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USPTO Proposes Rule Changes Affecting Enforceability of Patents with Terminal Disclaimers

New USPTO rulemaking could limit enforcement of patents tied by terminal disclaimers if related patents are invalidated

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to revise how patents subject to terminal disclaimers are enforced. The proposed changes would link the enforceability of a patent subject to a terminal disclaimer to the validity of the related patent, potentia…
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USPTO Proposes Rule Changes Affecting Enforceability of Patents with Terminal Disclaimers The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to revise how patents subject to terminal disclaimers are enforced. The proposed changes would link the enforce... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uspto-proposes-rule-changes-affecting-enforceability-of-patents-with-terminal-disclaimers

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