Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

A very crucial discussion on this front began with Prashant’s post pondering whether TKDL is a ‘confidential database ,’ and compliant with Indian copyright law, which it apparently was not! Underscoring the irony, he observed that some of the patents TKDL opposed in the U.S. The good thing is that this reporting got traction.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

This is why it is important to be able to justify the registration of the patent in another territory, if it is not initially registered in Spain. However, following the entry into force of Patents Law 24/2015 (PL), we need to reassess whether this is always the best strategy. Compulsory application for protection in Spain.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2024

TKDL, more than once, has claimed to have thwarted European companies from securing a European patent for ancient Indian remedies, but these have been questioned, for instance, by the blogger who goes by the pseudonym, Tufty the Cat (a qualified U.K. And if so, why was it filed in the first then?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2022

The court found, however, that in early 2015 Foro received only “conceptual drawings” that were not final drawings ready for manufacture, but rather the first step of an engineering process. that were previously disclosed in its first coiled tubing unit prototype that it had previously patented (the “1998 Patent”).

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 19, 2022

The court found, however, that in early 2015 Foro received only “conceptual drawings” that were not final drawings ready for manufacture, but rather the first step of an engineering process. that were previously disclosed in its first coiled tubing unit prototype that it had previously patented (the “1998 Patent”).

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The defendant former employee was provided access to plaintiff’s confidential information during employment, including strategies on how to secure winning bids and information about plaintiff’s existing and potential clients. Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Patent Applications. In Life Spine, Inc. Aegis Spine, Inc. , 8 F.4th

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