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MicroSurgical Decision Reiterates PTAB’s ‘Wide Net’ Approach to Transition Applications Under the AIA

IP Watchdog

March 16, 2013 marked a watershed date in the practice of patent law as the effective date of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Not surprisingly, there were a number of patent applications filed that bridged the March 16, 2013 AIA effective date.

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DHC and 3(k): This time using the ‘Technical effect’ Test

SpicyIP

The DHC, in this judgement, continued with its restrictive interpretation of 3(k), narrowing the scope of inventions which are excluded u/s. The invention, which related to a system of data profiling, would use a profiling module to read records from data sources, compute statistics, and other descriptive information relating to the data set.

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First-to-File: A Game-Changer in US Patent Law

JD Supra Law

The United States patent system underwent a significant change with the enactment of the First-Inventor-to-File (FITF) provision of the America Invents Act, which became effective on March 16, 2013. The FITF provision transitioned the United States from a First-to-Invent system to a First-Inventor-to-File system.

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‘Adding’ to the Jurisprudence: Assistant Controller’s Analyses on the Ayyangar Committee’s Reservations to the Swan Committee for Patent of Addition

SpicyIP

The “patent of addition” in India is a crucial mechanism for protecting improvements or modifications to existing inventions. Unlike standard patents, which cover entirely new inventions, patents of addition enable inventors to safeguard their enhancements while the original patent remains protected.

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Protection of Computer-Related Inventions : An Indian Perspective

Intepat

INTRODUCTION As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, Computer-Related Inventions (CRIs) have become a crucial component of modern innovation. The Patents Act, 1970, provides for the protection of CRIs, but there has been significant debate over the years regarding the patentability of such inventions in India.

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Despite 3D-Visision, Appellant Filed in the Wrong Court

Patently-O

Sgromo owned two patents that he transferred to Scott’s company Eureka Inventions. On appeal now, the Federal Circuit has refused to hear the case — finding that a patent ownership dispute does not “arise under” the patent laws. Peter Sgromo v. Leonard Scott ( Fed. See, Gunn v.

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Patents and People: Navigating the Ethics of Gene Ownership in Biotechnology

Intepat

One of the most debated issues is human gene patents, which give a person or corporation ownership over who can modify their genetic materials code exclusively. Some believe that patents may lead to new inventions and research. Others maintain that it is problematic when a ruling body wants to patent human genes.