SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

We’re pleased to bring to you a 2 part guest post by Amit Tailor on the question of when a patent application can be divided, that came up in the recent case of Boehringer Ingelheim vs. The Controller. When can/not a Patent Application be Divided? Permanent Address of the Pen of K?cab?). Author: Amit Tailor.

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Patently-O

APRIL 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. The competition is scored on the basis of the patent application and an oral presentation before a panel of three judges.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

by Dennis Crouch This article explores the impact of Generative AI on prior art and potential revisions to patent examination standards to address the rising tidal wave of AI-generated, often speculative, disclosures that could undermine the patent system’s integrity. Still, seemingly qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C.

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SpicyIP

JULY 28, 2022

We’re pleased to bring to our readers a 2 part post by Amit Tailor on the recent case Nippon A&L vs The Controller of Patents, which looked into questions of how and to what extent a claim in a patent application can be amended under the Patents Act. vs. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS [ C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT)

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Leap of Faith: File a PCT patent application while your US application might get rejected? Timing your patent filings can be tricky. P:atent applicants typically find themselves in a moment of indecision when the foreign filing deadline approaches. How does that help your US application?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Story Till Now On one hand, COVID-19 cases are rising yet again to everyone’s surprise, and on the other, the surprises from the Covaxin patent application don’t seem to stop. BBIL then did a quick about-face on this application and issued a clarification on June 22 that they would be refiling with proper credits to ICMR.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 28, 2022

Patent applicants must submit known prior art to the USPTO to assist in examination. The growth is driven by a small subset of applicants submitting a large number of documents. The average number of references has grown tremendously, but not the median. pic.twitter.com/nXQlUvU1LN.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. To avoid information overload, let’s get back to the most basic things you need to know to file a patent application. Apply for design or utility patent? How much to patent an idea?

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The United States Copyright Office has refused to register a copyright for a work of art created by a machine. The work of art is a two-dimensional picture that is mostly dark and sort of looks like a painting. In 2019, the Copyright Office refused the application on the grounds that it lacked “human authorship.”

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s recent decision on an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to limit prior art for design patent applications to only analogous fields may make it easier for applicants to obtain design patents and more difficult for challengers to invalidate them.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Is it Prior Art? From a patent law standpoint, the most interesting part of the appellate decision focuses on anticipation and the basic patent-law game show question “Is it Prior Art?” ” The purported prior art to the Ridge patent is a product manufactured and sold by Mosaic at a trade show.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A Federal Circuit panel struggled Thursday to work out whether published patent applications meet the requirements to serve as prior art, in order to evaluate whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rightfully invalidated claims of a Lynk Labs LED patent.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Under PPH, prosecution of a patent application previously filed with a participating patent office can be fast-tracked in another participating patent office if the patent application meets certain requirements. In contrast, an average time to prosecute non-PPH patent applications is approximately 22.7

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Enablement Section 112(a) of the Patent Act requires that a patent specification includes “a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making an using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art…to make and use the same. In re Wands , 858 F.2d

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A major reason for this is that an examiner’s interpretation of a claim drawn to an innovation that may be worthy of patent protection may cause them to determine that the subject matter as claimed is not patentably distinct from the prior art.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. patents,” Office of the Chief Economist, IP Data Highlights (October 2020). See “Inventing AI, Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Who’s Suing Us?

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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.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. patents,” Office of the Chief Economist, IP Data Highlights (October 2020). See “Inventing AI, Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Can you see a pending design patent application? No, US design patent applications are not published. Therefore, the public cannot monitor or search for a pending design patent application. Need to apply for a design patent? Why does it matter that design patent applications are not published?

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Recently, the Indian Patent Office rejected a patent application by UPL Ltd. for lack of sufficient disclosure mandated under Section 10(4) of the Patents Act. It is in this light that the recent order by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) rejecting UPL’s patent application (pdf) becomes important.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

As a reminder, Art. As a reminder, Art. 2) Furthermore, it is permissible to file a utility model in a country by virtue of a right of priority based on the filing of a patent application, and vice versa. 41(1) CDR , provided that the subject matter of the two applications is substantively the same.

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SpicyIP

JULY 18, 2024

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. Order The Patent Controller issued a cryptic order rejecting the patent application.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Though patents filed before the transition date will remain in force up through March 2033, a good 10+ years away, teachers may also be wondering which regime to emphasize and for how long the pre-AIA rules will still be considered fundamental rather than footnote material. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Who’s Suing Us?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2024

Balaji of the Madras High Court (MHC) delivered two decisions that overturned the Controller’s rejection of patent applications, siding with the appellants in both cases. Bitter Pill to Swallow: Controller’s Decision Overturned for Kyrorin’s Patent Application The first one is Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co v.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

2022) raises a number of important design patent law questions, including an issue of first-impression of the scope of “comparison prior art” available for the ordinary observer infringement analysis under Egyptian Goddess, Inc. The case was remanded back to the USPTO 10 months ago, and not patent has issued yet.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit is set to decide an important issue regarding the scope of prior art that can be considered during inter partes review (IPR) proceedings in the pending appeal of Lynk Labs, Inc. 10,687,400 ("the '400 patent") related to LED lighting systems. Application No. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

But, what makes a patent application obvious? If you get an obviousness rejection under Section 103, how do you show that you are trying to patent a nonobvious invention? Want to file a nonobvious patent? Nevertheless, this is the reality that every utility patent applicant must face.

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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

JULY 2, 2021

The patent applicant argued that the prior art examples should be disregarded as merely a prophetic example. The PTAB rejected the call and instead presumed that the prior art teachings were enabling. 2012) (holding that prophetic examples in the prior art are still presumed to be enabling). = = = =. 3d 1282 (Fed.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

That raised some discussion in the comments regarding third-party prior art submissions. Out of every 1,000 issued patents, only about 14 include prior art submissions from third parties. The chart below puts some numbers on the result that everyone likely expected–third party submissions are quite rare.

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The IPKat

JUNE 30, 2023

The referral particularly asks whether the non-enabling prior use of a product excludes the composition of the product from the prior art or whether it also excludes the product per se (i.e. According to existing case law, in order to constitute prior art, a disclosure must also be enabled (EPO Guidelines for Examination, G-IV, 2 ).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Patent strategies should reflect the current legal landscape as well as anticipate potential future legal developments. Part Two of this series covers subject matter eligibility, prior art, and future opportunities. Prior art searches through technical papers may be especially helpful to obtain a more current baseline.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Application filings continue their explosive growth trend at the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). At the end of 2020, the USPTO published a report finding an exponential increase in the number of patent application filings from 2002 to 2018.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Legal Background: Grace Periods According to Article 54 EPC , the state of the art for determining novelty constitutes everything that was made available to the public before the priority date of the patent application, regardless of whether the applicant/inventor was responsible for the publication. 102(b)(1)(A) ).

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

What is a utility nonprovisional patent application? Unlike design patents , utility patents protect functionality. To get a utility patent, you have to file a utility nonprovisional patent application and ultimately get it allowed. It’s all about the content.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post breaks down the guidelines and walks through some potential strategies for patent applicants. The guidance, however, takes the Court’s analysis a step further and tells examiners that the scope-and-content of the prior art also need not be unduly bound to the prior art. John Deere. John Deere Co.,

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