Patent and Trademark Office USPTO held virtual panel discussion on the duty of disclosure and duty of reasonable inquiry. While both duties apply regardless of technology area, the discussion supported USPTO initiatives pursuant to President Biden’s July 2021 Executive Order.
On February 23, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a virtual panel discussion on the duty of disclosure and duty of reasonable inquiry. While both duties apply.
The USPTO has issued a Federal Register Notice discussing how the duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the USPTO applies to "information and statements material to patentability…
The USPTO has issued a Federal Register Notice discussing how the duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the USPTO applies to “information and statements material to.
In the U.S., a prosecution history of a patent comes into play in the context of claim construction, and also in the context of an assessment of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.