Pharma Industry Wants USPTO To Hit Brakes On Changes To Patent Continuation Practice
Executive Summary
AbbVie, Amgen, Genentech, Bristol-Myers Squibb and others call on the patent office to retain the current system for continuation applications in comments on the USPTO and FDA’s proposed initiatives.
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