Fixing Unintentional Duty of Disclosure and Candor Issues Through Supplemental Examination

A significant procedure for patent owners, Supplemental Examination, was established in the 2012 America Invents Act when Congress determined there should be a proceeding to turn events that in the past could lead to unenforceability when they were unintentional acts into fixable issues. Namely, 35 U.S.C. 257 was enacted and titled “Supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, or correct information.”...
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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