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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 1-July 7)

SpicyIP

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the DHC’s direction to frame a code of conduct for Patent and Trademark Agents, MHC’s decision on prior arts, and the settlement between Dabur and Dhruv Rathee of their trademark and copyright dispute. Anything we are missing out on?

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Supporting MSME

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

As India aims for a $5 trillion economy, the MSME ministry sets ambitious goals, aiming to elevate their GDP contribution by up to 50% by 2025. With the enactment of the MSME Act,2006; an effective mechanism has emerged, enhancing the MSME claim settlement procedure and striving to make it more accessible.

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Guest Post: Sony fails in strike out claim against Hendrix bandmates

The IPKat

This is an interesting legal question as the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the CDPA) brought in new performers’ rights, even for earlier performances such as Mitchell’s and Redding’s subject to transitional provisions regarding prior contracts. The wider context of this case is an industry where “catalogue” (i.e.

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Year in Review: Top Regulatory Developments of 2023

LexBlog IP

The approval of Amgen’s WEZLANA (ustekinumab-auub) as biosimilar to Janssen’s STELARA (ustekinumab) is noteworthy given that it received designation as interchangeable. According to a reported statement from Amgen, its settlement agreement with Janssen allows Amgen to sell WEZLANA “no later than January 1, 2025.”

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . Introduction.

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Navigating the USPTO’s Regulatory Wave: Key Comment Deadlines for Summer 2024

Patently-O

This wave of RFCs includes significant proposals aimed at adjusting patent fees for fiscal year 2025, refining terminal disclaimer practices, and addressing the impact of artificial intelligence on prior art and patentability. 325(d) considerations, parallel and serial petitions, and settlement-related terminations.

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