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Delhi High Court Directs Maharaja to Pay a King’s Ransom in a Patent Infringement Suit  

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Putting an end to a 24 year old patent infringement suit, the Delhi High Court has directed Maharaja Appliances Ltd. Background The dispute started off as a heated battle between the parties over the plaintiff’s ‘Liquid Heating Vessels’ patent, which the plaintiff claimed was used by the defendant in its electric kettles.

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Obviousness Test for Design Patents Unchanged

The IP Law Blog

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. Utility patents protect four categories of functional inventions: machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and processes (methods).

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Top 10 Patent Cases: 1891 to 1951

Patently-O

Prior to 1891, appeals in patent cases went directly to the Supreme Court, and the Court decided lots of patent cases. In 1891, Congress created the regional circuit courts of appeals as a buffer between the trial courts and the Supreme Court and the number of high-court patent cases began to fall. Teleflex (2007).

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Within The Scope of This Concise Analysis, the Case of Bajaj Auto Ltd. v. T.V.S. Motor Company Ltd. Is Investigated

IP and Legal Filings

ABSTRACT The legal dispute between Bajaj and TVS Motors centers around the alleged unauthorized use of the DTSi patent. 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.)

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Obviousness Test for Design Patents Unchanged

LexBlog IP

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. Utility patents protect four categories of functional inventions: machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and processes (methods).

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Generic Industry Skepticism Irrelevant to Non-Obviousness

Patently-O

398 (2007). The Intuitive Surgical patent is directed to a “method for performing robotic surgery.” In 2018, Intuitive Surgical sued Auris Health for patent infringement. I suggest the Auris Health majority departs from KSR by again drawing sharp lines rather than allowing for a functional, flexible analysis.

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Patent Law at the Supreme Court February 2022

Patently-O

The Supreme Court has not yet granted writ of certiorari in any patent cases this term. And, absent an unusual shadow-docket patent case, it is now too late for any case to be granted and heard this term. Still, there are a number of important patent cases pending before the court. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. , Patreon, Inc.,