The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. Patent Portfolio Management, A Practical Guide, by Ho Frattasi. The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law, by Léon Dijkman. •

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Patently-O

MAY 19, 2024

1163 (2024). Although the article is not patent focused, Stern’s arguments have significant implications for patent law by undermining a key justification for limiting the scope and strength of patent protection. Stern, Intellectual Property and the Myth of Nonrivalry , 99 Notre Dame L. 2d 887 (Fed.

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Patently-O

JUNE 24, 2024

Albright sitting by designation. = = = In his first appellate opinion, Judge Alan D. Albright of the Western District of Texas (sitting by designation at the Federal Circuit) authored the appellate court’s recent unanimous decision in Apple v. June 21, 2024). Omni MedSci decision authored by Judge Alan D. Omni MedSci , No.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Such AI-assisted inventions present a new set of legal issues under patent law. On February 13, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a long-anticipated Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. 2 in the Guidance. Principle No. 3 is potentially relevant to inventions in the life sciences.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

We reported in 2020 on PRC’s fourth amendment to the Patent Law (link to our blog post here ). The amended Regulations came into effect on 20 January 2024. An important change brought about by the Regulations that may affect every PRC patent practitioner is the abandonment of the 15-day postal rule.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Trier, 1-5 July 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The discussion will cover trademarks, patents and designs. Book launch: European Patent Law. The Unified Patent Court and the European Patent Convention. On Thursday 23 November , the Book Launch: European Patent Law. The event is free. To register and find more details, here.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Katfriend Léon Dijkman discussed the role of the proportionality test under European patent law in deciding whether to grant an injunction. Léon has recently published a book on the subject, which is being launched on 12 January 2024.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Case Summaries Therelek Machines Private Limited vs Therelek Engineers Private Limited on 28 February, 2024 (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner challenged the rejection of its interim application under Section 124 of the Trade Marks Act, seeking a stay in a suit for trademark infringement.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Such AI-assisted inventions present a new set of legal issues under patent law. On February 13, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a long-anticipated Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. 2 in the Guidance. Principle No. 3 is potentially relevant to inventions in the life sciences.

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IP Intelligence

MAY 24, 2024

IPRs and PGRs were created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act as a more efficient and effective means for challenging the validity of patents and are also intended to reduce litigation costs. 20-CV-06128-EJD, 2024 WL 1382465, at *13 (N.D. 31, 2024). One statute, 35 U.S.C. § Apple Inc. Vidal , No.

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The IPKat

MAY 19, 2024

The USPTO specifically calls for views on how the proliferation of AI could affect evaluations of patentability, including what qualifies as prior art and the capabilities of the person skilled in the art. Comments are due by 29 June 2024. May the rise of AI therefore see a shift of US patent law towards a more European approach?

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Patently-O

MAY 6, 2024

by Dennis Crouch This may be a useful case for patent prosecutors to cite to the USPTO because it creates a strong dividing line for the printed matter doctrine — applying the doctrine only to cases where the claims recite the communicative content of information. Kevin Emerson Collins, Patent Law’s Authorship Screen , 84 U.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

You might consider a technical paper from a conference which sketches out a conceptual gearbox design (but omits specific gear ratios and material specifications). In his student note, Lucas Yordy focuses on some of the same issues – and argues that AI generated disclosures may decrease the patent incentive to research and disclose.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is officially establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar with its final rule published on November 16, 2023 and effective January 2, 2024. Currently, a single patent bar governs registration for anyone seeking to practice before the USPTO in utility, plant, and design patent matters.

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Patently-O

APRIL 16, 2024

2024 WL 1561195 (Fed. 11, 2024) Human clinical trials play an essential role in the discovery, development, and regulatory approval of innovative drugs, and federal law mandates the public disclosure of these trials. By Chris Holman Salix Pharms., Norwich Pharms.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

In the details below, I highlight the due dates for comments, which all fall in May, June and July 2024. Public comments are invited until June 3, 2024. The fee changes appear to be a tool for the USPTO to achieve its goals of streamlining the patent process, beyond what could be accomplished through rule changes alone.

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Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2024

By Dennis crouch The international IP community is moving toward further harmonizing legal protection for industrial designs. 3] A diplomatic conference is now scheduled for late 2024 to finalize the treaty, but it remains to be seen whether WIPO members be able to reach a consensus. In the US, these are design patent rights.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

This is the second EU SME fund to support SMEs in their COVID -19 economic recovery and green and digital transformation over the next three years (2022-2024). In addition, 75% of the fees charged by IP offices (including national IP offices, EUIPO and the Benelux IP Office) for the registration of trade marks and designs will be reimbursed.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

The notice is designed as a reminder to individuals involved in proceedings before the USPTO of that these pertinent rules and policies, and provides suggestions to mitigate the risks associated with AI use. ” We might talk through one simple example here.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During 2023, India assumed the G20- Presidency and in 2024, Brazil will assume the Presidency. This infrastructure is designed to bolster resilience, facilitate service delivery, and drive innovation.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Case Summaries Rich Products Corporation vs The Controller Of Patents & Anr. Reviving, (and at least temporarily settling!) Bulgari S.P.A

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The patent at issue, originally naming a single inventor (Steve Campbell), claims a lightweight intermodal container system for transporting refrigerated gaseous fluids. 256 to correct inventorship on an issued patent. This ruling aligned patent law with the Court’s prior decision in Petrella v. Tube-Mac Indus.,

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, saying that a human must have made a “significant contribution” to the invention.

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Patently-O

MARCH 17, 2024

Focusing the new policy on judge shopping in politically charged cases has triggered a predictable backlash, which may dash any hope for reform in areas such as patent law and bankruptcy law, where judge shopping has been a long-standing problem.

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