Patently-O

JULY 23, 2022

Amy Simonson: Ohio State University Wins Trademark For The Word ‘THE’ (Source: CNN). Richard Lawler: Supreme Court Rejects Apple’s Bid To Continue Fighting Over Two Qualcomm Patents (Source: The Verge). David Phelan: Apple To Transform Apple Pencil 3 In Huge Upgrade, Patent Reveals (Source: Forbes). Unified Patents.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in recent weeks regarding the Office’s decision to retire Private PAIR and EFS-Web, the two main software systems used by patent applicants, on November 8. Numerous letters have been submitted to the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) recent Request for Comments (RFC) on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) highlights a critical juncture in intellectual property law—evaluating the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the non-obviousness standard.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Last October, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives To Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights. Patent owners, especially small businesses and independent inventors, need two things of the patent system: 1) Reliability/believability.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

in 2021, according to a report published November 21 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The biggest increase in patent filings was in Asia, where 67.6% of worldwide patent applications were filed. The biggest increase in patent filings was in Asia, where 67.6% in trademark filing activity.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Top 10 Most Read IPilogue Articles Published in 2021.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 23, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sent out an email alert on March 16, 2023 about its transition to eGrants for patents. This change to electronic patent grants as opposed to paper patents is in accord with the USPTO’s continued changes to an all-electronic and no paper system.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 21, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal imploring her to take steps to strengthen the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) in the face of Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 21, 2023

The tool also provides basic information on patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyright. At the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that certain intellectual property (IP)-related transactions are now authorized in Russia, following publication by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of General License No.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this year, the European Patent Office (EPO) updated some of its Guidelines for Examination in a way that potentially could affect U.S. patent litigation.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released new guidance to patent examiners on making obviousness rejections. The purpose of this article is to propose a few responses one might use to counter rejections that apply certain problematic aspects of the new guidance.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

for infringement of the ‘197 patent under the Hatch-Waxman Act, but the district court found that the Belcher Chief Science Officer withheld material information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during patent prosecution, and the CAFC affirmed. Belcher brought the suit against Hospira, Inc.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2022

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director Drew Hirshfeld will step down from a nearly 30-year career with the Office on June 21, the USPTO announced today.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2022

Protecting the Product ’s Editor-in-Chief James Aquilina and regular contributor Joseph Ambrose will each teach sessions at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Design Rights Boot Camp” on June 23-24, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. Date & Time. James Aquilina. June 24 – 10 a.m.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

With deep expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counseling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. Newly promoted principals for 2023 are: Ashley Bolt has experience handling complex patent and intellectual property litigation in U.S. Moore of the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced last week that it will terminate engagement with the Russian IP Office (Rospatent) as well as the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) and the IP Office of Belarus, which has been cooperating with Russia in the lead-up to and during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Recently, India and a group of 4 European countries- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (EFTA) signed a Trade Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on a variety of trade related issues, including intellectual property rights. Article 13.2 Similar language is incorporated in Article 13.3 of the EFTA-India FTA.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

As some of our readers may have noted, a Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, titled ‘ Review of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India’ was released on July 23, 2021. 3(d) of the Patents Act 1970 and compulsory licenses under patent laws are the only notable exceptions in this regard.

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Reporting IP Intellectual Property Law 132

IP Watchdog

JULY 12, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register announcing that the agency would be revising its rules of practice to require that information disclosure statements related to patent term adjustments (PTAs) be submitted on Form PTO/SB/133. Today, the U.S.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Registrar of Trademarks rather scathingly pointed out a glaring error in an order passed by the Senior Examiner of Trademarks. The Trademarks Office (TMO) was directed to restore the Appellant’s application and to dispose of the same in an expeditious manner. In April this year, the Delhi HC in Blackberry Ltd v.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As outlined in our article, The Good, the Bad and the Missing: Findings from a Review of the Data on Granted Retroactive Foreign Filing Licenses, Petition.ai’s subscribers’ most searched patent petition type is for retroactive foreign filing licenses (RFFLs). In the article, we highlighted that 71% of applications petitioning the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) office actions on the merits, a patent applicant has the option to appeal the patent examiner’s decision rejecting one or more claims to a higher forum, i.e., the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). After two or more U.S. Why make this request? What are the pros and cons?

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address drug patent issues, 30 public comments were filed in response to the Federal Register notice issued last November seeking input on ways that both agencies could promote both innovation and patient access to generic pharmaceuticals.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In a June 20, 2022, article on IPWatchdog, I addressed a portion of the June 8, 2022, letter from Senators Leahy, Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Cornyn, Collins and Braun to U.S. As of the date of this article, the USPTO has not issued the notice.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

As the chatter around AI maintains its upward flight, its interplay with the intellectual property system of the country must be discussed too. On page 8, it mentions that India shall benefit from the AI innovation wave if it develops a robust intellectual property regime. On page no.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 10, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on terminal disclaimer practice was July 9 and several key organizations weighed in just as the door was closing. The deadline for comments on the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 5, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) proposed fee schedule for 2025 to express their concern about certain substantial fee increases.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 26, 2021

In our last article, Part VI, we reported significant Technology Center (TC)-to-TC variation at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in pendency and grant rates for petitions pertaining to premature final Office actions.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 20, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, the Office or the Agency) has recently issued multiple guidance and proposed rules that potentially change the landscape of patent practice.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Read the full article on I ntellectual Property Magazine. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (IP) filings and litigation. Patent prosecution, portfolio, and strategic patenting considerations. Fish principals Hyun Jin (HJ) In, Ph.D.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 9, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will officially publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) tomorrow that would change terminal disclaimer practice related to “non-statutory double patenting.”

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This week on Other Barks & Bites: the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms a district court’s ruling that Ericsson did not breach its FRAND obligations in its mobile SEP licensing practices; the EU’s highest court rules that “zero tariff” programs by telecom providers violate EU regulations on open Internet standards; the Federal Circuit affirms (..)

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced guidance for practitioners and the public regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the preparation of filings for submission to the Office.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidelines for examiners today on the topic of enablement in light of the Supreme Court’s May 2023 decision in Amgen v.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that they will be postponing the transition to Patent Center—the tool meant to replace legacy systems, EFS-Web and Private PAIR—until November 15. On the heels of a report published Sunday by IPWatchdog, the U.S.

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