Patently-O

AUGUST 5, 2024

The basic holding is that the 102(a)(2)/(b)(2) safe harbor triggered by an inventor’s pre-filing “public disclosure” of the invention requires that the invention be made “reasonably available to the public.” ” Neither public uses nor private sales satisfy this requirement. 333 (1881).

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Invention Inventor Art Public Use 111

TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

However, piracy remains a concern, particularly in Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines, where more than 60% of the public uses pirate sites. Academic research previously found that, when Netflix failed to launch in Indonesia in 2016, piracy numbers significantly increased compared to neighboring countries.

Government 145

Government Public Use Copyright 145

The TTABlog

AUGUST 6, 2024

In its genericness analysis the Board relied on dictionary definitions, on third-party usage, and on Shepherd's own use of the proposed mark to refer to a type of product rather than a source. Its finding that the public used the proposed mark generically was supported by substantial evidence. Contrary to C.E.

Advertising 72

Advertising Advertising Public Use Marketing 72

43(B)log

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This designation did not indicate that Valtoco was safe or effective for public use but, instead, operated to qualify Neurelis for various development incentives, like tax credits and potential exclusivity for seven years if the FDA ultimately approved Valtoco.”

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Designs Design Patent Prosecution Art 56

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9]. The essential elements of a design patent are that the new creation be “new, original and ornamental.”

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 52

Patently-O

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2016, over a year after it began selling Ace-K, Celanese filed patent applications on its heretofore secret Ace-K process. 5][b] (2022) (“[I]t is now well established that commercial exploitation by the inventor of a machine or process constitutes a public use even though the machine or process is held secret.”).

Invention 40

Invention Patent Inventor Patent Application 40

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. 2016; resubmitted May 2018). September 23, 2016. August 30, 2016. April 5, 2016.

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