[Patentpractice] Freaking Ridiculous: Proposed changes to terminal disclaimer practice to promote innovation and competition

Thu May 9 21:08:05 UTC 2024

I see this “One Bad Apple Spoils the Whole Bunch” rule as leading to a much weaker patent system, and also to perfectly valid patents being declared invalid based on their relationship to an invalid terminal-disclaimer-related tied patent.

I see this coming up frequently in the following situation.

  1.  Patent application includes two claims, claim one, which recites elements A, B C and D; and claim two which recites elements A, B, C, D, and E.
  2.  In the first official action, the patent examiner allows claim two, but rejects claim one based on reference X which shows elements A, B, and C.
  3.  The patentee then cancels claim one, and takes the allowance of claim two, which leads to a first issued patent.
  4.  The Patentee is happy because he has a claim allowed with no file history issues to limit its scope of coverage.
  5.  The patentee then files a continuation application based on claim one, and ultimately convinces the Examiner that it is patentable over a reference X, since reference X does not disclose or suggest element D.
  6.  During prosecution, the Examiner insists on a terminal disclaimer, which probably makes sense in this case.
  7.  This second patent with the terminal disclaimer then issues.
  8.  The patentee then sues an alleged infringer under the two patents.
  9.  The infringer finds a reference, not found by the patent office, that shows elements A, B, C, and D, thus rendering the first patent invalid as being anticipated.
  10. Under the proposed “one bad apple spoils the whole bunch” rule, the second patent is deemed invalid, even though the presence of element E makes it patentable.

I agree with a group, as the rule stinks. In addition to having a seminar for the examiners on the proper way to issue a terminal disclaimer, they will also need a seminar on conducting better searches.

Just my two cents,

Vic

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Subject: Re: [Patentpractice] Freaking Ridiculous: Proposed changes to terminal disclaimer practice to promote innovation and competition

Essentially what the USPTO is trying to do with this ‘rule making’ is change PATENT LAW itself under the guise of non-substantive rule making…

But we all know that the effect of their proposed rule is actually substantive.

And, if such a rule is enacted, then restriction requirements and species requirements MUST be appealable as they will thus be substantive in nature.

Seriously, it seems to me that the peeps at the USPTO have no clue or care what patent statutes and case law says…

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Subject: Re: [Patentpractice] Freaking Ridiculous: Proposed changes to terminal disclaimer practice to promote innovation and competition

I haven't fully analyzed the effect of this, but my initial reaction is that it SUUUUUUUUUUUCKS.

If they do this, they need to shut down the office for a month and retrain the Examiners on how to make a proper nonstatutory double patenting rejection.  Most of the rejections they issue now are completely BOGUS.

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Subject: [Patentpractice] Freaking Ridiculous: Proposed changes to terminal disclaimer practice to promote innovation and competition

This is so freaking ridiculous.

It’s an attempt to limit continuations and prevent/reduce patents… basically what Dudas tried to do with continuation practice…

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Subject: Proposed changes to terminal disclaimer practice to promote innovation and competition

The USPTO has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to add a new requirement for terminal disclaimers.

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Proposed changes to terminal disclaimer practice to promote innovation and competition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to add a new requirement for terminal disclaimers filed to obviate (overcome) nonstatutory double patenting.

Under U.S. law, an inventor, patent owner or joint researchers may obtain more than one patent with claims that vary in only minor (patentably indistinct) ways from each other. The USPTO will reject such claims under “obviousness-type double patenting” (also known as “nonstatutory double patenting”) and will allow claims to issue only as long as the practice of obtaining similar claims across patents isn’t used to extend the patent exclusivity term or allow multiple parties to harass an alleged infringer. Both conditions aim to strike a balance between incentivizing innovation in the first instance while providing more certainty to competitors and the public.

The proposed rule responds to public feedback and proposes to add a third condition that would further promote innovation and competition by reducing the cost of separately challenging each patent in a group of multiple patents directed to indistinct variations of a single invention. Under the proposed rule, to overcome double patenting the patentee would need to agree that the patent with the terminal disclaimer will be enforceable only if the patent is not tied and has never been tied through one or more terminal disclaimers to a patent in which any claim has been finally held unpatentable or invalid over prior art. In addition to reducing costs, the proposed rule is expected to streamline and expedite patent disputes, narrow validity issues, and provide greater certainty to competitors and to the public. The proposed rule is prospective in nature and would apply to terminal disclaimers filed on or after the effective date of any final rule.

The USPTO recognizes that, as with any proposed rule change, patentees will need to consider and potentially adapt their practices. While the USPTO moves forward with rulemaking, the Office is considering ways the Office can support stakeholders. Comments on the proposed rule, as well as comments on USPTO practice as related to the proposed rule, are welcome.

“Our mission at the USPTO is to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness for the benefit of all Americans,” said Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the USPTO Kathi Vidal. “This proposed rule is part of a holistic, thoughtful and balanced approach to bolstering our strong intellectual property system. We must remain steadfast in incentivizing and protecting the investments in innovation that drive U.S. leadership, while recognizing that surgical changes can create efficiencies that reduce costs and promote competition.”

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