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Patent Suits Drop 33% from 2013; 2021 Damages Awards are More Than $1 Billion less than 2012

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Despite the high economic relevance of innovation and explosive invention growth reflected in the number of patents issued annually by the United States Patent and Trademark Continue reading.

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Think Twice About Appealing a ยง 101 Rejection to the PTAB

JD Supra Law

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) established its Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in September 2012. As mandated by the America Invents Act, the PTAB conducts administrative trials, such as inter partes reviews, and handles appeals from examiner rejections of patent applications.

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Over the Last Decade India has Spent Rs. 1,00,000 crores on Scientific Research with No Transparency: Time to Resuscitate the PUPFIP?

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Simply put โ€œmarch-inโ€ rights would allow the government to take control of the IP rights of inventions owned by private companies if those inventions have been funded by public money through grants from the government or through licensing agreements with government R&D institutions. crores for CSIR (2012-22); Rs.

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The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) of 2024: From Oz to Earth

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66 (2012), and Alice Corp. The bigger issue is that it is substantially harder to obtain patents and easier to invalidate issued patents -- particularly in cases where the invention lies in software or diagnostic methods. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. , CLS Bank International , 573 U.S. 208 (2014).

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Supreme Court Finds Constitutional Violation in Patent Challenges, But Provides Quick Fix

JD Supra Law

IPR has been popular with patent challengers and trial court defendants since 2012, when the America Invents Act (โ€œAIAโ€) took effect. Arthrex was much anticipated because it carried with it the potential to upend the entire IPR system. Although IPR petitioners.

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Ambiguity Begets Ambiguity: A Legislative Attempt to Bring Clarity to Patentable Subject Matter May Bring More Confusion

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4734) in an effort to clarify which inventions are actually patentable and to codify those that are not. 66, (2012) and Alice v. Tillis introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (S.4734) Since the Supreme Court handed down its decisions in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., CLS Bank, 573 U.S.

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2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Biologics at the PTAB: Statistics and Insights into Notable Biologics Decisions

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In June 2021, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an update to its study of America Invents Act (AIA) trials involving challenges to Orange Book-listed and biologic patents from September 16, 2012, through June 30, 2021. Here, we review the statistics and then give an overview of notable biologics decisions to date.