Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ).

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. Importantly, only those who have developed new technologies and created a product can file for a patent on the new technology.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2021

Are research tools protected from patent infringement under the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor, section 271(e)(1)? [1] This, in effect, not only extended the patent’s term but also delayed introduction of competing products. [6]. 10,221,221 (“the ‘221 patent”). [10] Statutory Background.

Invention 52

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Patently-O

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act should be modified to prevent the reintroduction of patents on naturally-occurring genomic sequences that are isolated and purified in the lab, a change that will enable international pathogen research to continue while interfering little with private incentives to develop new biomedical technologies.

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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. Specifically, the judge determined that the port boss slippage problem precluded the original prototype from being viable, and Mackay and Hewson’s design input, like the starburst grooves, helped solve that critical issue.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

General Motors pledged its “Green Technology” patents for a period of 2 years when it faced bankruptcy in 2009. Eastman Kodak pledged many of its patents, notably the one which consisted of a method for enabling persistent recognition of individuals in images. This was done during 2012-2015 when it faced bankruptcy.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

treating the Standard Essential Patent as akin to a ‘ransom strip’ of land).” ” Hold Out : “‘Hold out’ occurs if an implementer is able to implement a technical solution covered by a Standard Essential Patent without paying the reasonable market value for a licence (or perhaps anything at all). .”

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