Message from the Editor

Our first newsletter of 2023 offers insights across a variety of topics in multiple areas of IP, including top TTAB decisions of 2022, AI and the life sciences, patent term extensions in Europe, and claim support in New Zealand. From the BIPLA subcommittees, the Patent Office Practice Committee discusses the organization’s recent submissions in response to USPTO requests for comments. We also congratulate our 2022 Writing Competition winners, Andrea McCollum (First Place) and Brittany Reeves (Second Place), both J.D. Candidates at University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law.

I would like to thank my Associate Editor, Elora Borkowski, the BIPLA’s excellent administrator, Constance Brennan, and the staff of Readz for their help in preparing this newsletter. If you have suggestions, requests, or submissions for a future issue, please feel free to reach out to us at newsletter@bipla.org.