Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Here’s a look at the foreign filing/patent law news from the week of October 24, 2011:

• The USPTO shared details on new developments for the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) Project.
• Fire shuts down WIPO premises for two days.
• IPWatchdog (with help from our founder and Australian Patent Attorney Justin Simpson) examines the debate over prior user rights. 
• WIPO initiative pools IP organizations for research on TB, malaria and other neglected tropical diseases.
• Our CEO David Nelson discusses the strategy around selecting where to seek patent protection.

Make sure to check our website in two weeks.  Something big will be happening on 11-11-11…

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