SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

We aimed to explore SpicyIP’s history, which began in October 2005, ‘from the sprawling cornfields of Illinois, Champaign,’ by our beloved Professor Shamnad Basheer. Underscoring the irony, he observed that some of the patents TKDL opposed in the U.S. And to see how and how far we have traveled over the years. See also here.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2022

Article 84 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) requires that the claims of a European patent application “shall define the matter for which protection is sought” and “shall be clear and concise and be supported by the description.”[i] application; and (d) “relevant and not related to unique aspects of foreign patent law.”[xi].

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

They include such issues as whether (and how) Dr. Thaler obtained authorization from DABUS to file the patent application, and whether the patent statutes include a requirement that inventors be human. Each of these three jurisdictions found sufficient reasons in these formalities to reject DABUS’ patent applications.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

Pre-Grant Opposition The first proposal relates to amending the pre-grant opposition mechanism, which allows patent applications to be opposed before the Patent Office officially “grants” the patent. From a policy perspective, pre-grant oppositions are excellent policy.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India. India-EFTA and Patent rules : How it hurts Section 8. Article 13.2

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The rules, if passed, are surely a strong attempt towards fighting the long-standing issue of pendency in the Indian Patent Office, but concurrently it can also led to dilution of material safeguards within the Patent Act, which are in place to ensure that applicants/ patentees stick to their end of the patent bargain.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 10, 2024

For example, the Patent Amendment Act of 2005 excludes software from patent protection, making it difficult for trolls to operate in the software sector. Instead, software is protected under copyright law, preventing trolls from extorting fees for computer programs or software from companies.

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