Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Design Patent No. D450,839 looks like a set of clown feet (image below), but, in actuality it covers “the ornamental design for a handle for introducer sheath” and is used as part of a medical catheter kit. The parties agree that the products described in the letter embody the design that was later patented.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

underscored that there is a need to supervise or govern patent and trademark agents. This post discusses the case and argues that there already exists a mechanism under the Patent and trademark laws that govern and supervise such agents. An agent was engaged thereafter to file a request for restoring the patent application.

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Intepat

JUNE 18, 2024

In the National Phase of the PCT Application there is no option for the applicant to automatically avail the examination of the Application. The Patent Application will only be examined only when the applicant or any other interested person makes a request for such an examination. But the catch is here.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2024

A development that patent lawyers are surely going to find interesting, on March 13, the Delhi High Court, in Bayer Pharm Aktiengesellschaft v. The Controller General of Patents & Designs , clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. What are Working Examples? Paragraph 05.03.09

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

by Dennis Crouch This article explores the impact of Generative AI on prior art and potential revisions to patent examination standards to address the rising tidal wave of AI-generated, often speculative, disclosures that could undermine the patent system’s integrity. See my 2014 post. 102, and are presumed to be enabling.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 14, 2022

With the enactment of the TRA, the jurisdiction in respect of appeals and revocation petitions under the Patents Act was transferred back to High Courts. The Controller of Patents and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited & Anr v. The Controller of Patents concerned an appeal under Section 117A. .

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

ABSTRACT The legal dispute between Bajaj and TVS Motors centers around the alleged unauthorized use of the DTSi patent. This case holds significant importance not only due to the financial implications for the involved parties but also due to its implications for the application of the doctrine of pith and marrow. Motor Company Ltd.)

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2024

Controller of Patents made some notable observations on amendment of claims in a PCT application and Section 3(h) of the Patent Act. Controller of Patents. First, the treatment of claims during the national phase entry of a PCT application into India. Shivam is an advocate practicing in New Delhi. Let’s dive in.

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Intepat

MARCH 16, 2021

? Under the WIPO-INDIA Cooperation agreement, Indian Patent Office (IPO) started the WIPO Digital Access Services (DAS) with effect from 31st January, 2018 for priority documents submitted by the applicants from participating Patent offices. 49 in the First Schedule of the Patent Rules, 2003.

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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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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 27, 2021

He holds four patents based on unique laser technologies and has published 380 refereed research publications, more than 100 of them in the most prestigious international journals for physics, including Science, Nature, and Physical Review Letters. Alice Min Soo Chun is the CEO and Founder of Solight Design and SEEUS95 Inc.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Many big companies are getting ready to enter the world of Metaverse, for example, Nike for the purpose of selling virtual footwear and apparel in the virtual world of metaverse filed many trademark applications with the U.S These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Almost two years after the 2021 amendments to the Patent Rules 2003, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed a fresh set of amendments which, if accepted, can change the Indian Patent landscape substantially. from Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat.]

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Intepat

JANUARY 17, 2023

A patent specification is a disclosure to the public at large regarding the invention as well as the scope of protection that would be granted to the invention. It provides an opportunity for the applicant to provide information regarding the invention in order to be entitled to claim protection. Provisional Specification. Amendments.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2021

The COVID vaccines do not genetically modify your DNA, but Juno’s patented CAR T-Cell therapy certainly does. The patent claims a nucleic acid polymer (DNA/RNA) that encodes for a particular “chimeric T cell receptor.” But, the patent does not actually disclose the DNA sequence of such a binding element.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 14, 2023

Other Posts Timelines under Rule 138 of Patent Rules are to be interpreted strictly and there cannot be any leeway under Rule 49.6 of PCT Regulations, says Delhi High Court The DHC ruled that timelines for filing national phase applications cannot be extended, in light of India’s reservation to the PCT Regulations on this.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

Is an invention autonomously generated by artificial intelligence patentable? This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions. patent law, 35 USC §§ 1 et seq.

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