U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 21, 2024

Commerce's USPTO Announces National Strategy to Empower Innovators and Entrepreneurs from All Communities June 21, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:19 Intellectual property New plan to increase diversity and participation in STEM, inventorship, and innovation The Commerce Department’s U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., Hardik Mukeshbhai Pansheriya and Ors, Mathews shares his thoughts on safeguards intermediaries can employ to preclude trademark infringements. The case is set to be re-notified on July 12, 2024, for further proceedings.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2024

Highlights of the Week Gone Up In Smoke: Analysing the Controller’s Rejection of an E-cigarette Patent under Section 3(b) Image from here The DHC recently accepted an appeal against the IPO order rejecting an invention related to E-Cigarettes for being contrary to public order and morality. See below for the details. Glenmark Pharma Ltd.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

SpicyIP Tidbit: BHC Directs Patanjali to Pay Additional 4 Crores in a Trademark Infringement Dispute After directing Patanjali to deposit INR 50 Lakhs in a trademark dispute, the BHC has now imposed a hefty cost of INR 4 crores on Patanjali. Read a quick SpicyIP tidbit on this below. Case Summaries Novartis Ag v. C2Sense, Inc v.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Highlights of the Week ‘Non’-Pharmaceutical Substance and Efficacy under Sec 3(d) Image from here Can Section 3(d) be applied to a non pharmaceutical invention? Controller of Patents and Designs made some interesting observations on this issue. The MHC in Novozymes v. Read Yogesh’s take on this decision to know more.

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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. The Court directed the NBA to determine whether the invention relates to biological resource with a reasoned order.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 18, 2024

The Controller Of Patents And Design In an important development, the DHC recently clarified that the non-appearance of an applicant does not justify the Controller in deeming their patent application as abandoned. vs Ashok Kumar And Ors on 9 August, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here. Aditi Bansal writes about this order.

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