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Defending Design Patents

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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Op Ed: Reflections on the American Invents Act on its Tenth Year Anniversary

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Lee is vice president at Amazon Web Services and was the Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2015-2017). She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. . In 2015, I became Director of the USPTO, and the AIA changes had been in place for barely a few years.

Invention

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Supreme Court Declines to Weigh in on Notice Required to Trigger Statute of Limitations for Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The case arises out of a 2018 lawsuit, in which four self-described inventors of DNA Arrays brought suit against Illumina, a “multibillion-dollar, global player in genetic analysis,” alleging that Illumina and its associates conspired to steal Petitioner’s trade secrets and covertly conceal the information in patent applications.

Patent Application

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I was already like this before you got here: prior use as an exception to patent infringement

Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

In addition, a third party’s use of an invention before its registration by another is also relevant to assess patent infringement. The right of prior use is set forth in article 63 of the current Patents Law of 2015, the wording of which is practically identical to that of article 54 of the earlier Patents Law of 1986.

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Fish & Richardson Attorneys Named Recipients of the 2020 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MAY 27, 2021

The Patent Pro Bono Program is a nationwide network that matches volunteer patent professionals with financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses for the purpose of securing patent protection. Since its launch in 2015, more than 1,800 patent professionals have volunteered their time and resources to the program.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

Rae Crisler is a patent litigator whose experience spans a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals in Hatch-Waxman cases, biologics, medical devices, and technologies related to power management features of systems-on-a-chip as well as network and data processing optimization. In 2015, Joy received her J.D. in history.

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Pesticide Patents: Not ‘Working’ Out?

SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2021

While there is a high prevalence of generic alternatives, the agrochemicals industry in India is observing an increase in the number of patent applications filed. The White Paper analysed the ‘working’ of patented pesticides in India for patents expiring between 2015 and 2022. Brief Findings of the Study.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 17- January 22)

SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Other Posts COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues The litigation surrounding mRNA patent thickens in the USA as Pfizer/ BioNTech files defence and counterclaims against the patent infringement allegations made by Moderna.

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Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up – August 2021

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The lawsuit was filed in July of 2015 and asserted two patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 8,191,091 and 8,559,635 (the “’635 Patent”) (collectively the “Asserted Patents”). In February 2017, Apple filed inter partes review of the Asserted Patents. The ’091 Patent is one of them. The Law of Prosecution Laches.

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De Forest Radio v. GE: A Landmark Supreme Court Decision on the Invention Requirement

Patently-O

APRIL 8, 2024

By Dennis Crouch In 1931, the United States Supreme Court decided a landmark case on the patentability of inventions, De Forest Radio Co. The case involved a patent infringement suit over an improved vacuum tube used in radio communications. Lefstin, Inventive Application: A History , 67 Fla. 565, 648 (2015).

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Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

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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Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

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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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. Anything we are missing out on? Please let us know in the comments below.

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. 1253/DEL/2006 and 4197/DEL/2015) related to computer software based on earlier guidelines of the patent office.

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Obtaining patent protection for battery innovations requires battery companies to file patent applications with the USPTO. One key strategic consideration in building a robust patent portfolio involves deciding in which countries to file the patent applications. through enforcement at the ITC).

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Defending Design Patents

Op Ed: Reflections on the American Invents Act on its Tenth Year Anniversary

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Supreme Court Declines to Weigh in on Notice Required to Trigger Statute of Limitations for Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims

I was already like this before you got here: prior use as an exception to patent infringement

Fish & Richardson Attorneys Named Recipients of the 2020 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate

Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Pesticide Patents: Not ‘Working’ Out?

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 17- January 22)

Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up – August 2021

De Forest Radio v. GE: A Landmark Supreme Court Decision on the Invention Requirement

Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

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