USPTO Makes Patent Prosecution Highway with Taiwan Final

Jan 2, 2013
USPTO News

On December 21, 2012, the USPTO announced its September 1, 2012 permanent launch of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO). The permanent USPTO/TIPO PPH program, which began as a pilot in September 2011, continues to benefit each office from work previously done by the other office, greatly accelerating […]

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Patent Reexamination Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Jun 15, 2012
Patent Reform

The following article by Hershkovitz & Associates founder Abe Hershkovitz on Patent Reexamination as provided for in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act appeared in the June 2012 issue of Financier Worldwide Magazine. Located in the U.K., Financier Worldwide is a leading publisher of news and analysis on the global corporate finance marketplace. If your browser […]

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Hershkovitz IP Group at INTA 2012

May 30, 2012
INTA 2012

The 2012 INTA Annual Meeting was held on May 5-9 in Washington, D.C. On May 8, members of the Hershkovitz IP Group professional team (shown in the group photo below) gave complementary presentations on various intellectual property topics. To view slides from the presentations, which are listed below, please click here. Practice Tips for Patent […]

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First Annual International AMPPI Conference in Mexico City

Apr 13, 2012
International News

Hershkovitz & Associates founder Abe Hershkovitz gave a presentation on the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) at the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI) Conference held in Mexico City from March 21 to 23, 2012. The AMPPI is the Mexican Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). The […]

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