IAM Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

IAM’s Diversity 100 is a listing of the entities with the greatest proportion of female inventors named on US patent grants maintained between 1 January 2010 and 1 January 2022.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The USPTO is seeking comments on “the state of patent eligibility jurisprudence” and how eligibility law impacts both innovation and investment-in-innovation. and (2) Is patent eligibility a question of law for the court or a question of fact for the jury? The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2021. Berkheimer, No.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

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. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.

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Patently-O

JULY 7, 2021

I have been following the patent ownership lawsuit of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Some months later, after leaving and forming 10X, they completed the inventions and filed patent applications. Bio-Rad now argues that it has partial ownership rights to the inventions based upon the inventor’s contributions while employees.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 4, 2023

Design patents allow breweries to safeguard these elements of aesthetic distinction, securing exclusive rights to their innovative designs. Some examples of beer glasses design patents in the US: BEER GLASS US D954,504 S Inventors: Nicolas Brouillac Assignee: PEUGEOT SAVEURS Date of Patent: Jun. Date of Patent: May.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 26, 2022

2:21-cv-00126-JRG-RSP) (not available on line for free from what I can see) addressed an accused infringer’s argument that the assignment of the patent-in-suit from the sole inventor (Afana) to the plaintiff, Mobile Equity, was ineffective, and so the patentee lacked standing. Walmart (Case No.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

November 30, 2021 ), the Federal Circuit has extended that metaphor and found Biogen’s patents invalid for lack of written description. held a bench trial and concluded that the asserted claims Biogen’s MS treatment-method patent invalid for lack of written description. ‘514 patent. Biogen’s U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2023

Last month the Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB inter partes review (IPR) decision finding that the University of Minnesota’s patent claim directed to the anti-cancer drug sofosbuvir was not adequately supported by the written description in the applications to which it claimed priority. 2010) (en banc). Gilead Sciences , Inc.

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Patently-O

MARCH 7, 2023

Going forward, a patentee might avoid this particular problem with some patent attorney tricks. patents assert priority to at least one prior patent application filing. In addition to the formal paperwork, the original application must sufficiently disclose the invention as claimed in the later patent.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JANUARY 6, 2021

Many software methods are business method patents designed to make business more efficient. Software patents, historically, were not considered patentable. As the patent office historically stated, if an invention did not have a physical existence or manifest a discernible physical effect or change, you could not patent it.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

While all three judges on the Court of Appeal agreed that an ‘inventor’ under the UK law must be a human being, the fact that DABUS is a machine was not immediately determinative of the outcome. Arnold LJ is the preeminent patent law specialist on the Court of Appeal. PDF 998kB] ).

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 5, 2022

“Developed countries exploit biotechnology patents to expropriate the biological or genetic heritage of less developed countries,” according to the term “biopiracy.” Corporations may become aware of these applications and want to patent and market them for their own benefit.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The case arises out of a 2018 lawsuit, in which four self-described inventors of DNA Arrays brought suit against Illumina, a “multibillion-dollar, global player in genetic analysis,” alleging that Illumina and its associates conspired to steal Petitioner’s trade secrets and covertly conceal the information in patent applications.

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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.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 4, 2022

in the Eastern District of Texas for infringement of six patents generally related to acoustic noise suppression functionalities. [1] Samsung argued that there were potential witnesses from non-party Samsung Research America (“SRA”), three of the five named inventors, prosecution counsel for the patents, and third-party AliphCom in the NDCA.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

Over 1,000 Australian innovation patent applications were filed in July – an all-time record, ahead of 768 applications in June and 692 in May. Between 2010 and early 2020, there were typically between 100 and 200 innovation patent applications filed each month.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The ongoing reckonings with systemic racism and sexism in the United States might seem, on first glance, to have little to do with patent law. Yet scholarship on racial and gender inequality in the patent system is growing. In addition, scholars have explored racist and sexist norms baked into the content of patent law itself.

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2024

8,671,132 (‘132 patent) unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § Daedalus unsuccessfully argued that the PTAB erred in two respects: (1) by finding Gelb to be in the same field of endeavor as the ‘132 patent, and (2) by determining that Gelb is reasonably pertinent to the problems addressed by the ‘132 patent.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post breaks down the guidelines and walks through some potential strategies for patent applicants. 2010) (SCT “directed us to construe the scope of analogous art broadly”); Airbus S.A.S. It will be interesting to see whether the rates go up even further following this new guidance. Reiterating the Central Role of Graham v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 2, 2023

McQuewan [ii] , wherein the United States Supreme Court drew a distinction between procuring a patented machine and securing a license to use the patent’s rights. The authority to manufacture, use, sell, and import the patented products into that nation are all included in these exclusive protections. LG Electronics, Inc.,

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Patently-O

MAY 26, 2023

1 (1846); The Incandescent Lamp Patent , 159 U. The approach of Amgen echoes that of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Bilski decision, which advised a simple adherence to established precedents. The case involved a patent covering starch-based glue. Halliburton that was later rejected by the 1952 Patent Act. 245 (1928).

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Patently-O

MAY 17, 2024

The outcome here shows value for the intentional use of means-plus-function limitations as a mechanism for expanding patent scope when genus claims are otherwise unavailable. Even before the decision, biotech -focused patent attorneys have been searching for ways to capture their clients innovations with broad enough coverage.

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IP Intelligence

DECEMBER 15, 2021

law, every patent claim must be supported by an adequate written description, which conveys to those skilled in the art the nature and breadth of the invention. [1] These decisions make clear that the description of individual values within a range will not necessarily convey that the inventor had possession of the entire range.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A specification is said to provide adequate written description when it “reasonably conveys to those skilled in the art that the inventor had possession of the claimed subject matter as of the filing date.” 2010) ( en banc ). 7,446,190 (the ’190 patent) were at issue in the case. ” 35 U.S.C. ” Id.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

PureCircle sued SweeGen for patent infringement back in 2018, asserting U.S. Patent Nos. The patents here claim a method of making Rebaudioside X. Claims 1 and 14 of the 273 patent were treated as representative for the case: 1. However, the patents disclosed only a single species – UGT76G1. 3d 1336 (Fed.

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IP Intelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Section 112 of the Patent Act requires a patent’s specification to “contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same.”

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

law, every patent claim must be supported by an adequate written description, which conveys to those skilled in the art the nature and breadth of the invention. [1] These decisions make clear that the description of individual values within a range will not necessarily convey that the inventor had possession of the entire range.

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Patentably Defined

JUNE 7, 2012

103 limit patent protection to claimed subject matter that would have been nonobvious to a “person of ordinary skill” in the claimed field of endeavor at the time of filing. 2010-1290, slip op. The rationale behind this rule is a simple one – no inventor could possibly be aware of every teaching in every art. 2010-1290, slip op.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, discussions about authors and copyright societies, updates on the international IP landscape, or the hustle and bustle of the domestic IP domain, including Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, the journey through Junes had its own jilts and joys. The issue has simmered on SpicyIP pages since 2007.

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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.” Claims: 1.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 5, 2022

Bio Piracy Of Pharmaceutical Industry In India”Developed countries exploit biotechnology patents to expropriate the biological or genetic heritage of less developed countries,” according to the term “biopiracy.” Publications describing this approach, however, were not considered prior art for the US patent.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 2, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Those changes would not have been possible without the amazing inventors behind them – women and men who inspire us all with their spirit of ingenuity and perseverance. Patent and Trademark Office. Bureaus and Offices. Leadership. Drew Hirshfeld.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Patent Application No. 2010/0128588 (Shuman) is directed to a Halloween greeting system for prompting young children to remember to say “trick or treat” and “thank you.” ” The inventor, who was also a patent attorney, must have been irked by rude trick-or-treaters. For example, U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent. Design patents are great for new designs that are expected to be sold beyond a single year or season. ” [8].

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

In what appears to be an almost exasperated tone, the Hon’ble Judge prefaced the order by stating that the Court never “ceases to be surprised” at the kind of orders which come before it, from the office of the Registry of Trade Marks/Controller General of Patents. In April this year, the Delhi HC in Blackberry Ltd v.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2024

Controller of Patents made some notable observations on amendment of claims in a PCT application and Section 3(h) of the Patent Act. Controller of Patents. Second, procedure for amendment of claims under Section 59 of the Patent Act, 1970 (Act). Third, patentability of a method of agriculture- the issue of Section 3(h).

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent. Design patents are great for new designs that are expected to be sold beyond a single year or season.

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