SpicyIP

AUGUST 10, 2023

of the Patents Cooperation Treaty Regulations (a provision that provides for condonation of delay by a period of one month with respect to the submission of national phase patent application) in the petitioner’s favour. 5 February 2018 The petitioner filed an International Application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

In 2002, Mark Chester, an engineer at Koso America, Inc. (“Koso”), participated in a project to create a new valve for a hydraulic actuator. Chester and MEA filed a related patent application, which was approved in part. ” REXA, Inc. Chester , — F.4th 4th —, 2022 WL 2981167, at *6 (7th Cir.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The High Court held that this was an abuse of court’s process and allowed the Plaintiff to present an appropriate application before the Commercial Court setting out the grievances against the Defendant. The Court, on the aforementioned grounds, ordered the controller to reconsider the Patent application expeditiously.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Madras High Court and the (Mis-Placed) Judicial Economy: Analysing the Clouds Behind the Silver Lining The Mad HC single bench upheld the dismissal of a patent application but curiously analyzed only one objection from the Controllers dismissal and deemed the rest unnecessary to be evaluated. 3(i) of the Patents Act.

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

Application of the on sale bar is a question of law as is the underlying issue of whether the experimental use exception applies. The original patent application was filed Feb 9, 2021 –one year and two days later and outside the one year grace period. 2002) (offer to make a “remote database object. Bartell Indus.,

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2024

Looking at Traditional Knowledge and Patents: The MHC recently upheld the Controller’s rejection of a patent application for being based on Panchagavya, a form of Traditional Knowledge. Section 3(p) prohibits granting patents based on the claimed invention/process containing TK directly or in effect.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At its core, the case relates to whether the right to file a patent application in the future is covered by the same provisions relating to the right to an existing patent or patent application. An equivalent provision is also included in the Design Directive 98/71/EC.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MAY 4, 2022

Fish Principals Craig Deutsch , Jennifer Huang , and Grace Kim , discuss challenging design patents at the PTAB in their Law360 Expert Analysis article. Challenging design patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is difficult — nearly two-thirds of petitions directed to design patents have been denied institution.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The judgement was passed in a writ petition filed by Natco Pharma against the Controller’s order granting Novartis a patent for a form of the Valsartan-Sacubitril complex, after conducting a unilateral hearing excluding Natco therefrom. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. CCI and Monsanto v.

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IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1] 8 (1994): 2621–29. [8] 9] “WIPO Copyright Treaty, Dec. 20, 1996, S.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

The court has noted several factors that support the Applicants’ position. Since the tentative specification date in 2002, the Respondent has refrained from expressing any objections, even subsequent to the launch of the product (Bajaj Pulsar motorbike) onto the market. The idea of presuming the validity of a patent.

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Intepat

APRIL 19, 2023

In other words, copyright does not prevent others from creating a similar software program or user interface, as long as they do not copy the original code or design. As a result, it is apparent that patent law offers a broader scope of protection in contrast to copyright law, which is primarily relied upon by inventors in this field.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

§ 1114(1) (Section 32), or “[a]ny person who … uses in commerce any” word, false description, or false designation of origin that “is likely to cause confusion… or to deceive as to the affiliation,” origin, or sponsorship of any goods, id. § § 1125(a)(1) (Section 43). CCS Fitness, Inc.

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Patently-O

JULY 6, 2022

USPTO (Supreme Court 2022) focuses the question of whether COURTS have power to create non-statutory patentability doctrines. Does the judiciary have the authority to require a patent applicant to meet a condition for patentability not required by the Patent Act? SawStop Petition for Certiorari. Gass’s U.S.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The Controller of Patents and Designs, Kartikeya Srivastava, discusses interpretation of biological processes under Section 3(j). Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches. Article 27.3 (b)

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Court also asserted the importance of both processes:- rigorous examinations for the focused evaluation against set legal standards so as to ensure only deserving applications receive patents; and the opposition process as a forum for external stakeholders to contribute to a more comprehensive evaluation of the patent application.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Theoretically, Cas9 opens the door to a whole world of applications in medicine and agricultural research. Further, the patent landscape for this technology is complicated by the dispute between Broad Institute et. As a result, in 2002 , India amended Section 3(j) to create an exception for microorganisms.

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