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Attorneys for SSJR have secured a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences reversing all rejections issued by the examiner in connection with a patent application directed to a video camera system for modifying the orientation of a display of an image received by an endoscope. The patent application is […]

As a result of the efforts of SSJR’s attorneys, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued a decision reversing all rejections of the patent examiner. As a result of the Board’s decision, a patent is expected to issue with 78 claims directed to a control system for medical devices.

Navigating intellectual property laws in China continues to be a challenge; however, SSJR recently won its appeal against the refusal to register the mark FMS on behalf of its client Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc. The initial examiner rejected the application, citing a prior trademark for FMS as an obstacle to registration. SSJR worked with local counsel to […]

SSJR’s attorneys have successfully appealed the rejection of a patent application directed to the ornamental design of a medical instrument such as an endoscope. Shortly after conducting an oral hearing, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued a Decision on Appeal reversing all outstanding rejections that had been issued […]

SSJR has obtained a decision reversing the rejections issued by the Examiner in connection with a patent application directed to a system for regulating the supply of power to a brake system. The claims had been rejected as obvious over various prior art references. The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences […]