novo Nordisk is losing Canadian patent protection on a blockbuster drug after not paying a small fee
Years before semaglutide became a blockbuster drug for Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharma giant had the chance to maintain its patent in Canada but didn’t pay a small fee to do so, according to a recent ...
These new features bridge the chasm between responsible patent ownership and administrative decisioning that matters to both patent holders and buyers. March 26, 2026, Austin, Texas: Techson continues ...
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