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Medical devices recorded the largest increase in patent filings in 2012
Thomson Reuters’ Intellectual Property & Science business released its 2012 State of Innovation report, analysing global patent activity in 2012. Innovation in medical-device technology continued to grow rapidly. Patent filings in this field increased by 15.7% compared with 2011, the largest increase among the technology fields covered.
Huawei reports more than 150,000 employees, with 45.36% working in R&D
Huawei released its 2012 sustainability report on May 28, 2013. By the end of 2012, it had more than 150,000 employees from 156 countries and regions, with research and development personnel accounting for 45.36%.
China received 698 merger-control notifications by March 2013
The Ministry of Commerce published information on completed antimonopoly reviews of concentrations of business operators. From the implementation of the Anti-Monopoly Law in 2008 to March 31, 2013, the Ministry received 698 notifications, formally accepted 627 cases and concluded 579. Of the concluded cases, 562 were approved unconditionally, accounting for 97.1%; 16 were approved subject to conditions; and one was prohibited.
Deleting a technical feature: assessing added matter through a case study
After filing an invention application, an applicant has several opportunities to amend the application on their own initiative, e.g., when a request for substantive examination is made or within three months after the application enters substantive examination, or when a PCT application enters the national phase or when a divisional application is filed. Generally, compared with amendments made in response to an office action, the amendments on one’s own initiative have fewer restrictions. For example, the applicant may amend or remove a technical feature within the content of the application as filed to expand the scope of the protection, or add a new dependent claim, etc., as long as the amendments to the application document of the invention or utility model do not go beyond the scope of disclosure contained in the initial description and claims.
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