IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

If such products were created by a human inventor, they could be eligible for patent protection. A human inventor serves as the central figure in the design of the patent system. The main rationale behind patent law is to reward and encourage the creative actions of creators. 10] 2.2.

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2022

When the Patent Act of 1790 refers to inventors, it lists gender inclusive forms of “he, she, or they:” [The inventor(s) must] set[] forth, that he, she, or they , hath or have invented or discovered any useful art, manufacture, engine, machine, or device, or any improvement therein… Patent Act of 1790.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

” The dissenters saw a fundamental distinction between a patentee’s exclusive rights in the patented invention itself versus contractual rights in unpatented articles used with the invention. Lexmark argued that these restrictions should be enforceable through patent law, similar to the reasoning in A.B.

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Patently-O

MAY 18, 2023

The Patent Act requires that patent applicant describes the invention in explicit terms to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention. Sanofi case, while significant, may not come as a surprise to those familiar with the evolution of patent law. ” The outcome of the Amgen v.

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Patently-O

APRIL 21, 2022

The only IP centric case that has been granted certiorari is Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Still, there are a number of important pending petitions that could also be transformative in the patent law construct, including four cases with outstanding calls for the views of the Solicitor General (CVSG).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

and (2) Is eligibility a pure questions of law (based upon the claims); or does it also involve a “question of fact for the jury based upon the state of the art at the time of the patent?” Prior Art for IPRs : An interesting statutory interpretation petition is pending in Baxter v. ( Alice Step 1). 314(b).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This case helps show that patent law has arrived at Nerdsville. by Dennis Crouch. Astrazeneca AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( Actually, I’ve been here for a while and so welcome to all you newcomers.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 4, 2025

The concept of the "person of ordinary skill in the art" (POSITA) remains pivotal in patent law, particularly in evaluating obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 and compliance with enablement and written description requirements under 35 U.S.C. By: Volpe Koenig

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has fundamentally altered the law on prior art anticipation for design patent applications. 4, 2021), the Federal Circuit reversed a decision by the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal…. In this decision, captioned In re: SurgiSil, L.L.P.

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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 prior art is used to help measure the scope of the claims. 2021-2299 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently addressed the issue of “analogous prior art,” a patent law doctrine fundamental to the legal determination of whether a patent is invalid as obvious over the prior art. By: Proskauer - Minding Your Business

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

In this case, Pandaloon sought dismissal of CCC’s inequitable conduct claim on the grounds that CCC fails to plead with particularity knowledge of prior art, knowledge of the materiality of that prior art, and specific intent.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Berkely Center for Law & Technology is hosting a great half-day virtual-conference this week: “AI as an Inventing Tool – it’s Implications for Patent Law” organized by Prof. The Winslow Tableau presents an unrealistic conception of the PHOSITA possessing encyclopedic knowledge of all prior art.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Injunctions are all the rage in contemporary patent law. This week marks the publication of a book by the IPKat’s Dutch friend and former GuestKat Léon Dijkman on the hotly contested notion of the proportionality test in European patent law, accessible for free here. Oh, how times have changed. here , at 792].

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 11, 2021

Diehr, decided by the Supreme Court in 1981, seemed to establish a bedrock principle of statutory construction for patent law. 101 categories of possibly patentable subject matter."

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

103 often depends on whether the prior art provides a clear motivation for modifying existing knowledge. Central to this analysis is the concept of a result-effective variablea parameter recognized in the prior art as influencing a particular property or outcome. Determining whether a claimed invention is obvious under 35 U.S.C.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court's 2024-2025 patent docket has a growing number of cases awaiting consideration. I count fifteen pending cases that could reshape multiple facets of patent law. Celanese raises questions the the scope of the on-sale bar under the America Invents Act, particularly for secret processes.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court is set to consider several significant patent law petitions addressing a range of issues from the application of obviousness standards, challenges to PTAB procedures, interpretation of joinder time limits IPR, to the proper scope patent eligibility doctrine.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

For instance, if an AI produces art or designs most similar to other copyrighted art or designs, Equivalence by an AI leads to infringement. Indirect Infringement Risks: Although the AI itself may not recreate protected works, outputs may well be significantly similar to copyrighted material.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The following is my patent law exam from this past semester. The patent examiner is attempting to decide whether to reject the claims. EL notified the patent office of his prototype activities and that he told his daughter about the invention. Please discuss the arguments on both sides of this issue.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Board of Appeals approach leads them to accept both the novelty and inventive step of a subrange that is very close to that of the prior art, and which has an overlapping technical effect with that of the prior art. 3.2.1), and that there was a lack of clear guidance on how to apply the test.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 22, 2024

Kaijet clarified that a private sale is not a public disclosure under patent law, there remains significant room for advocacy, as the opinion lacked meaningful guidance on how to satisfy the public disclosure exception to prior art, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan. While the Federal Circuit’s recent ruling in Sanho v.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This post delves into these cases and what I call the ‘glove doesn’t fit’ fallacy in patent law obviousness doctrine; it also provides a discussion of how written description continues to be a risk, even in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

This Kat is delighted to review “ A Practitioner’s Guide to European Patent Law: For National Practice and the Unified Patent Court ” (Hart Publishing, 2022, 664 pp.). The book consists of seventeen chapters, mainly on substantive law, but it also addresses certain procedural matters and questions of international private law.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 9, 2024

Among the most established standards in patent law is that obviousness requires a motivation to combine the prior art with “a reasonable expectation of success.” The Federal Circuit alone has employed the “reasonable expectation” formulation in hundreds of opinions spanning the past four decades.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

So far, there remains no valid test, set of rules, body of practice, or body of decisions that could determine patent eligibility. Previously published in a relevant field of technology shall constitute prior art for the purpose of determining inventive steps. In Bishwanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Thus, an invention is new or novel, if it has not been disclosed in the prior art. Before the application for a patent is filed, a prior art search is of paramount importance. It will help determine the existing literature regarding the subject matter of the patent and help establish the novelty of the invention.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Upcoming Changes in Korean Patent Law for 2024 by John DeStefano Understanding the 2024 Korean Patent Law Amendments As champions of innovation and protectors of intellectual property, it is vital for us to stay informed about the most recent developments in patent law worldwide.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

16, 2023), the case addresses the Board’s anticipation and obviousness determinations in two IPRs (IPR2020-00002 and IPR2020-00004), where the Board held the claims in the challenged patents unpatentable as anticipated by, or obvious in view of, the asserted prior art. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Unlike obviousness, the test for anticipation in patent law is generally pretty simple—does the prior art disclose the same thing as the challenged patent claims. But as our latest case of the week shows, that simple test can sometimes involve subtle, and more complicated, issues.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Can foreign applicants file US utility patent applications? Inventors located outside the US can file US patent applications. Foreign inventors, however, must be careful to follow the patent laws of the country in which the invention was made. Is there a duty of disclosure in all US patent applications?

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2025

The patent in question ( EP2137782 ) particularly related to devices and methods of generating electricity from living plants using microbial fuel cells (MFCs). MFCs using microorganisms to convert organic compounds into electrical energy were known in the art. Is the allegedly infringing product novel and inventive over the prior art?

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The new rules introduces an additional path focused on visual arts credentials. Design Patent Bar: Can only prepare and prosecute design patents. Design patent bar applicants will take take and pass the existing registration exam. This critical step demonstrates knowledge of patent laws, rules, and procedures.

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Patently-O

APRIL 16, 2024

11, 2024) Human clinical trials play an essential role in the discovery, development, and regulatory approval of innovative drugs, and federal law mandates the public disclosure of these trials. A recent Federal Circuit decision, Salix Pharms.,

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. Patent Portfolio Management, A Practical Guide, by Ho Frattasi. The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law, by Léon Dijkman. •

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Patently-O

JULY 22, 2021

Obviousness is the central doctrine of patent law. Daikin petitioned for inter partes review, and the PTAB agreed that the claims were invalid as obvious based upon a single prior art reference, U.S. Kaulbach prior art patent. by Dennis Crouch. The new Chemours Co. 6,541,588 (“Kaulbach”).

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