The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

OpenAI has the reputation for protecting its innovations through the use of trade secrets as opposed to patents. This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. Who are OpenAI?

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches. He is currently engaged in WIPO-Harvard Law School Course in Patent Law and Global Public Health. course at NLSIU Bangalore.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

On October 26, 2023, the U.S. affirmed a pair of final written decisions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that invalidated challenged patent claims owned by Monterey Research (“Monterey”) covering an “improved Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell design and method of manufacture” for computer memory.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report, providing a snapshot of IP filing activities across the globe during 2023.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 23, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sent out an email alert on March 16, 2023 about its transition to eGrants for patents. This change to electronic patent grants as opposed to paper patents is in accord with the USPTO’s continued changes to an all-electronic and no paper system.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 30, the office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) released a public notice inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the different IP guidelines and manuals. The invitation is specific to the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Image from here The Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 is quite the mixed bag. The Indian patent prosecution stage holds a very important spot in the overall patent regime of the country.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The IP Press presents the third cohort of the Comprehensive Course on Patents. Majumdar & Co.who are experts in the field of Patents.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 14, 2024

S ubmissions made in US patent prosecution may be highly influential for claim interpretation post-grant. 26, 2023), file wrapper estoppel in the US does not stop at the US file wrapper. Case background K-fee brought an infringement action against Nespresso for infringement of three patents in US patent family US 10858176.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

by Dennis Crouch One of the more shocking patent decisions of 2023 was Judge Alsup’s holding in Sonos, Inc. C 20-06754 WHA, 2023 WL 6542320 (N.D. The scathing opinion left two Sonos multi-zone smart-speaker patents unenforceable due to prosecution laches and a rejection of the $32 million jury verdict.

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Patently-O

JULY 16, 2023

2023 ) Just in time for my early August floating trip down in the Ozarks, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the USPTO’s rejections of Float’N’Grill’s proposed reissue claims. In patent lingo, we call this a “floating apparatus with grill supports” to allow grilling while floating in water.

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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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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

It is expected that the majority of the work done by students will relate to patent and/or trademark law. Assisting with various steps in the patent prosecution process (i.e.: conducting prior art searches, reviewing patent specifications, etc.). IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (3-5 positions). Performing trademark searches.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Patent Prosecution refers to the process whereby an applicant files an application before the Patent Office for the grant of a patent. This process necessarily consists of several steps to ensure that only ‘patentable’ inventions are granted protection. As Sandeep K.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 5, 2024

On November 22, 2023, United States Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik (S.D.N.Y.) provided some rare insight into “the applicability and scope of the attorney-client privilege as it relates to patent counsel.” Judge Reznik explained that the attorney-client privilege belonged to the assignee and not the inventor.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On November 16, innovation intelligence firm Patsnap published the results of its 2023 Global Innovation Report, which measures a range of patent metrics to determine the most innovative companies in the world. This year’s Global Innovation 100 listing represents about a quarter of the globe’s entire patent filing activity.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Image from here In a significant development, the Delhi High Court on July 24, 2023 passed a detailed order on ‘product-by-process’ patent claims in Vifor International Ltd. Controller of Patents , analysed by Amit here and here and the IPAB order in the State University of New York v. MSN Laboratories Pvt. Ltd and an r.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on Different IP Manuals and Guidelines The office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) is inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines. Deadline- October 15, 2023.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2023

IP Innovation Clinic Fellows It is expected that the majority of the work done by students will relate to patent or trademark law. reviewing patent specifications, etc.) reviewing patent specifications, etc.) The remaining time would be spent working on other IP-related and start-up business related needs as they arise.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In an article published on December 7, 2023, Harness IP Principal Chris K. Miller provides guidance to legal departments that are responsible for maintaining a global patent portfolio. Summarized in five tips for in-house counsel, Miller looks at ways to maximize patent filings to save time and money. The firm also ranks No.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As an update to my previous posts from 2017, 2019, 2020, March 2021, August 2021, 2022, and 2023, it has now been almost a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice Corp. CLS Bank decision.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 18, 2024

Actelon holding, along with three other 2023 decisions, underscores the continued need for patent litigators to make note of potential claim construction issues that may arise in subsequent litigation, says Steven Wood at Hunton. The Federal Circuit's recent Mylan v.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches. He is currently engaged in WIPO-Harvard Law School Course in Patent Law and Global Public Health. course at NLSIU Bangalore. Article 3.2

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 23, 2023

On April 18, 2023 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will start issuing Electronic Patent Grants (eGrants). By: Amundsen Davis LLC

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The debate at the crux of the dispute is, or rather was, the dichotomy between deference to the validity of a granted patent vis-a-vis the challenge to its validity and consequently disregarding the exclusivity granted to it, in litigation. The Drug and the patent. The EO patent bears the number IN 233161 (IN 161). Background

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 13, 2023

In an opinion issued on June 5, 2023, the Federal Circuit provided a useful framework for overcoming obviousness rejections during patent prosecution, where a proposed modification to a prior art reference renders it unsatisfactory for its intended purpose.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2023

During patent prosecution, rebutting an examiner's motivation to combine is often considered to be more difficult than rebutting a contention that the references teach one or more specific claim elements.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register that proposes a separate design patent practitioner bar. Design patent practitioners would only be able to participate in design patent proceedings.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidelines for examiners today on the topic of enablement in light of the Supreme Court’s May 2023 decision in Amgen v.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 21, 2023

Feb 1, 2023, is the new deadline for providing comments to the USPTO on this RFC. Identify any specific sources of prior art not currently available through the Patents End-to-End Search system that you believe examiners should be searching. link] Topics : The USPTO invites written responses to the following questions and requests.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

As some readers may have noticed, there was recently a report published by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur on patent oppositions. The report was also presented to DPIIT with suggestions on streamlining patent opposition process and enabling ease of doing business in India. Views expressed in the post are his own.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

As an update to my previous posts from 2017, 2019, 2020, March 2021, August 2021, 2022, 2023, and February 2024, the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alice Corp. CLS Bank decision has just passed.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2023

IP Innovation Clinic Fellows It is expected that the majority of the work done by students will relate to patent or trademark law. reviewing patent specifications, etc.) reviewing patent specifications, etc.) The post CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (Summer 2023) appeared first on IPOsgoode.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

2023) This case is still pending before the Federal Circuit, but I found it interesting enough for a preview. United Cannabis holds a broad marijuana patent – US9730911 – with claims directed to a liquid cannabinoid having 95% of either THC or CBD. United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc. 22-01363 (Fed.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. HLG filed a motion to dismiss addressing UTL’s pre-suit willfulness allegations on August 23, 2023.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 19, 2024

Patent law and practice in China commenced a significant adjustment at the outset of 2024. The revised Regulations and Guidelines became effective on January 20, 2024, and they were intended to make significant changes toward enhancing patent quality, increasing examination efficiency, and strengthening patent protection.

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