USPTO Insights on Claim and Continuation Limit Rules

A recording of the Foley & Lardner "Patent Nation (web) Conference" on the USPTO's new claim and continuation limits, featuring USPTO Commissioner Jon W. Dudas and Senior Patent Counsel Robert Bahr, is now available at http://www.foley.com/news/event_detail.aspx?eventid=1774.

The presentation also includes a panel discussion on

• A checklist of steps to take during the 60-day window before the final rules are effective
• Scenarios that would justify extra continuations under the final rules
• The number of continuations filed as a matter of right
• The "bonus" continuation for transition cases as well as the definition of a "transition" case
• The importance of "serial divisionals" particularly applicable to companies within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and nanotechnology industries

featuring Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff, Partner, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice; Stephen P. Fox, Former Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property, Hewlett-Packard Company; and Stephen B. Maebius, Partner and Co-Chair, Life Sciences Industry Team