Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Design Patent No. The appeal focuses on whether the design patent should be found invalid based upon Junker’s pre-filing sales. Here is the timeline: 1998 : Junker entered into an NDA with Eddings and disclosed the invention in some general form. Section 102 was rewritten as part of the America Invents Act.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

While historically, the field of patent filing has been dominated by men, an inspiring shift is taking place. This article delves into the profound impacts and innovative contributions of women in patent filing, highlighting their achievements, challenges, and the broader implications for the global landscape of innovation.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

Is the protection of patent available for website? In some case, however, if the functioning of the website involved complex processes and an inventive step, it might be protected through patents too. Requirements for patentability. the requirements for patentability are- Novelty, inventive step, industrial application.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The WIPO IGC was established in 2000. A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 8, 2022

Patents in Oman. A patent is an exclusive right granted to the inventor against his invention, which may be a product or a process for a new way of doing something, provided that the patent owner discloses the technical information related to his invention in the patent publication. Patentability.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

of two patents owned by Parus Holdings, Inc. Parus”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) found a number of claims obvious over prior art. 7,076,431 (“’431 patent”) and U.S. 9,451,084 (“’084 patent”) (collectively, the “challenged patents”).

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

WIPO highlighted that similar treaties are in place: the Patent Law Treaty of 2000 , the Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 and the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks of 2006. This is referred to as a proposed new ‘patent disclosure requirement’. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

Not everything is patentable. First, only inventions are patentable. Second, only certain inventions are patentable. Four types of inventions are patentable: articles of manufacture, machines, processes, and compositions of matter. Alice Corp. CLS Bank International , 573 U.S. 208, 216, 219 (2014).

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, IP Spotlight updates our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? The Data Visualization Center includes several dashboards with detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about patent and trademark proceedings. months; and.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 25, 2024

This post discusses the varying views taken by different high courts on the tests for assessing competing designs and mosaicing in the Designs Act, how it differs from the similar concept under the Patents Act. Additionally, it ruled that Pidilite’s patent application was irrelevant since it was published after the design filing.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 30, 2022

Early efforts of patenting Metaverse technology come from the video game industry. We can also use best practices for patenting software-related technologies to prepare future-proof Metaverse-related patents. *. Metaverse Patenting Trends. In addition, the above chart organizes patent application filings by Tech Center.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

G 2/21 and T 0116/18 : Case catch-up In G 2/21 , the EBA considered whether post-published evidence may be taken into account for inventive step. In order to be relied on for inventive step, a technical effect must be "conceptually comprised" in the broadest technical teaching of the application as filed ("encompassed").

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Intepat

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the 22nd August, 2023 published “The Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023” (Draft Rules). Patent applications and prosecution thereof is currently governed under the Patents Rules 2003 (2003 Rules).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? Figure 2: 2021 Pending Patent Applications Pre- vs. Post-AIA (Point Estimate).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? Figure 2: 2021 Pending Patent Applications Pre- vs. Post-AIA (Point Estimate).

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. Sunoco’s patents cover systems for blending butane into gasoline. The patents here are pre-AIA and so the on-sale bar included a one-year pre-filing grace period.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

”) of two patents owned by Parus Holdings, Inc. (“Parus”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) found a number of claims obvious over prior art. 7,076,431 (“’431 patent”) and U.S. Patent Appl.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

Necessity has been called the mother of all inventions and the most recent example of the same was seen when the world was caught unawares in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, without any cure available. The report calls the period from 2000-to 2020 that of digital technologies. Some other key findings of the report are: 1.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 24, 2023

In 2020, Brunswick launched a competing product under its Mercury brand and, on the same day as its product launch also filed an IPR petition challenging Volvo’s US Patent 9,630,692. In recent years, the courts and patent office have been restricting the use of objective evidence of nonobviousness by applying a tight nexus requirement.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 15, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a decision affirming that patent claims to automating the process of making closed captions for audio-visual media are ineligible for patent protection. First, it looked to whether the claims were directed to subject matter ineligible for patent protection. In Enco Sys.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

Necessity has been called the mother of all inventions, and the most recent example was when the world was caught unawares amid the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 without any cure available. The report calls the period from 2000-to 2020 that of digital technologies. In this era, 7% of all patents were from the medical innovation sector.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Recently the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of no invalidity of a design patent under the on-sale bar provision of 35 U.S.C. § In 2013, Larry Junker sued defendants for infringing US D450,839 (the D’839 Patent), in the U.S. Junker filed a design patent application on Feb.

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Intepat

MAY 15, 2024

The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the technology for which patent protection is sought provide a unique perspective on the contribution of intellectual property to international sustainability initiatives. While some targets have more patent activity, goals with a socioeconomic focus have less.

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Recently the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of no invalidity of a design patent under the on-sale bar provision of 35 U.S.C. § In 2013, Larry Junker sued defendants for infringing US D450,839 (the D’839 Patent), in the U.S. 8, 1999 letter before the D’839 Patent’s critical date, i.e., Feb.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Clarification on Jurisdiction of High Courts after the Tribunals Reform Act 2021, and Need for Reasoned Orders for Rejecting Patent Applications. Then we discussed the Bombay High Court’s decision to rebuke the Patent Office for dismissing a patent application without providing sufficient reasons for the same.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

US patent attorneys wishing to understand certain peculiarities of European patent drafting need look no further than the recent Board of Appeal decision in T 2171/21. The decision may further help elucidate to the confused US attorney why their European colleagues continue to fill patent drafts with so-called US "patent profanities".

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

This builds on the work of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), established in 2000. This Kat has been following this week's proceedings via the WIPO Webcast. Opening the Conference Image from BiancaVanDijk via Pixabay.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging. Economic viability is not a metric for copyrightability, and a limited metric for patentability. It is not clear what this refers to though.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Similar to other jurisdictions, a patent in Canada is granted for one invention only. Accordingly, in instances where multiple inventions are claimed in a single application, it may be necessary to parse out the inventions and protect them by filing divisional applications. In Consolboard Inc. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] The Sensorama Machine, invented by Morton Heilig in 1962, created a simulation of riding a motorcycle where the user could experience the vibrations of the bike, sounds, and scents associated with the ride while immersed in a 3D video environment. Entertainment 2000, Inc. Rockstar Videos, Inc, et al.,

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Controller of Patents. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Case Summaries Rich Products Corporation vs The Controller Of Patents & Anr. Anything we are missing out on?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

Congress is using the UAIA to reduce barriers to patent system entry, such as the costs associated with filing and prosecuting patent applications as well as maintaining patents. Effective December 29, 2022, discounts related to patent costs for small and micro entities increased. Large Entity Fees (USD).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

And The Covaxin Patent Saga Continues: BBIL Changes the Patent Application Again After the furor around the missing mention of ICMR in the Covaxin patent application, Bharat Biotech has made two important changes to their application, coincidentally before the Health Minister’s speech in Parliament.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2023

But what happens when a prior art reference discloses some aspects of the claimed invention and incorporates by reference additional prior art references that disclose other aspects of the claimed invention? 127 patent at abstract. Claim 1 of the ’127 patent is as follows: 1. The ’127 patent incorporates by reference U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

But what happens when a prior art reference discloses some aspects of the claimed invention and incorporates by reference additional prior art references that disclose other aspects of the claimed invention? ” ’127 patent at abstract. Claim 1 of the ’127 patent is as follows: 1. Patent Publication No.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2022

In the intellectual property (IP) space, there has been explosive growth in this area, with AI-based patent filings addressing trending areas, including disease identification and diagnosis, drug discovery, personalized medicine, and clinical trials, among others. These include IBM, Nvidia, and LG Electronics. See 37 CFR § 1.211 ).

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