The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Utility patents protect four categories of functional inventions: machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and processes (methods). To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. The patent covered a design for a vehicle front fender. Telflex, Inc.,

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Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

Read : David Boundy, What Every Patent and Trademark Lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance: How to Use (and Defend Against) the MPEP to be a Better Advocate , 2023 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 1 (2023) ( Boundy.2021.HowToUseGuidance Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Pre-AIAPatents ).

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Patently-O

JANUARY 23, 2024

398 (2007). KSR ‘s language is built on longstanding precedent that an invention cannot be considered obvious if, at the time it was made, it would not have been “perfectly plain” or “immediately recognizable” to one skilled in the art. The Supreme Court has not addressed obviousness standards since its 2007 decision in KSR.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

Introduction The main emphasis of the case pertains to accusations of patent infringement made by the defendant, as well as the subsequent pursuit of damages. In year 2007 the plaintiffs (Bajaj Auto Ltd.) of violating their patents related to the development of “enhanced internal combustion engine technology”.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

However, in a recent case, the Federal Circuit found that a “machine learning” claim element lacked sufficient enablement because both the claim itself and the written description of the patent to which it belonged failed to describe “ how ” the claimed invention implemented this element. § 112(a)).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Patents set themselves apart from other IP rights as inventions are often composed of multiple physical components or steps in a method, which does not necessarily have to exist or be performed at the same time and place. 437 (2007) where the Court refused to extend the U.S. Laitram Corp , 406 U.S. AT&T Corp , 550 U.S.

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Patently-O

MAY 21, 2024

Rejecting the argument that KSR did not implicate design patent obviousness, the court reasoned that 35 U.S.C. § 103 “applies to all types of patents” and the text does not “differentiate” between design and utility patents.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Regarding the third prior art document (EP0469758), the court held that though the result of the invention cited in the third prior art document and the suit patent is the same i.e. cutting of the heating of the vessels, the mechanism adopted by the inventions are different.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2022

application; and (d) “relevant and not related to unique aspects of foreign patent law.”[xi]. The EPC description amendment requirement is admittedly “related to unique aspects of foreign patent law” because no equivalent requirement is found in the U.S. patent laws. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co. ,

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Patently-O

MARCH 28, 2024

The court’s ruling emphasizes that the mere existence of prior art elements is not sufficient to render a claimed invention obvious; rather, there must be a clear reason or rationale for a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine those elements in the claimed manner. In KSR Int’l Co. Teleflex Inc. , Belden Inc.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Violation of the exclusive right of the patentee includes any unauthorised method of introducing into civil circulation a product made using a patented utility model. Analysing this decision, first of all, the question arises as to how it was possible to register this patent? of the proceeds.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

” 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. Many of us have said, “Bacon makes everything better.”

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Patently-O

JUNE 30, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Design patents continue to rise in importance, but the underlying law full of eccentricities. The crux of the issue lies in the manner patent law decisions are typically written. 398 (2007), overrule or abrogate In re Rosen, 673 F.2d GM Global Tech , 21-2348 (Fed. Does KSR International Co.

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The district court agreed, finding their contributions were significant to the conception of the claimed invention. Under § 256, correcting inventorship requires comparing the alleged co-inventor’s contributions against the invention as claimed. Here, the acts associated with co-inventorship occurred back in 2007.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 6, 2023

US patent law has a long history of debate with regard to combination claims, with the Supreme Court’s most recent pronouncement in KSR reaffirming its old pronouncement that a combination of known elements is likely obvious absent some justification for deciding otherwise. 398 (2007). [I]f KSR Int’l Co.

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Patently-O

MAY 11, 2023

The “analogous arts” test is used in patent law to determine whether a particular reference is relevant for the purposes of an obviousness analysis. 2004) In its 2007 KSR v. In re Bigio , 381 F.3d 3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. In re Bigio , 381 F.3d 3d 1320, 1325 (Fed.

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Patently-O

MARCH 19, 2024

In the context of Sisvel’s ‘279 patent, the invention was directed to a specific method of sending SPS deactivation signals by filling a preexisting binary field (the resource indication value or “RIV”) with all “1”s. The PTAB found the claims unpatentable as obvious, and Sisvel appealed.

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Patently-O

APRIL 16, 2024

The Court has recognized that a clinical study itself is a protected experimental use of the invention. The same result must follow for the public, involuntary disclosure of the existence of the study on a government website.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Formula One can be perceived as an epicentre of inventions and innovations, making intellectual property indispensable in the sport. Hence, the traveling chaos of F1 is a world filled with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and Trade Secrets. The most popular is the ‘ Spygate ‘ (2007).

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Section 8 and the Transparency of Indian Patent System According to Section 8 of the Indian Patents Act , patent applicants must regularly disclose to the patent office any same or substantially similar foreign applications corresponding to their patent applications for Indian inventions, and any updates relevant to their prosecution.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Further, that same commentator has noted that: In 2007, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.” World Intellect.

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