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. [A big thanks to Swaraj for his inputs on the post.] This is also indicated as his address in the Form 1.

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Patent Application Inventor Patent Intellectual Property 64

Trading Secrets

MARCH 15, 2024

2024), a case that may reshape the dynamics between trade secrets and patent rights. The Core Issue at Hand This case centers around the America Invents Act (AIA) and whether a product’s prior sale by the patent applicant can disqualify the patenting of the method used to produce said product. v ITC, 22-1827 (Fed.

Invention 52

Invention Patent Confidentiality Patent Application 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2024

2024), a case that may reshape the dynamics between trade secrets and patent rights. The Core Issue at Hand This case centers around the America Invents Act (AIA) and whether a product’s prior sale by the patent applicant can disqualify the patenting of the method used to produce said product. Plot twist!

Invention 52

Invention Patent Confidentiality Patent Application 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

2024), a case that may reshape the dynamics between trade secrets and patent rights. The Core Issue at Hand This case centers around the America Invents Act (AIA) and whether a product’s prior sale by the patent applicant can disqualify the patenting of the method used to produce said product. Plot twist!

Invention 52

Invention Patent Confidentiality Patent Application 52

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Does it matter whether the person doing the using is a member of the public, as opposed to the inventor? Most cases of “public use” have involved use by at least one member of the public—“a person other than the inventor who is under no limitation, restriction or obligation of secrecy to the inventor.” forthcoming 2024).

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Public Use Inventor Invention Art 90

The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This is one to watch for 2024. This week, the UK supreme court finally rejected the appeal by Dr Thaler to have DABUS named as an inventor on a patent application. Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

Invention 108

Invention Inventor Patent Law 108