Applied Tissue Technologies, an advanced wound care company, announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, "Study Comparing Platform Wound Dressing, a Negative-Pressure Device without a Filler, with Three Conventional Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Systems in the Treatment of Excisional and Incisional Wounds."
Baidu, an internet search and AI giant in China, has recently acquired YY Live for $3.6B. Baidu's co-founder and CEO Robin Li said in a filing, "[t]his transaction will catapult Baidu into a leading platform for live streaming and diversify our revenue source."
Cooley Group, a global manufacturer of high-performance polymeric solutions, has been acquired by its five executive leaders in collaboration with J.H. Witney Capital Partners, a private equity firm. The deal also included the acquisition of Vintex, Inc. (Ontario) to form a healthcare solutions business unit.
Pressure Biosciences, a leader in the development and sale of broadly enabling, pressure-based instruments, consumables, and platform technology solutions to the worldwide biotechnology, biotherapeutics, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and food & beverage industries, recently announced their Pressure Cycling Technology ("PCT") was utilized by a convergence of global research teams, resulting in pivotal new insights into COVID-19 biology and disease processes.
RapidSOS, a leader in the development of emergency response communications and the world's first emergency response data platform, has raised $85 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners Venture Capital Firm.
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2020 Intellectual Property Law Year-in-Review |
L&A Partners Eric Carnevale, Nathan Harris and Nicole Palmer provided valuable insights and predictions to attendees of our the 2020 Intellectual Property Law Year-in-Review, held virtually on January 27. Highlights included:
- Significant patent law developments in the federal courts in 2020;
- Trademark and Copyright decisions from 2020; and
- A high-level overview of domestic and international practice updates and trends.
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Effective January 1, 2021, applicants seeking design or trademark protection in both the EU and the UK must file separate applications in each jurisdiction, or file an international application separately designating the EU and the UK. Read more.
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The USPTO has extended the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program to accelerate examination and provide applicants with more comprehensive prior art by combining the search expertise of examiners from the U.S., Japan and Korea before issuing a first office action.
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The USPTO issued a Guidance Memorandum on its approach to indefiniteness in AIA post-grant proceedings.
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On January 15 L&A Hiring Partner Nicole Palmer attended the virtual 2020 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program.
On March 19, L&A Hiring Partner Nicole Palmer will be representing L&A at the Virtual MIT Biotech Group Career Fair.
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Did you know?
The original inventor of the fire hydrant is unknown, due to a fire in 1836 that completely destroyed the patent office -- and with it, all existing fire hydrant patents.
The earliest surviving patent on fire hydrant technology is patent no. 909, granted on September 8, 1838.
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