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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued.

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued.

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Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

The IP Law Blog

Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. The ‘498 Patent was issued from this application in 2018. Iolab Corp.

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Predicting the Unpredictable – When is a Combination Obvious?

LexBlog IP

” [1] His point was simple and well taken—every invention is a combination of something old. ” That is, inventions that yield predictable results are far less likely to be considered patentable. But inventions that yield unexpected results are more likely to overcome these arguments of predictability.

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Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

LexBlog IP

” Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. The ‘498 Patent was issued from this application in 2018.

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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

SpicyIP

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. At the least, India could prevent granting patents to frivolous and low-quality patents.

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Considerations For Applicants and Practitioners Due to Recent EPC Guidelines Regarding Description Amendment Rrequirements

IP Intelligence

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].