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The shift in patent law from First-to-Invent to First-to-File came about over a decade ago, but still leaves many inventors scratching their heads. Is First-to-File really as simple as “first come, ...

ETF issuers say abandoning the long-held first-to-file method stifles innovation and rewards lazy behavior on the part of filers. Exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers VanEck, 21Shares and Canary Capital ...

VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary Capital wrote a joint letter addressed to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins, in which they urged the SEC to revert to its "first-to-file" ...

CPA Global's First to File reports that The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has implemented Electronic File Room software-as-a-service to manage its patent data. CPA Global's First to File reports that The ...

An article written by Womble Carlyle patent/IP litigation attorney Mike Cicero was quoted extensively in a 2010 U.S. District Court decision. In issuing a ruling on the Cherokee Nation v. Nash case, ...

“[T]he required elements of a derivation claim have not changed other than to the extent necessary to reflect the transition from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system of patent administration.” ...

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers VanEck, 21Shares and Canary Capital sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging a return to the “first-to-file” principle of approving ...