Bob has years of experience working with foreign patent counsel the world over prosecuting patent applications in foreign countries for U.S. clients as well as prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. made in foreign countries, based on
International Applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty or priority filings under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
However, the registration processes for national and
international applications filed before the new law's entry into force must be finalised within the scope of the...
In addition, non-U.S. applicants may designate U.S. protection in
international applications filed after May 13.
Not exact matches
While patent requirements and rules differ from country to country, several
international treaties (including the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Paris Convention) allow U.S. inventors to obtain patent protection in other countries that have adopted the treaties if the inventors take certain required steps, such as
filing a patent
application in the countries on a timely basis and paying required patent fees.
5 February 2018 / In 2016, the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
filed an
application at the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) for the market approval of food derived from so - called Golden Rice (GR2) for import.
Since its founding in 2006, NanoLumens has built a portfolio of more than 20
international families of issued and
filed patents on its flexible display technology that effectively address the commercial market void between relatively small flat - panel displays and huge, limited
application LED boards.
He nonetheless
filed another
application for interlocutory injunction against managers of the Accra
International Conference Centre, seeking to restrain them from allowing the centre to be used to screen the video.
The key to the technology, which has been
filed as an
international patent
application by UD, is the use of a concentrated solution of an inorganic salt in the presence of a small amount of mineral acid.
The team have lodged an
international patent
filing on the idea and are now working with what Baugham describes as «an agency» on the most immediate
applications for it.
Example: in 2010 an aspiring charter called Princeton
International Academy Charter School
filed an
application with the DOE to open a tiny Mandarin - immersion school that would draw from three districts: Princeton, West Windsor - Plainsboro, and South Brunswick.
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applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those
applications is not achieved, risks associated with the
international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed
filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's
applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those
applications is not achieved, risks associated with the
international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of
international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed
filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
The
international gallery
filed plans to build a roughly 32,00 - square - foot building at 542 West 22nd Street in the heart of the gallery district between 10th and 11th avenues, according to a permit
application filed Tuesday with the city's Department of Buildings.
Similarly, for industrial designs, the Hague system permits an
international design
application to be
filed.
«If we were to go the
international route, even national
applications would have to be
filed identifying the number of classes covered by the
application,» says trademark agent Johanne Auger, a partner at BCF LLP in Montreal.
This is because it probably costs something like $ 2,000 - $ 5000 to hire a lawyer to
file a trademark
application in a way that has
international effect, but it probably costs $ 50,000 to $ 250,000 to bring a lawsuit to enforce an
international trademark dispute.
At a time in which some of the Member States have a 98 % recognition rate for Syrian asylum seekers from Aleppo, denying protection to those who would like to
file an
application for
international protection but who are unable or unwilling to try and reach Europe's shores by crossing the Mediterranean in a dinghy, any other conclusion would have raised serious doubts with regard to the EU's commitment to refugee and human rights law.
This is not to say that it is probable that the Court will simply rule that because of the applicability of the Charter to visa
applications made in accordance with the Visa Code, Member States are under an obligation to issue LTVs to third country nationals who want to come to any EU Member State to
file an
application for
international protection.
AG Mengozzi's compelling Opinion, which he bases not only on standing case - law (not only of the ECtHR but also of the CJEU in recent cases like Koushkaki, Aranyosi and Căldăraru or Petruhhin), gives hope to those who live in truly untenable circumstances but who are unable to reach an EU Member State's territory in order to
file an
application for
international protection.
The Case Matrix
application also enables different users to organise case
files where the conduct may amount to core
international crimes, testing where evidence is weak or insufficient, in a secure environment.
Of all people involved in the
filing, prosecution, grant and enforcement of patent rights, it could be argued that none are as important as the drafters of the «first
filing» (i.e. the first patent
application for an invention, relied on to establish the date of the invention via a priority claim in later foreign or
International patent
applications, the «foreign filings»).
The Hague Agreement will reduce the complexity of
filing for design patent protection, since all jurisdictions will accept a uniform format, single - language
international application, the
application may be
filed at WIPO or a designated office, all fees are paid at one place in a single currency, and multiple related designs may be included in a single
application.
A U.S. design patent
application, or an
international application, may claim priority based on an earlier -
filed international application.
In addition, an
international application may claim priority based on an earlier
filed U.S.
application.
Then, after I recommend the
filing of an
international patent
application (known as a PCT
application, but will get to that later), my clients frequently ask: «wait, I have to
file for an
international patent
application and it's not even a patent recognized around the world?»
The Hague Agreement Concerning the
International Registration of Industrial Designs, more commonly known as the «Hague Agreement,» is a treaty that establishes an international filing system for industrial design
International Registration of Industrial Designs, more commonly known as the «Hague Agreement,» is a treaty that establishes an
international filing system for industrial design
international filing system for industrial design
applications.
We provide and implement strategic advice on a wide range of IP issues, and
file more than 5,750 UK, European and
international patent and trade mark
applications each year; in 2016 we
filed the joint highest number of European Patent
applications among all European Patent Attorney firms.
Michael counsels clients on procedures for
filing domestic patent
applications that meet the varying requirements for both domestic and
international protection, particularly addressing the various
international nuances associated with design patents.
Mark
files trade mark and registered design
applications at UK, EU and
International level and assists the attorneys in managing and coordinating clients trade marks and registered design portfolios.
He often prepares,
files and prosecutes new patent
applications involving these technologies through the United States Patent and Trademark Office and coordinates
international patent
filing and prosecution efforts with experienced local counsel in countries abroad.
We have
filed more than 1,542 new U.S. and 817
international patent
applications since 2013.
The creation of this standard will require the creation and approval of Referencing Explanatory Report for PKWARE's ZIP
Application Note, and that by itself should bring NBs greater assurance regarding stability of reference and intellectual property rights, making ZIP - based Document Container
Files more easily used by other
International Standards.
The survey also uncovered interesting
international results around unusual trademark
applications; trademark professionals in France showed a higher than average interest in trademarks for hashtags and sounds, while German respondents
filed for more color and smell trademarks.
Our large, well - established team of trade mark experts helps our retail clients to secure trade mark protection by
filing and prosecuting UK
applications, European Union Trade Mark
applications, covering the EU, and Madrid Protocol
applications, for
international protection.
[1] The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC), Amnesty
International (AI) and John Doe, a Colombian refugee claimant in the United States,
filed a judicial review
application challenging the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries [December 5, 2002, [2004] Can.
The Attorney General of Ontario, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, the Canadian Transportation Agency and the
International Air Transport Association, an industry trade organization, have all
filed intervener
applications.
We provide these clients with a broad range of intellectual property services, including the domestic and
international aspects of the following: (i) the protection and maintenance of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, including, as applicable, the
filing of
applications for protection and registration of these rights; (ii) intellectual property licenses; and (iii) joint technology developments.
Once a new trade mark is chosen, they help our consumer product clients to secure trade mark protection by
filing and prosecuting UK
applications, European Union Trade Mark
applications, covering the EU, and Madrid Protocol
applications, for
international protection.
The Hague System for the
international registration of industrial designs offers the owner of an industrial design a means of obtaining protection in several countries by
filing one
application in one language, with one set of fees in one currency.
And according to World Intellectual Property Organization, Huawei Huawei
filed the second highest number of
international patent
applications at 3,692.
We have examined the firmware
files for an
international build of EMUI 8.1 for the Huawei P20 and P20 Plus and could not find these
applications.
Ingested and organized footage from freelance shooters (domestic and
international) using FTP server, Dropbox, and other
file sharing
applications
Administrative Technician III for Texas Department of Transportation: - Implement improved and time saving procedures; consistently reduce overhead costs, improve workflow and increase office efficiency - Create and maintain a database of public assistance complaints; assign an internal investigator to each case and follow - up once closed - Developed and monitor a calendar system using PowerPoint where accurate records of vacation / sick leave / comp time used and accrued are tracked month - to - month for comparison with monthly time sheets - Answer inquiries from the general public, vehicle storage facility operators, motor carriers, the trucking industry and other state / federal agencies regarding rules, laws and regulations governing the issuance of motor carrier credentials - Prepare correspondence (email and written) and review for completeness and correctness - Field calls and manage administration, resolve a wide - range of staff dilemmas and challenging situations on a daily basisPrincipal Administrative Assistant for Solar Turbines, Inc.: - Provided support to Directors, Department Managers, Project Managers and Project Engineers as well as
international personnel - Maintained detailed calendars of appointment schedules for business meetings, conferences, domestic /
international travel arrangements and special events - Expertly ran this fast - paced, large office encompassing office and structure maintenance, scheduling of machine / equipment service and repairs, and ordering and stocking office supplies; updated and maintained department web pages - Compiled, created and distributed financial reports and PowerPoint presentations - Edited and formatted technical documentation and maintained
filing systems - Coordinated extensive domestic and
international travel arrangements, including air, hotel, car and meeting locations - Planned departmental meetings, special events and office movesSenior Administrative Assistant for Solar Turbines, Inc.: - Supported Department Manager and Supervisors, Manufacturing Engineers and shop personnel - Tracked and monitored pending and confidential correspondence and financial information - Prepared apprenticeship packets for distribution; received
applications, recorded data, and set - up and coordinated Differential Aptitude Tests; notified applicants of test results and set - up initial interviews - Coordinated special events; managed information systems and maintained web pages; oversee special projects - Resolved office obstacles, communication barriers and complicationsSenior Program Assistant for Solar Turbines, Inc.: - Photographed, downloaded and printed digital pictures of parts, processes and people involved in Rotor CAM area - Created and produced departmental newsletter; initiated Receiving Inspection Records Retention process (scanned records onto CD for easy and accessible retrieval and storage)- Set - up and coordinated meetings and special events; created slide show presentations and maintained web pagesPage 2