The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.). In Chapter 5, Robert Harrison focuses on the interactions between patents and utility models.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The court in Pannu v.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Background Hormel Foods appealed the District Court’s ruling that David Howard should be added as a joint inventor on its patents. Issue Whether Mr. Howard is a joint inventor based on the significance of his alleged contribution. The Federal Circuit “review[s] facts underlying inventorship for clear error.”

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 3, 2024

IP CloseUp, weekly perspective on intellectual property trends and business, broke through 392,000 views and 272,000 visits in 2023, on its way to 400,000 plus Continue reading

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Under a first-to-invent system, the first person to come up with an invention has “priority” and is entitled to a patent even if there was an earlier filed patent application from a different inventor covering the same invention.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It united eminent speakers, encompassing politicians, industry luminaries, and scholarly figures, to illuminate India’s strides, challenges, and aspirations within the intellectual property landscape. This surge in patent filings indicates a heightened emphasis on innovation and intellectual property within the country.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 10, 2023

On Tuesday, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced the 12 inventors and inventor teams that have been selected as finalists for the 2023 European Inventor Award. An independent jury of former European Inventor Award finalists used their expertise to select this year’s finalists.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Attention, inventors, in-house counsel, and anyone with a vested interest in the world of intellectual property: the USPTO just issued its final rule for patent fees. This is a follow-up to the 2023 proposal—but with a slightly softer landing. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

The following are my remarks given on April 25, 2023 to the USPTO as part of their AI listening session: by Dennis Crouch Members of the USPTO, and fellow participants of this AI Listening Session, thank you for inviting me here today and for taking time to consider these important issues.

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IIPRD

MAY 9, 2024

This has led to the introduction of intellectual property rights which are a set of exclusionary rights as it excludes the world from enjoying a set of rights arising out an invention or creation, except the inventor or creator. Competition Commission of India and Ors.

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IP Close Up

JUNE 13, 2023

Videos of the five panels and keynote from the 2023 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit – including Andrei Iancu’s compelling analysis of the power of IP Continue reading

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IP Tech Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

Every year, on April 26, intellectual property organizations around the world observe “ World IP Day ” – an event established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to raise awareness of patents, copyrights, designs, and trademarks, and to celebrate the creativity and contributions of inventors, authors, artists and entrepreneurs.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Finally, it should be noted that the registration form will be available until August 31, 2023 and can only be filled out through the link provided by SIC. La entrada Inventor Awards in Colombia se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 21, 2023

MULTI-CHANNEL BRAIN OR CORTICAL ACTIVITY MONITORING AND METHOD US 11,553,869 B1 Inventors: Stéphane Bibian, Tatjana Zikov Assignee: NeuroWave Systems Inc. SYSTEM FOR VARIABLY CONFIGURABLE, ADAPTABLE ELECTRODE ARRAYS AND SOFTWARE US 11,633,595 B2 Inventor: Michael P. Date of Patent: Jan. Weisend Assignee: STIMSCIENCE INC.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

According to the Federal Circuit, ODP is a judicially created doctrine with a purpose to prevent an inventor from securing a second, later-expiring patent for non-distinct claims. There is nothing in the PTA statute to suggest that application of ODP to the PTA-extended patent term would be contrary to the congressional design.

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Intepat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Registration at UKIPO The case in question, originating in 2019, presents a groundbreaking legal dilemma: Can an artificial intelligence (AI) system be acknowledged as an inventor for the purposes of patent ownership? Uniquely, he declared that he was not the inventor; instead, he attributed the creations to his AI system named DABUS.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 25, 2023

Background Blue Gentian is an assignee of Berardi’s six patents involving a collapsible hose, where Berardi is the named inventor. The district court ordered correction of the inventorship for the six patents holding that Ragner should have been a named co-inventor for all of the asserted patents.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On 30 November 2023, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) published the findings of a survey on “Intellectual Property Principle – What the IP Community regards as important” ( executive summary and slides ). The survey was conducted by response:AI, an independent market research firm.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

showed the intention of the ‘551 Patent’s inventor to define “storage elements” as “systems that store non-negligible amounts of energy from an input EM signal.” 2023) as a recent example where it reversed the Board’s exclusion of reply brief arguments addressing a newly raised claim construction. Katherin K. 2022-1548, (Fed.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 22, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous decision in the case of Amgen Inc. Sanofi, et al. , 112(a), and are thus invalid. The Supreme Court further noted that Amgen’s specifications offered the POSITA little more than advice to engage in trial and error.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2023

And the similarly savory subject of who must be named inventor on a bacon patent was the issue in the recent case of HIP, Inc. May 2, 2023). The question of what makes one an “inventor” was central to whether HIP’s employee should be added to the patent. Hormel Foods Corp., 2022-1696 (Fed. While AI did not factor into HIP v.

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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. Majumdar & Co, a reputed full service Intellectual property Firm. About Our Exclusive Knowledge Partner S. Majumdar & Co.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The intersection of Artificial intelligence and Intellectual Property is complex. EU (CDSM arts 3-4; obligation concerning sufficiently detailed summary in June 2023 draft of AI Act) d. Can a machine be an “inventor”? Fair use in US ( Google Books but reuse pattern different here.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 24, 2023

Thaler’s petition for writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court would have been due last week, but Thaler was able to obtain an extension with the petition now being due March 19, 2023. Jan 10, 2023). Thaler’s main attorney throughout this process has been Professor Ryan Abbott. Extension Motion. 1:22-cv-01564, Paper No.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From space saving solutions and self-cooling devices to sauces and seasonings, intellectual property (IP) and innovation were in abundance in tonights episode. If youve invented the next big thing or are simply searching for inspiration, theres plenty of entrepreneurial spirit to be found in the Den.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

We share some of the patents that protect this inventions: CONVERTIBLE WHEELCHAIR AND SEPARATE LIFT MODULE FOR CONNECTING TO AND ELEVATING THE WHEELCHAIR US6866288B2 Inventor: Willis Martin Assignee: Martin Manufacturing Co LLC Date of Patent: Mar. ELEVATED HEIGHT WHEELCHAIR US11571345B2 Inventors: James P. Mulhern and Stephen J.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

As for the objective indicia, the Federal Circuit affirmed that the trial record established the presence of unexpected results, including testimony from a researcher listed as an inventor on the ’638 patent, stating that they did not expect a 20-fold difference in potency between apremilast alone and the apremilast containing racemic mixture.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

However, this method of appointment does not fully align with the process established under the Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022 (See here ). Instructing this specific person to appoint a Scientific Advisor could be presumed to have been made vide the terms of reference filed by both the parties.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (3-5 positions). Performing trademark searches.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Microsoft on Monday February 6, 2023, and the CAFC issued its opinion in the case this past Thursday. Big Tech multinational acted on behalf of a China-controlled multinational to invalidate the patents of a small American inventor, thus clearing the way into the U.S. I attended the hearing at the U.S. This case has curious origins.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

USPTO Extends Combined Patent Search Pilot Program with Japanese Patent Office and Korean Intellectual Property Office @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-63ed303eda0729464{display: The combined petition option and the related process took effect on January 18, 2023.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2024

Both PREVAIL and PERA were introduced on June 22, 2023. The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) and the Alliance of U.S. The PREVAIL Act aims to reform Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practices while PERA would eliminate all judicially-created exceptions to U.S. patent eligibility law.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2024

billion visits between January 2023 and June 2024. The takedown of Fmovies is a testament to the power of collaboration in protecting the intellectual property rights of creators around the world,” Knapp says. Strengthening intellectual property rights is an important element of the U.S.-Vietnam

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

While the true value of a technological advance develops over time, the following selection of patents of 2023 represent meaningful advances in several emerging areas of technology. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tell the story of society’s innovative future.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 10, 2023

A little over halfway through 2023, and nearing the end of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) fiscal year, we can take stock of an administrative body that is settling into a decade of precedent while big changes still loom.

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