The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it will terminate the After Final Consideration Pilot Program (AFCP 2.0) and that December 14, 2024, will be the last date for applicants to submit requests under that program.[1] This announcement (1) marks the end of a program that gave applicants a way to
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Federal Circuit Rebukes District Court for Patent Eligibility Decision Involving Extended-Release Formulation Patent
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit[1] admonished the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on Wednesday for abuse of its discretion in finding the disputed claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101, “a ground not invoked by [the defendant-appellee].”[2] The claims at issue are directed to a Food…