The IP Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

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.

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Invention Patent Patent Law Patent Infringement 98

The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

Our beloved Merpel reminds you of the launch of an initiative to establish a " Repository of Non-English IP Titles " for titles published since 2000. The Repository will collect, on a country-by-country basis, information on IP books (including book series and collections with multiple editors) published in a language other than English.

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Intellectual Property Publishing Copyright Law IP 78

The IP Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

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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Art Patent Patent Application Invention 98

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

More specifically, in India, the design act, 2000 protects designs that feature shapes, patterns, ornaments, or compositions of lines or colors applied to any article in two or three-dimensional forms. With the introduction of technologies such as 3D printing or laser printing, patent laws have entered the fashion industry.

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Designs Design Artistic Work Technology 97

The IPKat

MARCH 26, 2023

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? Full patent examination in Switzerland: quo vadis?

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Patent Patent Application Invention Intellectual Property 103

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The first edition of Intellectual Property Law in China (IPLCN) was the first of a bunch of goodies this Kat enthusiastically gathered from the incomparable IP library of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI).

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Editing Law 131

Patently-O

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Udupa has been working in patents since she graduated from American Univ Law in 2000: First at Pennie & Edmonds before its breakup; then at Jones Day for a decade as a patent litigator; and finally at Hewlett Packard for the past decade as Associate General Counsel for litigation.

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Patent Litigation Patent Law Law 60

Patently-O

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In the Fifth Circuit, the USPTO filed a motion to dismiss the appeal–arguing that the case arose under the patent laws and therefore should go to the Federal Circuit. Arising under the Patent Laws : A key underlying issue in the case is the extent that the patent laws require the USPTO to issue certain regulations.

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Inventor Patent Law Law Patent 80

Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

DESIGN LAW AND ITS APPLICATION TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS The Designs Act, 2000 is another important legislation in the Indian IP regime which affords an additional layer of protection to architectural designs. This raises questions of whether the current legal system of copyrights is sufficient to combat digital threats of infringement.

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IP Designs Design Artistic Work 52

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Moving on to the review of treatise, the authors are careful to explain that they do not seek to “reinvent the wheel” by repeating the subject matter of George Wei’s treatise published in the year 2000 on the older Singaporean copyright law enacted in 1987.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Intellectual Property 81

Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence. Patent law operates on two principles i.e. to encourage innovation and to promote the progress of science and technology. The Supreme Court in Eldred v. An example of this is the case of FTC v.

Law 52

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Patently-O

JULY 10, 2022

The Federal Circuit has agreed that Kevin Correll’s 5-year suspension from patent law practice should move forward. 2000) based upon receipt of compensation). by Dennis Crouch. Vidal (Fed. 2022) ( non-precedential ). The panel included Chief Judge Moore, and Judges Prost and Hughes. distinguishing Van Ee v. EPA , 202 F.3d

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Law Patent Application Government Patent 90

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Article 17.1(5) Yet here we are, nearly 17 years later, and Australia is still not a member of the Hague Agreement.

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Design Designs Registration Patent Law 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Product patent- This law is important for providing safeguards to products. For modern and synthetic biological drugs, chemical compounds, genetically modified proteins, and gene sequences are protected under product patent law. This patent is important in the pharmaceutical industry and in the food and dairy sectors.

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Patent Inventor Invention Intellectual Property 105

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Marc Richards spoke about patents and the metaverse, tying it back to the earlier discussion about all the new futuristic technology that will have to be developed before we have the real metaverse.

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IP Reporting Designs Design 78

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

India- To register a patent and thereby enjoy protection against infringement in India, a product or a process must have an ‘inventive step’, should be capable of industrial application and should not fall within the categories that are explicitly defined as ‘not inventions’. Some well-known patented websites.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 21, 2022

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.

Invention 52

Invention Patent Patent Infringement Patent Law 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Patentable subject matters are limited (not everything may be patented) and the regulations exclude a number of innovations from patentability, such as plants, animals, biological proceedings, therapeutic or surgical methods, or any innovation which is contrary to morality and public order.

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Patent Confidentiality Invention Government 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2000) (citing Interpace Corp. .’” Id. at 4 (quoting Applied Underwriters, Inc. Lichtenegger , 913 F.3d 3d 884, 897 (9th Cir. 2019)); see A&H Sportswear, Inc. Victoria’s Secret Stores, Inc. , 3d 198, 211 (3d Cir. Lapp, Inc. , 2d 460, 463 (3d Cir. at 1212 (Thomas, J., dissenting)). at 1212 (Thomas, J., dissenting)).

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Litigation IP Patent Copyright 52

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. Application of the on sale bar is a question of law as is the underlying issue of whether the experimental use exception applies. by Dennis Crouch. Venture (Fed.

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Invention Contracts Licensing Inventor 83

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2022

The sole driver of the growth in ex parte decisions has been patent-eligibility according to the ‘manner of manufacture’ test under Australian patent law.

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Invention Patent Publishing Law 52

IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Early in 2017, Singapore introduced “non-physical product” in the amended “ Registered Designs Act 2000 ” (RDA). Overview of current legislation in China.

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Design Patent Design Designs Patent 57

Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2024

” [1] The DLT can be seen as parallel to the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) adopted in 2000 that helped to harmonize and standardize the formal patent procedures such as the filing requirements sufficient for obtaining a filing date. The deadline to submit written comments is June 25, 2024.

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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. It must be noted that the Delhi High Court in its decision in OpenTV Inc vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr.

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IP Intellectual Property Reporting Government 98

IIPRD

JULY 4, 2021

Recently, it has provided such uniform unique code numbers to approximately 2000 emoji which may be described as having an outline shape, with black and white colors along with a brief description regarding the same. Patent Law. Certain technologies are used to create, display or translate emojis that are patented to them.

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Intellectual Property Copyright Law Trademark Trademark Law 40

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Early in 2017, Singapore introduced “non-physical product” in the amended “ Registered Designs Act 2000 ” (RDA). Article 2.4

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Design Patent Design Designs Patent 52

Intepat

AUGUST 25, 2023

The 2003 Rules came in super session of the erstwhile Patents Rules, 1972 and provided an elaborate description of the filing procedure and allied actions. However, considering the gap of 20 years, there was a need to bring about certain amendments with the changing interpretations and dynamics of patent law.

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Patent Patent Application Government Design 52

SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Natco v Novartis 2024: Delhi High Court’s Novartis Moment & Indian Patent Law’s Déjà Vu Pic from here The Delhi High Court, on 24th April, passed an order that our patent law enthusiast readers will be very interested in! Reviving, (and at least temporarily settling!)

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Trademark Invention Licensing Patent 59

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Upcoming events and competitions: UCL IBIL course: Law Drafting and negotiating clinical trial agreements on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November. Letter from different countries , 8 Nov 2024 UCL IBIL seminar: Patent Law – Fit for an (emotional) AI age?: IESEG school of management, Design protection in the fashion field.

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Reporting Publishing Patent Application Invention 64

SpicyIP

JULY 20, 2024

First thing first, what’s Sectio 3(d) of the Patent Act, 2000. Well … as often said, Section 3 (d) is a unique Indian provision that bars the “ever-greening” of patents i.e., bars patentability of ‘the mere discovery of a new form of a known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance.’

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Cease and Desist Licensing IP Patent 119