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More § 154(b)(4)(A) Actions Filed against Director

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Donald Zuhn --Shortly before leaving the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, former Director Jon Dudas was served with three last complaints from patentees seeking additional Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) for their patents. The three complaints bring the number of 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(4)(A) actions to 14, involving 15 patentees and 21 separate patents (including Wyeth and Elan Pharma International Ltd., which secured a favorable decision against the Director with regard to two of their patents on September 30, 2008).The most recent additions to the growing list of patentees that have filed complaints under § 154(b)(4)(A) include: ? Bayer Bioscience...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on February 09, 2009 (boomark / email).