Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced that effective January 1, 2024, most official fees will be increasing by 25%. Significant CIPO Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2024, a one-time 25% fee increase will be implemented, impacting most patent, industrial design, trademark and copyright fees.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

United States , [1] the Federal Circuit rejected a strict temporal limitation on when the Government’s license rights in patents stemming from federally funded research is triggered under the Bayh-Dole Act. The funding agency obtains a license to “subject inventions,” which is defined as “any invention.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

On 21 July 2022, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the convening of diplomatic conferences on designs and genetic resources, no later than 2024. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

Discussing the Delhi High Court’s Microsoft Technology Licensing v. His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 18, 2024

On May 22, 2024, the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy issued a Request for Information on its Draft NIH Intramural Research Program Policy: Promoting Equity Through Access Planning (“NIH RFI”).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

The amended Regulations came into effect on 20 January 2024. The Regulations further allow a design application to claim priority from a previously filed PRC invention patent or utility model application, thus protecting the aesthetic aspects of a product disclosed in the figures of the invention patent or utility model specification.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

Notably, in The Hindu, Jacob Koshy published back-to-back articles, with the first one appearing on June 22, 2024 (read here (paywalled)). The intellectual property would be jointly owned by ICMR and BBIL, with ICMR receiving a 5% royalty on net sales, paid semi-annually.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Other Posts Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V. Controller of Patents declared that the subject invention had technical effects. The court directed a response from the registry by January 4, 2024, and instructed to include technical details and other concerns about the action in the response.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We will have to continue to wait on the other issues until later in 2024. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Although in theory the ruling should provide more clarity on the increasingly important question of the patentability of computer-implemented inventions ( CIIs ), the opposing views taken by the two camps of justices may instead create an environment for greater disputation. ’ [16] Is the claimed invention a manner of manufacture? .’

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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IIPRD

MARCH 21, 2024

Introduction Competition law and intellectual property rights (IPR) are like two different sides of the same coin, as they both work to ensure vibrancy in the market and promote consumer welfare. The changing landscape of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and competition law Isn’t it too early to say that CCI will prevail over IPR?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 8, 2024

On January 5, 2024, in litigation between REGENXBIO and Sarepta Therapeutics, Judge Richard Andrews of the U.S. 10,526,617 (the ’617 Patent; licensed to REGENXBIO) is invalid as being directed to ineligible subject matter. A trial was scheduled to begin on January 29, 2024. last year is ongoing.

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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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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., This provision gives the Patent Controller the power to demand from the patent applicant copies of examination reports prepared by foreign patent offices examining corresponding patent applications for the same invention.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

The need to shed light on the challenge of balancing intellectual property rights with the need for affordable healthcare through generic versions, calls for clearer guidelines or legislative updates to address these conflicts more effectively, and the filing of a PIL could have achieved that. H/T to Prashant Reddy T.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although Moderna pledged not to enforce its COVID-19 patents during the pandemic, it signaled in March 2022 that expected companies to respect its intellectual property rights going forward. Note that the court broadly defined betacoronavirus to include later-invented forms. See Phillips v. 3d 1303 (Fed. 2005) (en banc).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Anna Maria Stein updated readers on the USPTO's new Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. The Guidance will assist examiners to determine whether a natural person’s contribution in AI-assisted inventions is significant enough to be considered an inventor.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. The Appellant argues that sufficient reasoning has not been given as to how the applied invention lacks an inventive step. This Weekly Review is authored by SpicyIP intern Kevin Preji.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Highlights of the Week Announcing the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law Prof (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer’s 48th birth anniversary today, we are excited to announce the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law! Drop a comment below to let us know. On the occasion of Prof.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intellectual property is a key focus. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Should AI-generated content be considered as intellectual property, and if so, who should benefit from it? The Order calls on the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intellectual property is a key focus. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Should AI-generated content be considered as intellectual property, and if so, who should benefit from it? Copyright Office and U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Intellectual property is a key focus. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Should AI-generated content be considered as intellectual property, and if so, who should benefit from it? Copyright Office and U.S.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 14 [Submissions by February 29, 2024] NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 14th Volume. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This will potentially impact the copyright licensing landscape insofar as filmmakers will have to enter into dedicated agreements to claim protection for works not listed within the scope of Section 17. the licensee. The judgement was authored by Justice C. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL) v.

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