SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

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Trademark Patent Copyright Confidentiality 52

Patently-O

JANUARY 12, 2024

by Dennis Crouch This article analyzes some of the latest developments in the ongoing legal battle between medical device company Masimo and tech giant Apple regarding Apple’s adjudged infringement of Masimo’s pulse oximetry patents in its Apple Watch. ” See Standard Havens Prods.,

Patent 82

Patent Confidentiality Designs Design 82

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. The Patent Act: Catch 22 Does the Patent Act prevail over the Competition Act?

Trademark 59

Trademark Registration Copyright Patent 59

SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2024

quote from here In a significant order on February 23, 2024, the Delhi High Court, in F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr V. Other types of concurrent evidence that have been explored in the study are sequential ‘back to back’ evidence, hybrid versions of hot-tubbing and confidentiality clubs. Nor is the truth.”

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Patent Infringement Litigation IP Intellectual Property 59

SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

It is also very relevant to keep in mind that Roche’s patent on Trastuzumab expired in 2013, leading to concerns from some quarters (read more about it here , here , here , here , here and here ) that it is attempting to stifle competition through other means. The next date of hearing is scheduled for July 26, 2024. [H/T

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Litigation Confidentiality Marketing Marketing 59

The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

PatKat reviewing the year It is time once more for the IPKat patent year in review! Another source of confusion is the divergent approaches of the UK courts and the EPO with respect to the test for the evidence standard in sufficiency and inventive step analysis. This is one to watch for 2024. Food for thought.

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Invention Inventor Patent Law 108

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

And when an invention is in use by a member of the public (rather than the inventor), it is blackletter law that the use can be “public use” even if it takes place entirely in secret, behind closed doors. In addition, it is also blackletter law that the use need not enable the invention to constitute prior art. forthcoming 2024).

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week India Accelerates in the Patent Race: But Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Image from here The World IP Indicator 2023 highlights India’s progress in the global patent race. Johnson & Johnson’s “Non-Enforcement” of Bedaquiline Patents: What has Actually been Gained?

Trademark 59

Trademark Copyright IP Registration 59

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development. Inventprise Inc.

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Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. Highlights of the Week By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Read this post by Praharsh and Swaraj to find out more.

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IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 59

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Controller of Patents where the Court emphasised the requirement of the plurality of invention in divisional applications and held that plurality should be disclosed in the claims.

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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

The new rule was announced on April 23, 2024 following a 3-2 vote by the FTC Commissioners (along party lines, with Democrats in the majority). It is set to take effect 120 days later (August 21, 2024). One study cited in the rule, found that decreasing non-compete enforceability significantly increases the number of patents filed.

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Patent Confidentiality Business Marketing 67