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Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context

SpicyIP

Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches. He is currently engaged in WIPO-Harvard Law School Course in Patent Law and Global Public Health. Article 3.2

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34.

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WIPO General Assembly moves to diplomatic conferences on designs and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources

The IPKat

In 2006, work on simplifying procedures for the protection of industrial designs started in the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) , which has evolved into the draft for the proposed DLT. This is referred to as a proposed new ‘patent disclosure requirement’.

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34.

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[Guest post] Expected introduction of a full patent examination in Switzerland: Opportunity or burden?

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a guest contribution by Daria Bohatchuk (University of Basel) on the upcoming Swiss patent reform. Here’s what Daria writes: Expected introduction of a full patent examination in Switzerland: Opportunity or burden? 59 (4) of the Patents Act, Botschaft , 11, 12).

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Don’t Ask Judges to Be Archaeologists

The IP Law Blog

These patents share the same specification that “discloses two preferred embodiments: a voice-based web browser system and a voice-activated device controller.” The challenged patents are continuations of and claim priority to a patent application filed on February 4, 2000, and published as U.S. Patent Appl.

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Alice is Alive and Well!

The IP Law Blog

Four types of inventions are patentable: articles of manufacture, machines, processes, and compositions of matter. These four types of inventions are referred to as patent-eligible subject matter. Some things, referred to as patent-ineligible subject matter, are not patentable: laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas.