JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Set to take effect January 19, 2025, these changes represent the most significant fee restructuring since 2020. The changes aim to generate sufficient revenue to recover the USPTO's operational costs, while promoting efficient patent prosecution practices. By: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Each year, IP Spotlight analyzes this report and, and we update our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? To answer that question: Patents : In 2020 the USPTO’s eight-year trend of reducing patent application pendency continued to trend downward.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2021

With South Africa’s patent office having recently granted the first patent to an AI inventor, and an Australian court ruling in favor of AI inventorship, it’s time to review how we got here—and where we’re going. If AI-related patent applications and grants are on the uptick, what was the problem with DABUS?

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 12, 2024

This program will allow Applicants to expedite prosecution at any stage in a counterpart application pending in the Dominican Republic based on a U.S. patent grant. Brazil joins Colombia (2017), Peru (2019) and Chile (2020), as part of this agreement.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. patents,” Office of the Chief Economist, IP Data Highlights (October 2020).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Even without being part of Hague, IP offices around the globe have received huge increases in Chinese -origin industrial design applications. For instance, 55% of global design applications filed in 2020 were by Chinese residents. design patent system. design patents originated from outside of the U.S.;

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Patently-O

JULY 2, 2021

Ex Parte Cigan , APPEAL 2020-001230 (Patent Tr. & The patent applicant argued that the prior art examples should be disregarded as merely a prophetic example. Ex Parte Harriman , APPEAL 2020-004459 (Patent Tr. & Cigan provides a minor counterpoint to Callewaert. See In re Antor Media Corp.,

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

So for the moment, the position under the UK patent system is that AI is very much a tool rather than an autonomous agent in its own right. As such, in terms of predictions for the coming year, the commencement of consultations on changes to the UK patent system in light of AI feels like a safe bet.

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IP Close Up

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Non-resident patent applicants accounted for 90% of the patent applications received by the IP office of Australia in 2020, but only 10% of the applications received Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) published a report detailing patent application filing trends at the USPTO related to COVID-19 diagnostics technologies.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

The Exclusion of ICMR from the Patent Application Last weekend, a series of unusual developments regarding the Covaxin patent (Patent Application Number: 202041007559) generated significant buzz. The application appears to have been submitted in August 2020.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Federal Circuit created controversy in 2020 over its application of the Supreme Court’s subject matter eligibility jurisprudence by finding a method of manufacturing an automobile propshaft ineligible for patent protection. See American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Neapco Holdings LLC , 966 F.3d 3d 1347 (Fed. 86 FR 36257.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

JPO reverses filing decline on the strength of robust international activity, as domestic entities continue to cut back.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

JPO reverses filing decline on the strength of robust international activity, as domestic entities continue to cut back.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Application filings continue their explosive growth trend at the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). At the end of 2020, the USPTO published a report finding an exponential increase in the number of patent application filings from 2002 to 2018.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

There were 188,600 European patent applications filed last year, an annual increase of 4.5%, according to figures published by the European Patent Office (EPO) on April 5. Despite the impact of the pandemic, applications increased to a record level following a slight decline in 2020.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 3, 2021

utility patents in 2020 than any other firm, securing 2,957 patents – over 500 more than its nearest competitor, according to data from Juristat. utility patents issued in 2020 according to the firm name listed on the patent application at the time of its issuance.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

percent in 2020, exceeding the average growth rate of the past 10 years. percent in 2020”. Switzerland and Sweden lead “in international patent applications filed via WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)”. 1 in 2020) 2. 2 in 2020) 3. 3 in 2020) 4. 4 in 2020) 5. 10 in 2020) 6.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Last week, the Federal Circuit Court reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in In re Surgisil, L.L.P., overturning the Board’s ruling that a design for a rolled-paper art tool for blending anticipated Surgisil’s (Applicant) claimed lip implant. 2020-1940, 2021 WL 4515275 (Fed. In re Surgisil, L.L.P.,

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SpicyIP

APRIL 21, 2022

A recent order by the Delhi High Court in the case of Agriboard International Llc vs Deputy Controller Of Patents brought up the very relevant issue of the requirement of the Patent office to issue “speaking orders” while rejecting a patent application. Cipla Ltd & Ors.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has fundamentally altered the law on prior art anticipation for design patent applications. 2020-1940 (Oct. 4, 2021), the Federal Circuit reversed a decision by the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal…. By: Quarles & Brady LLP

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact). GlobalFRANDLitigation ).

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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2024

So for the moment, the position under the UK patent system is that AI is very much a tool rather than an autonomous agent in its own right. The court unanimously found that AI cannot.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Christopher Rudy filed his fishing hook patent application back in 1988 with a file-wrapper-continuation in 1989. At the time he was already a patent attorney and so worked his own case. As a pre-GATT patent, the term should last for 17-years from issuance. This is the first pre-GATT patent issued since 2020.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 31, 2021

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. 1 are defined in an article published in 2020 by the USPTO. from 1990-2018. The eight AI components in FIG. using big data in automated systems).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

Combining Multiple Inventions in an Single Patent Application @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: However, is combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application worth the cost savings? important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display:

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 19, 2021

The Patents (Second Amendment) Rules, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘amendment rules’) that came into force on November 4, 2020, primarily recategorized the Applicants and the fees paid by them for filing and prosecution of a patent. Idea vector created by freepik. Implementational Barrier.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. 1 are defined in an article published in 2020 by the USPTO. from 1990-2018. The eight AI components in FIG. using big data in automated systems).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 29, 2023

One of the biggest changes from 2022 to 2023 is that non-US patent applicants dropped from 51% of the total down to 48%. In fact, numbers from US-applicants increased over the past year. There was a roughly parallel shift when looking at the % of patents naming a US inventor — up from 47% in 2022 to 50% in 2023.

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As explained on USPTO’s website , the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program provides the opportunity for small and micro entities to request prioritized examination of patent applications containing one or more claims to a product or process related to COVID-19 — without having to pay the fees for prioritized examination.

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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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Patently-O

JULY 22, 2024

Prior to 2015, over 35% of patents were examined by assistant examiners. Since 2020, this number has plummeted to less than 20%. See, Shine Sean Tu, Patenting Fast and Slow: Examiner and Applicant Use of Prior Art , 38 CARDOZO ARTS & ENT. But these assistant examiners did not simply disappear. 411 (2021).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact). GlobalFRANDLitigation ).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. patents,” Office of the Chief Economist, IP Data Highlights (October 2020). 2020-005406 (PTAB Feb. Generic Machine Learning Algorithm”.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

According to Statista*, in 2020 computer technology patents made up the majority of patent applications in the U.S., totalling approximately 60,000 patents. In 2022, Unified Patents** found that software, hardware, and networking-related litigations constituted approximately 70% of all district court litigations.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2024

Assistant Controller Of Patents And Design accepting an appeal against the Controller’s decision rejecting a patent application for “aerosol generating article with multi material susceptor.” Understanding Why the Patent Application Went Up in Flames The patent application (no.

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