The burden of drafting patent applications with sufficient support for antibody claims is not likely to lessen any time soon. The courts and the scientific community are in agreement that antibody ...
On March 18, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a memorandum to patent examiners addressing means-plus-function and step-plus-function claim limitations and how to clearly articulate, ...
“The memo asks examiners to use form paragraphs to support the Office’s goal of establishing a clear prosecution record by creating a claim interpretation section in an Office action ‘in which ...