The Fate of Patent Term Adjustment: In re Cellect Seeks Rehearing on Double Patenting

by Dennis Crouch In August 2023, the Federal Circuit decided an important case questioning how  obviousness-type double patenting (OTDP) is impacted when the terms of two family-member patents that would otherwise expire on the same day are separated by patent term adjustment (PTA) added to the term of one of the patents.  In re Cellect, … Continue reading The Fate of Patent Term Adjustment: In re Cellect Seeks Rehearing on Double Patenting