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Patently-O
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Acquiring Design Patents.
The IPKat
JULY 22, 2022
On 21 July 2022, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the convening of diplomatic conferences on designs and genetic resources, no later than 2024. Diplomatic conferences are negotiating rounds where multilateral treaties are adopted or revised.
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Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
government since 1863 (the “Lincoln Law”) and is designed as a mechanism for catching (and thus deterring) fraud against the Federal Government. The law incentivizes whistleblowing — non-governmental folks (known as “qui tam relators”) can file the action on behalf of the U.S. 3730(e)(4)(A) (2010).
LexBlog IP
DECEMBER 21, 2023
7,784,961 Before sledding into the patent’s technicalities, the inventor of this Christmas cheer utilized a lesser-known path under U.S. patent law. 122(b)(2)(B)(i), the patent application was kept under wraps, avoiding publication until patent issuance. Under 35 U.S.C.
IIPRD
JUNE 24, 2024
‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1] 13] Patent Cooperation Treaty, June 19, 1970, 28 U.S.T.
Patently-O
MARCH 26, 2024
I thought I would write a more complete discussion of this important historic patent case. Atlantic Works has had a profound impact on the development of patent law, particularly in shaping the doctrine of obviousness, but more generally providing theoretical frameworks for attacking “bad patents.”
LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Arnold LJ is the preeminent patent law specialist on the Court of Appeal. He was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2019, after being appointed to the High Court in 2008, and as Judge in Charge of the Patents Court in April 2013. PDF 998kB] ). Impressive as this is, however, Birss LJ is no lightweight.
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