LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some people may have anticipated that, in raising the standard of inventive step and introducing stricter requirements for enablement and support of claims, the RtB reforms would result in fewer applications being accepted. I was not one of those people, and I expect that neither were most other patent attorneys. in 2019/20.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Section 8 and the Transparency of Indian Patent System According to Section 8 of the Indian Patents Act , patent applicants must regularly disclose to the patent office any same or substantially similar foreign applications corresponding to their patent applications for Indian inventions, and any updates relevant to their prosecution.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies are rapidly expanding throughout the world – and with that rapid expansion has come a growing interest in IP protection for blockchain and cryptocurrency inventions. As of July 2020, roughly 7,600 applications containing the word “blockchain” had been filed, up from only 37 in 2014 ( see Figure 1).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This post explains some of the decision’s consequences and explores potential patent prosecution strategies. What transpired in Cellect was not entirely surprising after the court’s 2014 decision in Gilead Sciences, Inc. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC , 2014 WL 12167628, at *3-4 (W.D. May 15, 2014).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Patent Prosecution. Patent protection is generally available for cannabis and cannabis-related innovations on the same basis as any other innovation, presenting relatively few obstacles for applicants. A patent applicant’s planned use of the claimed invention thus has no bearing on its patentability.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

selected address issues such as SPC protection for combination products, double patenting, prosecution history estoppel and the influence of declarations made by the patentee in parallel proceedings, the possibility for national courts to request technical opinions from the EPO under Art. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

IP includes any creation of the mind, including inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs, and various forms of IP protection cover these different categories. A comprehensive IP strategy must cover all bases – prosecution, enforcement, defense, and transactions.

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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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