Larson & Larson

JANUARY 10, 2021

Historically, the first person to invent something had the patent rights to the invention, regardless of when they filed their patent application. However, with the America Invents Act which went into effect in 2013, the United States’ patent system has switched to a “first-to-file” system. Enablement.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

Ownership Rights : Roku argued Universal lacked ownership rights to assert the ‘196 patent because when Universal filed its ITC complaint, it had recently filed a petition to correct inventorship to add a Universal employee. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed, rejecting each of Roku’s three primary arguments.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The law does not apply to contracts covering confidential and proprietary information, protection of trade secrets, or inventions assignment agreements. Mandatory Review. The leading Illinois case, Fifield v. Premier Dealer Services, Inc., 993 NE 2d 938 (Ill.App.1st

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Willie Wonka famously said that invention is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple. 2021/03242 earlier this year on an AI invention; and in August 2021, and an Australian Judge ruled in Thaler v. 2013), and Beech Aircraft Corp. South African issued Patent No. South African issued Patent No.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2022

2013) (noting that “[i]n Ohio, a noncompete covenant is enforceable to the extent it is reasonable” and “whether a noncompete covenant is reasonable is a question of law,” citing Chicago Title ). Dircksen , an employer and former employee made competing claims over the ownership of an invention.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Thus, an IPR cannot be used to invalidate a patent based on patentable subject matter, written description, best mode, enablement, indefiniteness, or ownership, and an IPR cannot be based on prior art other than patents and printed publications. The only prior art that can be cited are patents and printed publications.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.” “ find out knowledge of witty inventions.”: ” (at page 9 and 13). .”

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Patently-O

MAY 1, 2024

But, mere ownership of the patent does not automatically confer standing – the plaintiff, whether the patentee or an exclusive licensee, must have retained the right under the patent to exclude the accused infringer from practicing the claimed invention.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The emphasis of the CJEU in Brompton on the significance of the exclusion of ideas from copyright for technical progress suggests that also implies that the exclusion of ideas would preclude copyright protection from inventions in technique such as the ‘Cruijff turn.’ Certainly, today, there is no economic need to recognise such protection.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The subsidised valuation is done by government bodies like the Korea Invention Promotion Centre. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. Valuation of IP which is an important process for the purpose of collateralizing is subsidised by the Korean Intellectual Property Office. Case Studies.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

26 , rejected the claim that taking away, or ignoring, the ability-to-control indicia of ownership amounts to a taking: Similarly, property rights, including copyright, have been described as ownership of a bundle of rights or interests. 92, 96 (1876) (“A patent for an invention is as much property as a patent for land.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 10, 2023

The world is witnessing multiple new inventions every passing minute and a boom in popularity of the Metaverse. The leaders of the tech world have claimed that metaverse is not merely the next invention or part of the future rather it is the future itself. Patents within Metaverse.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

It seems that boat designers/manufacturers used C&Ds under this regime, but there were 1100 utility patents on boat hulls and 20 design patents since 2013, which was the last boat hull registration. independent invention). Argues that defining difference b/t creative works and inventions is the way in which they are individuated.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

stemming from a federal lawsuit filed in February 2018 may finally determine who actually invented bitcoin, the first and most well-known cryptocurrency. An ongoing trial in federal court in Miami, Fla., Update: The Ohio Personal Privacy Act.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This presumption is a departure from the traditional framework for analyzing the legality of patent settlements set forth by the Supreme Court in the 2013 case, FTC v. Actavis , under which an antitrust plaintiff bears the burden of proof. Hospira , 944 F.3d 3d 1327 (Fed. at 1338–39. Sandoz , 964 F.3d 3d 1049 (Fed. Sanofi-Aventis U.S.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection. Several petitions in the Madras High Court challenged the validity of rule 29(4) of the Copyright Rules, 2013. Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Kibow Biotech Inc.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It was approved through an accelerated approval process based on partial trials, i.e., Phase 2 trials in the US in 2012, and EU in 2013, following which the WHO released its Interim Policy Guidelines to guide usage in the absence of Phase 3 trials. Fn 12 of the same paper). Conclusion As per this WHO report (PDF – p.29)

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 21, 2025

Its emotional, expensive, and lets be honestnobody gets married or enters a relationship of permanence, thinking, “One day, well argue over who gets the rights to my groundbreaking invention or best-selling novel.” While this wasnt a family law matter, it reinforced the importance of clear ownership agreements over creative works.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Court considered several issues including the ownership of the trademark as well as the similarity in the trademark used by the defendant. The Court, considering the submission of the parties, concluded that the defendant had failed to consider and record findings on the contention of the appellant on claimed invention results.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Lava gave a mammoth 476 page judgement while dealing with issues related to novelty, inventive step, Section 3(k) and FRAND. Controller of Patents , issued on January 31 and April 15, respectively, provided much-needed clarity on how to perform the inventive step analysis. The judgement was passed by Justice Rajbir Sehrawat.

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