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The Headaches in Claiming Antibody-based Inventions Broadly

LexBlog IP

Recent Federal Circuit decisions call into question the value of patents broadly claiming inventions on antibodies and their function in treating debilitating diseases. Two are journal publications from the mid-1990s (and predating Teva’s patent filings, circa 2005). In Teva Pharmaceuticals Int’l GmbH v. ” Id.

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Covenant to not sue “at any time” terminated with the license agreement

Patently-O

provides a lesson into the importance of carefully drafting—and understanding—the scope of licensing terms, especially covenants not to sue. Background In 2005, AlexSam licensed its prepaid card patents to MasterCard in exchange for ongoing royalties based on the number of “Licensed Transactions.”

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Patent Trolls: Navigating the Fine Line Between Innovation and Exploitation in India’s Legal Landscape

Intepat

Introduction Patent trolls are entities that do not actively develop their inventions but instead acquire patent rights for obvious inventions to prevent others from working on them or to collect licensing fees. On the flip side, the negative effects of patent trolls are significant.

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The Fintech Revolution And The Its Adoption By Financial Regulatories

IP and Legal Filings

Therefore, credit cards are considered the first invention towards financial technology. Since then, modifications and inventions have resulted in its evolution in various sectors ranging from Banking and Finance to its introduction in our everyday services such as online grocery shopping, cab service, food service etc. Act, 2007. [ii]

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Skirting FRAND requirements under the guise of promoting innovation and efficiency (Part I)

The IPKat

Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? The Fifth Circuit will soon address an antitrust complaint alleging a conspiracy to deny FRAND licenses to component suppliers in favor of licensing car companies. Neither of these positions withstands scrutiny.

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Informal innovation: The re-emergence of ‘informal’ washing machines

SpicyIP

In fact, a very similar ‘invention’ was made by Remya Jose, a 10 th grade school student from rural Kerala, in the early 2000s. Efforts were made to commercialise this innovation – re-designing to lower costs, a patent was filed, licensing and royalty sharing agreements were entered into, but mostly in vain, at least in India.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

SpicyIP

Since biotechnology inventions can be covered by several patents, each of which may not be easy to identify through public searches, the decision to publish a consolidated list of patents is a move in the right direction. Interestingly, as of January 12, 2023, Moderna has listed 10 patents covering Spikevax (its mRNA vaccine) on its website.