Patently-O

MAY 16, 2022

The case questioned the unique patent-law preclusion doctrine known as the “ Kessler doctrine.” ” I previously argued that the court should hear the case and clarify the law. In Olaf Sööt Design v. by Dennis Crouch. The Supreme Court has denied certiorari in the pending case of PersonalWeb Techs.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hague provisions will become effective in China on May 5, 2022. Each country designated by the applicant has the right to perform substantive examination of the application.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

2022) raises a number of important design patent law questions, including an issue of first-impression of the scope of “comparison prior art” available for the ordinary observer infringement analysis under Egyptian Goddess, Inc. An accused design does not have to exactly match the drawings.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2022

This Alicante-based Kat has been enjoying her sea view with a good book in paws: “ Once upon a time, the patent ” by Pascal Attali (2022, 304 p.). The first part of the book is devoted to the history of patent law. In pre-revolutionary France, similar royal privileges were granted under the name “patente”.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Applicants, for their part, are not required to disclose prior art that is not material to patentability or that is cumulative of other prior art they’ve already provided. It may surprise you, then, to learn that the genre of science fiction is deeply indebted to patent law and patent theory. See [link].

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court is set to consider several significant patent law petitions addressing a range of issues from the application of obviousness standards, challenges to PTAB procedures, interpretation of joinder time limits IPR, to the proper scope patent eligibility doctrine. 1713 (2022). Realtime Data v.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In 2020, Storus (AKA “Mosaic Brands”) sued Ridge Wallet for both patent infringement (US7334616) and product-design trade dress misappropriation. Ridge counterclaimed with its own patent infringement contentions (US10791808, Fig 11 shown above). Summary Judgment : Mosaic lacked product design trade dress rights.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hague provisions will become effective in China on May 5, 2022. Each country designated by the applicant has the right to perform substantive examination of the application.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

(October 5-November 23) Following a favorable outcome of preparing students and professionals for the patent agent exam and providing them with a comprehensive guide on Patents in 2022 and 2023. The IP Press presents the third cohort of the Comprehensive Course on Patents. Majumdar & Co.,

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] 1] See [link]. [2] 2] See , [link]. 1] See [link]. [2]

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

We’re pleased to inform our readers that our former blogger, Rajiv Choudhry is offering an online course for preparation for the upcoming Patent Agent exam on 5th February, 2022. Online Course for Patent Agent Exam Preparation [February 5]. The session may be extended to another day (6th February, 2022) if required.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Chien , Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law and Margo A. Bagley , Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Emory Law School and Hieken Visiting Professor in Patent Law, Harvard Law School (visiting Fall 2022) .

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

25, 2022) [ 21-15420 ]. Zachary Silbersher is a NY Patent Attorney. The allegation was that Allergan fraudulently obtained patents covering Alzheimer’s drug treatments with the result of inflated Medicare drug prices. by Dennis Crouch. ex rel Silbersher v. Allergan, Inc. , 21-15420, — F.4th 4th — (9th Cir.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Sgromo owned two patents that he transferred to Scott’s company Eureka Inventions. Sgromo then negotiated a license deal from a third-party, but that income was designated as coming to Eureka. When the two broke-off their relationship Sgromo wanted the patents back and sued. Peter Sgromo v. Leonard Scott ( Fed.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

AUGUST 19, 2021

Best Lawyers recently announced that 92 Fish & Richardson lawyers were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © 2022. 2022 “Ones to Watch:”. 2022 “Best Lawyers in America:”. Adkisson , Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Patent, Minneapolis. Kessel , Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Boston.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

2021-2022 was a big year for the Osgoode’s mooting team entry for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition. We invite you to participate in the tryouts for the 2022-2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition ! About the National Patent Application Drafting Competition.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The analysis also referred to a pending case before the CJEU dealing with Community design law ( EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann | C-382/21-P) and other EU trade mark cases from 2021. The search for EUTM case law before EU Courts from the previous year was based on decisions included in the eSearch Case Law database.

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The IPKat

MARCH 29, 2023

The Copyright Act 2022 is aimed inter alia at protecting the rights of authors and providing appropriate limitations and exceptions to guarantee access to creative works. Patents Rose Hugues commented on the decision in G 2/21 issued by the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on 23 March 2023.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 21, 2021

About the Patent Drafting Competition. Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

21, 2022) District Judge George H. In the case, Plaintiff sued Defendant on April 18, 2022 accusing Defendant of infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 8,510,699 and 10,165,844 (“the ’699 patent” and “the ’884 patent”). 16 [is] September 16, 2022.”. In SSMiller IP LLC v. Sugar Beets LLC, 2-22-cv-02576 (CDCA Oct.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector 2022 (Brussels/online) The first event is the Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector 2022 , which will take place in hybrid format (Brussels and online) on 17 and 18 March 2022.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 14, 2023

Dr Emmanuel Oke ’s book, Patents, Human Rights, and Access to Medicines (Cambridge University Press, 2022) examines the resolution of the tension between patent rights and the right to health through the lens of the decisions of national courts and tribunals in Kenya, India and South Africa.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2021

About the Patent Drafting Competition. Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

This is the second EU SME fund to support SMEs in their COVID -19 economic recovery and green and digital transformation over the next three years (2022-2024). In addition, 75% of the fees charged by IP offices (including national IP offices, EUIPO and the Benelux IP Office) for the registration of trade marks and designs will be reimbursed.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 6, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit addressed several key issues in intellectual property litigation, including the scope of "absolute litigation privilege" under Illinois law, trade dress functionality, and the consequences of discovery sanctions. 2022-1817, 2022-1892 (Fed. Toyo Tire Corp.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve seen enough stock graphic elements when doing trademark and copyright searches to know that the crown elements and scales of justice elements are likely to be highly similar to or identical to crown and scales designs owned by Getty Images or some other entity or artist. This isn’t limited to logo design.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

New Zealand: On January 31, 2022, the New Zealand patent office (IPONZ) found that an AI cannot be an inventor (or at least a sole inventor) under the current New Zealand Patents Act. See Decision re Patent Application No. See Decision re Patent Application No. Details for each of these jurisdictions follow .

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

On June 1, 2021, the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law became effective. An important part of the amendment is the introduction by Article 76 of the patent linkage system in China – a system for litigation of drug patents prior to market entry of generics, similar to that provided by the Hatch Waxman Act in the US.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

We are also happy to announce that Rose Hughes has been appointed SpecialKat and will be our resident PatKat: she will continue writing about patent law and help broaden our coverage of patent developments. CIPA - CIPA Congress 2022 - 15 September 2022 - London, UK This year marks the return of the CIPA Congress in person.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

The company famously kick-started a paradigm shift in AI tech in 2022, with the release of its large language model (LLM), ChatGPT. ChatGPT was a revolutionary generative AI model designed to interpret and generate human-like text.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

2022) found "that only a natural person can be an inventor, so AI cannot be". The owners of a remote-control car business, Ruth and Morgan, decide to use a free online AI system to create a preliminary design of the transaxle. The AI system outputs a preliminary design that Ruth and Morgan agree should work in the car.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

First up was the now-traditional EU and US Case Law Update presented by Jan Bernd Nordemann ( Nordemann ) and Vanessa Bailey ( Head of Patent Policy, Amazon ) that took the early morning attendees on a roller coaster ride of recent American and European trade mark, design, copyright and patent case-law.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

You might consider a technical paper from a conference which sketches out a conceptual gearbox design (but omits specific gear ratios and material specifications). In his student note, Lucas Yordy focuses on some of the same issues – and argues that AI generated disclosures may decrease the patent incentive to research and disclose.

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The IPKat

JULY 20, 2022

v Cadbury UK Limited [2022] EWHC 1671 (Ch) ), it seems that the tide of Cadbury’s fortunes has turned with the judge ruling in favour of Cadbury. Patents GuestKat Rose Hughes has written a report ( here ) on a recent decision ( J8/20 ) published by the European Patent Office Board of Appeal which shows that AI is not breaking patent law.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 13, 2022

On 5 May 2022, The People’s Republic of China (PCR) deposited a declaration of extension of the territorial application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) to Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region. . The territorial application will take effect on 1 December 2022.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 19, 2022

18, 2022 ). Par had listed two patents in the Orange Book as covering its product and so, as required, Eagle’s ANDA included a Paragraph IV certification that the two patents were either (1) invalid or (2) would not be infringed. by Dennis Crouch. Eagle Pharm., 2021-2342, — F.4th 4th — ( Fed. 35 U.S.C. §

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