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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

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But the inverse is true of patents currently being prosecuted: ~94+ of applications currently pending before the USPTO, we estimate, are governed by the AIA. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Our data can be found at: [link]. Pre-AIAPatents ). COVID-19Impact).

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

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Applicants, for their part, are not required to disclose prior art that is not material to patentability or that is cumulative of other prior art they’ve already provided. It may surprise you, then, to learn that the genre of science fiction is deeply indebted to patent law and patent theory. 709 (2012).

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

But the inverse is true of patents currently being prosecuted: ~94+ of applications currently pending before the USPTO, we estimate, are governed by the AIA. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Prior Patently-O Patent L.J. Our data can be found at: [link]. Pre-AIAPatents ). COVID-19Impact).

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Decoding The Scepticism Of Overlap Between Patents Law And Competition Law

IP and Legal Filings

The goal of competition law is to ensure fair functioning of the market. [1] 1] At a glance both the laws may seem to be conflicting but Intellectual property ensures fair amount of competition in the market which is also the goal of competition law. [2] STATUTORY TUSSLE OF JURISDICTION BETWEEN PATENTS ACT AND COMPETITON ACT.

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Analysing Dipak Ranjan Mukherjee vs. Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Context of Transparency, Privacy and the RTI Act

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Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches. He is currently engaged in WIPO-Harvard Law School Course in Patent Law and Global Public Health.

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The Supreme Court and Patent Protection for Medical Diagnostics: A Closer Look at CareDx and Stanford U v. Eurofins

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The petition to the Supreme Court raises the following simple question: Is a new and useful method for measuring a natural phenomenon, which improves upon prior methods for measuring the same phenomenon, eligible for patent protection under Section 101? Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. , The Federal Circuit affirmed this decision.

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Navigating the Patent Maze: Challenges and Controversies in Emerging Technologies

IP and Legal Filings

The Court determined that an underlying principle of patent law was that only if it had been novel and useful could an invention be issued and would thereby necessarily both be unique and useful. The question of inventive steps has therefore to be decided essentially on a case-to-case basis as it involves questions of law and fact.