JD Supra Law

JULY 25, 2024

The explosion of artificial intelligence has raised some challenging questions in patent law, particularly with prior art, or the body of knowledge available prior to the filing of patent application. Originally published in Bloomberg Law - July 22, 2024. By: WilmerHale

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the discontinuation of the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 program, effective December 15, 2024. This change necessitates a strategic shift for patent applicants, particularly in how they handle nonfinal office action responses and after-final practice.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Patent Application No. The application published on October 31, 2024, and became available for public inspection. Microsoft is developing a way to eliminate hallucinations, or false responses, in artificial intelligence (AI) models. It filed U.S. By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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JD Supra Law

MAY 10, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized the adoption of version 1.7 26, effective July 1, 2024. This standard, integral for disclosing and submitting amino acid and nucleotide sequence listings within patent applications, ensures greater consistency in technical terminology and enhances the descriptions of such sequences.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Image from here Recently, WIPO published its 2024 IP Indicator , capturing the trends in the global IP filing and their administration. The 2024 Indicator focuses on the developments from 2023 and compares it with the figures from 2022. Will we finally see more patent grants to Indian Residents? million applications, (i.e.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2024

After 25 years of negotiations, representatives from various countries gathered at a diplomatic conference in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 13 to 24, 2024, resulting in the approval of this historic treaty.

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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.]

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Patently-O

MARCH 11, 2024

5, 2024) ChewyvIBM. The district court had ruled against the patentee (IBM) — finding one patent ineligible and the other not infringed. by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit handed down a mixed decision in Chewy, Inc. International Business Machines Corp. 2022-1756 (Fed.

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2762 informing that, as of January 1st, 2024, the queue for cases that are going to be examined will depend on the date examination is requested, rather than the filing date, as is the current practice. La entrada Expedite decisions on patent applications se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

clarifying the scope of patent owner estoppel set forth in 37 C.F.R. 2024 WL 3543902 (Fed. July 26, 2024). The Federal Circuit recently issued a decision in SoftView LLC v. d)(3)(i).

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In intellectual property news, the US Patent and Trademark Office recently published a patent application filed by Hyundai Motor Company directed to solid-state battery technology. With the publication of its recently filed patent application on solid-state batteries, it is.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 23, 2024

CV 22-1377, 2024 WL 4436629 (D. 7, 2024) - Designing functional features on a device will not make you an inventor for design patents on the device! Apple Inc., Masimo Corp. The District of Delaware (“the court”) recently held that Apple Inc.’s

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Patent enthusiasts will be excited to know that a comprehensive commentary on Patent Law, authored by Adarsh Ramanujan (incidentally, a former blogger with SpicyIP), is set to be released on December 4, 2024! The book is published collaboratively by Oakbridge Publishing Pvt. and Taxsutra.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Part 1 - On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) released new guidance on subject matter eligibility, entitled “The 2024 Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance Update Including on Artificial Intelligence” (2024 AI SME Update).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may have an obligation to disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the innovation process. On February 13, 2024, the U.S. Everyone involved in the filing and prosecution of a U.S. 101 and 115.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

on 28 October, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner sought removal of “Plantpowered” trademark from the Trademark register, arguing it to be the same as its “Plant Powered” trademark. Pneumo Care Health P Ltd vs Oxygun Health P Ltd 5 November, 2024 (Delhi Dsitrict Court) Image from here The plaintiffs, Pneumo Care Health Pvt.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has triggered a surge in the filings of patent applications, from machine learning models to applications of those models. patents (June 29, 2022) at 7. See USPTO, Artificial Intelligence (AI) trends in U.S.

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Sander Law

JULY 30, 2023

2024 CIPO fee increases The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is applying a one-time fee increase of 25% to most of its fees for trademarks, patents, copyright and industrial design registrations. Each additional class in application - $105.26 --> $139.00 Avoid the 2024 CIPO fee increases.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 , initially circulated on August 23, 2023, for discussions and consultations with stakeholders, is now being notified and are officially in effect from March 15, 2024.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. This year, eleven OpenAI patents and patent applications have been published.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 8, 2024

On October 2, the USPTO terminated proceedings in approximately 3,100 patent applications due to the fraudulent entry of S-signatures of registered practitioners by others. The final order noted that improper use of a practitioner’s signature constitutes a violation of the duty of candor and good faith under 37 C.F.R. b)(2)(i).

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SpicyIP

JULY 18, 2024

The Madras High Court, vide judgement dated 3 July 2024 in University of Ulm v. Controller of Patents and Designs , came down heavily on the IPO for its shoddy order rejecting the patent application filed by the appellant. The judgment raises serious concerns regarding the quality of functioning of the patent office.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office has extended the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 through September 30, 2024. allows applicants to request a patent examiner be given additional time to consider responses after a final office action in certain circumstances. This program (the AFCP 2.0) By: Amundsen Davis LLC

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2024

In an intriguing analysis by the Madras High Court (MadHC) on 26 September 2024 in the case of Kymab Limited v. Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs , the court set aside the rejection of Kymab Limited’s patent application by the Assistant Controller. To Be Or Not To Be (an Exception to Patents)?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Case Summaries Hmd Mobile India Private Limited vs Mr Rajan Aggarwal & Anr on 9 February, 2024 (Delhi HC) image from here The Plaintiff had filed a petition under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957 for expunging the copyright registration against the Defendant. Do you think this move will help in grievance redressal?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

on 23 August, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The plaintiff, proprietor of “HEALTH OK” trademark, accused the defendants of selling products under the confusingly similar mark “ALL OK+.” Case Summaries Mankind Pharma Limited v. Pranjali Swapnil Pimprikar Trading as A2 Lifesciences and Anr. Muhammad Ali. Biotyx Medical (Shenzhen) Co.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2024

Mini Pushkarna on 4 July 2024 passed an order in Phillip Morris Products SA v. Assistant Controller Of Patents And Design accepting an appeal against the Controller’s decision rejecting a patent application for “aerosol generating article with multi material susceptor.”

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As of January 20, 2024, applicants are no longer able to enjoy a 15-day grace period for most response deadlines pertaining to patent applications being pursued in the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA).

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JD Supra Law

JULY 8, 2024

GenAI, or Generative AI, has seen a surge in patenting activity with China leading the way in filing patent applications for this technology. The landscape analysis by WIPO reveals Tencent, Ping An Insurance Group, and Baidu as the top filers of GenAI patents, with Chinese organizations dominating the scene.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Events Webinar: 'Retroactivity of the Proposed SEP Regulation: A Legal Analysis' (14 November 2024) On 14 November, 4iP Council will host its webinar 'Retroactivity of the Proposed SEP Regulation: A Legal Analysis' featuring Dr Leigh Hancher as a speaker. 2025 National Patent Application Drafting Competition The U.S.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases by creating a separate space for individuals with educational backgrounds in design-related disciplines to qualify to practice before the USPTO in the limited capacity of design patent application proceedings.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Soon after Yogesh’s blog recent post ( here ) highlighting the change in the Head of the IT office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) in light of a 27 August 2024 notification ( pdf ), it made sense to look at the broader issues that have been facing the CGPDTM. 8398/2024). 8398/2024).

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Discussing the Court’s observations on the guiding principles of claim amendments, Yogesh Byadwal connects the decision with the broader debate emanating from the DHC on the issue of amendments to patent application. After some arguments, the applicant’s counsel withdrew the request, seeking instead to file a regular bail application.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the Lenacapavir patent application and oppositions, ANRF and corporatisation of research, the copyright dispute between Jasleen Royal and T Series, and DHC’s recent order in Master Arnesh Shaw v. Anything we are missing out on? & Anr.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2024

6, 2024, by Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD candidate Aidan Toner-Rogers suggests that the patent system may soon see a marked increase in patent application filings due to increased productivity from artificial intelligence (AI). However, the impact on patent issuance is not as clear.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 2, 2024

On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced new guidance for examination of patent applications directed to critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Highlights of the Week Comments on the Draft Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024 Comments on the Draft Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024 Read on below for the comments on the draft Rules by Rishabh Deshpande, Praharsh Gour, and Swaraj Barooah. Anything we are missing out on?

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