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  • Patent Application Claim Strategies Are Essential to Strong Patents

    By Jerome R. Smith
    Strategic claim drafting and prosecution in the USPTO continues to be of paramount importance. This is especially true in view of the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) opinion Colibri Heart Valve LLC v. Medtronic CoreValve, LLC, No. 2023-2153 (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2025) . The…
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  • Legal Alert: Fast-Track Patent Examination for Female Inventors in Israel

    The Israel Patent Authority has announced a new procedural update regarding patent applications filed by female inventors. Effective immediately, applications where at least 50% of the inventors are women will be eligible for an expedited “in-situ” examination, in accordance with Section 19a(a) of the Patents Law of 5777-1967. This accelerates…
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