IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

593 (2010). Ask whether the claimed invention is directed toward a categorical exclusion. If yes, ask whether the claimed invention includes something more, such as an inventive concept that transforms the abstract idea into a patent eligible invention. Kappos , 561 U.S. Prometheus , 566 U.S. 208 (2014).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2022

The sole driver of the growth in ex parte decisions has been patent-eligibility according to the ‘manner of manufacture’ test under Australian patent law. Since 2010 there have been 115 published decisions on eligibility, with the claims at issue being found ineligible in 100 of those cases.

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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. Motorola Inc , [2010] EWHC 118 (Pat). See Menashe Business Mercantile Ltd v. William Hill Org. 2d 1070 (Ct.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 5, 2022

Eli Lilly may be able to get patent protection under the America Invents Act because they exploited the plant to create novel chemicals for new medicinal uses. However, the new Section 102’s broadened breadth of prior art will have an influence on Eli Lilly’s ability to patent these types of inventions.

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Patently-O

MAY 17, 2024

The basic idea here was to put the anti-C5 antibody limitation into the preamble of the Jepson claim that sets up the environment of the invention, but is not actually the improvement being claimed. Treating a patient is not merely a statement of intended use, but it is central to the invention’s purpose. Eli Lilly & Co. ,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This jolly invention lights up each branch individually, featuring a central bus wire nestled near the trunk, branching into 5 to 10 light circuits, each sporting 10 to 20 bulbs. 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.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Dr Thaler) could satisfy statutory requirements to name the inventor, and to indicate how he is entitled to be granted patents on inventions that he did not claim to have devised himself. Arnold LJ is the preeminent patent law specialist on the Court of Appeal. Impressive as this is, however, Birss LJ is no lightweight.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

A part of TK is exposed for patent review whereas the rest is kept undisclosed. Patent laws fail to protect traditional knowledge as it does not recognise generation innovation. Today while the ABS tries to support traditional knowledge, the number of benefits reaped by the communities remains questionable.

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Patently-O

MAY 6, 2024

” The printed matter doctrine a unique and somewhat amorphous concept in patent law that straddles the line between patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § On the eligibility side, the doctrine serves as a screening tool to exclude claims that are directed solely to the content of information from patent protection.

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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. 121; 36 I.L.M.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 5, 2022

Eli Lilly may be able to get patent protection under the America Invents Act because they exploited the plant to create novel chemicals for new medicinal uses. However, the new Section 102’s broadened breadth of prior art will have an influence on Eli Lilly’s ability to patent these types of inventions.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

Novartis appealed this decision and ended up obtaining a PI on appeal in October 2010. At that time, the Opposition Division (OD) of the EPO, as well as the UK and Dutch Courts had already revoked the patent. On 23 June 2022, the EPO granted Biogen a divisional patent (EP 2 653 873).

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging. It further notes that India ranks 8 th in AI patents, and 4 th in terms of AI scholarly papers.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moderna was founded in 2010 for the sole purpose of developing mRNA medicines. Pfizer and BioNTech have stated that they did not use Moderna’s patented inventions, and that they will fully defend the case. If the litigation proceeds, the defendants will probably challenge Moderna’s patents, as is typical in patent litigation.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The decision highlighted the Controller’s duty to consider existing knowledge and the inventive step properly. Mukesh Kumar Vidyarthi vs Controller Of Patents New Delhi & Anr on 1 March, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The appeal challenges the rejection of a patent application for “Charge Recirculation Air Intake Main Ford (CRAIM).”

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

Is an invention autonomously generated by artificial intelligence patentable? This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Accidental” addition of medical marijuana IDs in 2010 led to rise in applications; withdrawn. A: will be talking to PTO historian; they ended up offering to refund fees to 2010 applicants if they’d abandon them, so may never find out what happened there. Thinking about what design patent is or could be doing now.

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