JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Before the USPTO was subject to a hiring freeze, it assumed it would onboard 400 new examiners between fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026, and still predicted an increase in the backlog of unexamined patent applications.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Case Summaries Gilead Sciences Inc vs Union Of India on 19 December, 2024 (Madras High Court) Image from here The writ petition pertains to a patent application filed by the petitioner, which was contested by the 4 th respondent through a post-grant opposition. Read this post by Aditi Agrawal discussing these issues!

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 24, 2025

On March 13, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) issued a decision titled In Re: Xencor, Inc. The Xencor decision affirms the decision of the Appeals Review Panel (ARP) of the US Patent and Trademark Office, which held both pending claims of US Patent Application No.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Madras High Court and the (Mis-Placed) Judicial Economy: Analysing the Clouds Behind the Silver Lining The Mad HC single bench upheld the dismissal of a patent application but curiously analyzed only one objection from the Controllers dismissal and deemed the rest unnecessary to be evaluated. Read the post for more details.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court decision rejecting claims of a patent application directed to a dosing regimen for a cancer treatment, finding the claims to be obvious where the motivation to use the claimed dosing was not the same as the inventors motivation. 6, 2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Prost, JJ).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

Highlights of the Week Delhi High Court Stirs the Pot for Biotech Patent Applicants in India On the recent Delhi High Court judgement concerning a genetically modified salmonella bacteria, Prashant Reddy explains how the Court erred by applying Section 3 on a microorganism and incorrectly applied the disclosure requirement under Section 10.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2025

The complaint sought director review of a 2018 Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision that affirmed a rejection of claims in the subject patent application. 6, 2025) (Dyk, Reyna, Stoll, JJ.). In the initial appeal, no appointments clause argument was raised. Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. Stewart, Case No.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The USPTO announced a set of finalized fee increases and new fees to take effect on January 19, 2025.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

In a precedential opinion entered on January 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidating claims of a patent on obviousness grounds under 35 U.S.C. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

14, 2025, in Lynk Labs, Inc. patent applications may continue to be used as prior art in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings as of the date the application was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Jan. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Patent and trademark applicants are likely to see significant changes with their applications in 2025. First, numerous fee increases have recently taken effect on January 18 for trademark applications and January 19 for patent applications. By: Lathrop GPM

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 20, 2025

On January 14, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Lynk Labs, Inc. affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Boards ruling that a published patent application can be deemed prior art in an IPR as of the applications filing date.Op. Samsung Electronics Co., 2023-2346 (Fed. By: WilmerHale

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Comments Invited on AI Governance and Guidelines Development Report (February 27) The office of CGPDTM has invited comments on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of Ayush Systems and Related Inventions for providing clarity on the filing and processing of patent applications of Ayush Systems and related inventions.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 30, 2024

Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so Continue reading

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Comments Invited on AI Governance and Guidelines Development Report (February 27) The office of CGPDTM has invited comments on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of Ayush Systems and Related Inventions for providing clarity on the filing and processing of patent applications of Ayush Systems and related inventions.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 23, 2024

Heading into 2025, patent applicants should prepare for significant fee increases at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). These fee increases can significantly impact patent applicant behavior, leading prudent applicants to evaluate and adjust their patent protection strategies.

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Patently-O

MARCH 27, 2025

by Dennis Crouch In a significant decision, the Federal Circuit has established a more rigorous test for determining when a published patent application claiming priority to a provisional application can be considered prior art as of its provisional filing date. In re Riggs , Case No. 2022-1945 (Fed.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Companies with the most published U.S.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

Published Patent Applications Are Prior Art as of the Filing Date, Not the Publication Date - Lynk Labsraises a simple question of statutory interpretation with surprisingly important ramifications: ininter partesreview, is a published patent application considered prior art as of the date of filing or the date of publication?

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2023

The USPTO has commenced the fee-setting process for fee adjustments it expects to implement in January 2025. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Effective January 28, 2025, the new administration suspended the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (CCMPP) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In affirming the USPTO's rejection of claims for treating COVID-19 with aerosolized ribavirin, the court's February 18, 2025 ruling (No. I enjoyed the case also noting that it was argued by the patent applicant's twin brother Bart McLeay (Kutak Rock LLP). To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2025

A Single Bench of the MadHC, headed by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, delivered an intriguing judgment on February 27, 2025, in Navya Network Inc. The Controller of Patents & Designs ( pdf ). The case involved an appeal against the order dated March 13, 2023, which had dismissed Patent Application No.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For the period of calculation of damages, the Court decided to calculate the damages for three years before filing the suit till the expiry of the suit patent (12th February 2025). The Court specifically noted Philips failure to disclose information about its foreign patent applications u/s 8 is a clerical error.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 6, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized its fee schedule for 2025, which will take effect on January 19, 2025. This schedule includes significant increases to fees for design patent applications. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 27, 2025

On January 14, 2025, the Federal Circuit in Lynk Labs Inc. clarified that inter partes review challenges may be based upon published patent applications, and such published patent applications can be deemed prior art in IPRs as of their filing date.. Samsung Electronics Co. By: Morgan Lewis

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 7, 2025

As 2025 begins and intellectual property (IP) strategies are being developed for the new year, it is a good time to reflect on what IP issues were prominent in 2024. According to many readers, hot IP topics included artificial intelligence (AI), pharmaceutical-related patent applications, and U.S. double patenting, and U.S.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

The next date of hearing is today, i.e. January 20, 2025. Talking about local production for Risdiplam, several patent applications are pending by manufacturers like Natco, Harman Finochem Limited, and MSN Laboratories, awaiting examination or request for examination.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 23, 2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision finding challenged claims invalid based on a published patent application that, in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, was found to be prior art as of its filing date rather than its publication date. Lynk Labs, Inc.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of the posts on IPO’s patent application rejection of HIV drug Dolutegravir, another judgement in the long-running Section 3(k) saga, this time on the patentability of business methods and the DHC IPD’s Annual Report 2023-24. Read more for the details.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Majumdar & Co.who are experts in the field of Patents. Prepare candidates to qualify for the Indian Patent Agent Examination (Paper I and Paper II) to be held in the year 2025. Train candidates for the patent agent interview (For candidates who pass Paper I and Paper II).

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Patently-O

JULY 9, 2024

This post follows up with a discussion of a recent article titled “ Fixing Double Patenting ” released in draft form by Stanford Professors Mark Lemley and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette. The article takes a critical look at the practice of obviousness-type double patenting in the U.S. patent system.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

Customers can express their interest in taking part in the patents pilot by emailing usertesting@ipo.gov.uk. In spring 2024 The new One IPO patents service will launch for all patents customers. eOLF will be phased out for GB patent applications once our new IPO service has launched.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2025

The referral will address a question relevant to every European patent application, namely how should the claims be interpreted? Review of EPC Articles for Interpretation The title of Art 69 European Patent Convention (EPC) is Extent of Protection. Unsurprisingly, the amicus curiae have been flooding in (including from CIPA ).

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SpicyIP

JULY 8, 2024

CGPDTM Announces Dates for 2025 Trademark and Patent Agent Exams Dates for Trademark and Patent Agent Exams 2025 have been announced by the CGPDTM. The Trademark Agent Exam is likely to be held on January 04, 2025 and the Patent Agent Exam is likely to be held on January 5, 2025.

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Patently-O

APRIL 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed a new fee structure for fiscal year 2025 , which includes significant increases in various patent fees. This fits with the ongoing trend that a patent should be of a particular size.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The aforementioned notification has come after the All India Patent Officer’s Welfare Association (AIPOWA) filed a Civil Writ Petition (WP) in the Delhi High Court (DHC) alleging arbitrary reallocation, withdrawal, and abandonment of patent applications and review petitions by the Information Technology (IT) Division of the CGPDTM (Case No.

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