IP Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

In that ruling, the Federal Circuit found that Apple’s choice to enter a patent licensing agreement with Qualcomm covering the patents-at-issue extinguished Article III standing as to Apple’s appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning "patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu left the building.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 12, 2025

Over to Ian : "In European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings, a company accused of patent infringement has the right to intervene. In particular, may the third party acquire an appellant status corresponding to the status of a person entitled to appeal within the meaning of Article 107, first sentence, EPC?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC addresses whether an IPR petitioner can assert Article III standing on appeal based on potential infringement liability and potential preclusive effects on its patents. 10,149,820 (the “’820 patent”), which is directed to compositions and methods for treating pterygium.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Since Egyptian Goddess , the Federal Circuit has placed renewed importance on the claimed “article of manufacture,” but not in the comparison portion of infringement analysis. In 2021, the Federal Circuit issued the important, albeit short-winded, design patent decision In re SurgiSil, L.L.P. , 4th 1380 (Fed.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 1, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider). Piya Jain: The Benefits of Outsourcing Patent Activities for Life Science Companies in a Changing IP Landscape (Source: IAM). Commentary and Journal Articles: Atty.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Many of these countries are members of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which excludes from patentability certain inventions that offend morality in that society. Patents in Islamic Law present religious considerations that are unique compared to U.S. patent law. patent system.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2024

GlaxoSmithKline filed a four-count civil action for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware late last week seeking damages for Pfizer and BioNTech’s infringing manufacture, use, sale and marketing of both the original “monovalent” and “bivalent” Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2024

The petition focuses on the ITC’s “domestic industry” requirement, and the level of nexus required between substantial domestic investment, the scope of the asserted patent, and any articles that embody the patented invention.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2022

The Wright brothers did not build commercial aviation, and yet commercial aviation was born thanks to the Wright brothers’ invention. This short article focuses on how risk – in the economic and legal sense – changes over time, and what this implies for patent licensing dynamics.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

Not everything is patentable. First, only inventions are patentable. Second, only certain inventions are patentable. Four types of inventions are patentable: articles of manufacture, machines, processes, and compositions of matter. Alice Corp. CLS Bank International , 573 U.S. LEXIS 6558 (Fed.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Salus Pharmaceuticals And Another on 27 November 2024 (Himachal Pradesh HC) The suit was filed by the plaintiff for an ex parte ad interim injunction against the defendant alleging patent infringement. The Court held that in the case of a medicine that claims to cure a disease, the test of efficacy can only be therapeutic efficacy.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

Third party ink seller Sidney Henry sold ink to a buyer of the machine, despite knowing of the restriction, and was sued for contributory patent infringement. Soon thereafter, the “Oldfield Bill” proposed a number of limitations on patent rights. Section 32 would have overruled A.B. Impression Products, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 1, 2023

When someone invents something novel, practical, and non-obvious, they may file for a patent. As a result, it prevents others from utilising someone else’s invention or artistic creation, providing a just return on the effort and expense made. Eastman Kodak [1986], it was a literal reproduction of the original invention.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Patents set themselves apart from other IP rights as inventions are often composed of multiple physical components or steps in a method, which does not necessarily have to exist or be performed at the same time and place. has written about this in an article that was recently published in the UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the Eastern District of Texas’ partial grant of Victoria’s Secret Stores LLC, Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management Inc, and Victoria’s Secret Direct Brand Management’s (the Defendants) motion to dismiss Andra Group, LP’s (Andra’s) patent infringement suit for improper venue.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2022

I am excited to announce the publication of the Intellectual Property Owner (IPO) ’s white paper on “ Protecting Inventions Relating to Artificial Intelligence: Best Practices. The paper may be found here and covers various best practices for protecting Artificial Intelligence (AI) inventions. Prosecution of AI inventions.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This patent infringement case is potentially one of the largest of the year and is related to very important technology that miniaturized radio frequency (RF) transceivers, thus paving the way for the invention of the smartphone. Qualcomm in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida and reviewed the court briefs.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 21, 2024

As the case in T 1259/22 exemplifies, absent a defined product in the form of a "substance or composition" having a medical use in these steps, the claimed subject matter will be considered excluded from patentability ( Article 53(c) EPC ). Claim 1 was therefore found not to be a purpose-limited product claim under Article 54 (5) EPC.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

If any unauthorized person tries crossing that fence, it is referred to as IP Infringement. In this article, we will be throwing light on the 03 most common forms of IP, including trademarks, copyright, and patents, along with the different and varying levels of protection that they offer.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Utility patents protect four categories of functional inventions: machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and processes (methods). To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. The patent covered a design for a vehicle front fender.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 9, 2021

As we move into an era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and 5G telecommunications that supports Kurzweil’s vision, we must make sure that our laws and federal agencies match the pace of invention and protect innovators from trolls who would game the legal system and government functions for their ill-gained profit. .

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

AUGUST 21, 2021

Among its numerous findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in the Opinion, the Court concluded that the ‘309 patent is not invalid due to anticipation by the Pan article. at *13-31.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Court held that despite incorrect references in the charge sheet, the Magistrate retained jurisdiction to frame appropriate charges based on the evidence of deceptively similar articles found in the petitioners’ possession. The Court urged the Magistrate to expedite the proceedings due to the long pendency of the case.

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

This article delves into the legal doctrines that support the parties’ claims and the overarching strategy to their settlement. ViiV alleges Gilead infringed upon patent 385 under the doctrine of equivalents, which has two exclusions: dedication-disclosure and specific exclusion. sales of Biktarvy.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Kronstadt), the Court granted the Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s indirect patent infringement claims for failure to sufficiently allege Defendant “made” the accused product. In Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. Omnivision Technologies, Inc. , 8-22-cv-01979 (CDCA Mar. 1, 2023)( John A.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Therefore, translations should always be done by professionals who understand the technology and can translate a document in a manner that is accurate and representative of the invention and claimed subject matter in context. With the Patent Translation, it’s more than just a Google Translation. Requirements in Multiple Jurisdictions.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held oral argument on the issue of whether an invention generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is patentable. The Patent Applications. As described in a companion article, which can be found here , Plaintiff Stephen Thaler, Ph.D., On June 6, the U.S. The Appeal.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2023

Patent eligible subject matter refers to subject matter that is inherently suited for patent protection. Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970 is the key section on “patent eligibility” and lists out what are not “inventions”. Is Messenger RNA Patent-Eligible? Does this make the resultant mRNA man-made?

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Purdue University's research foundation told a California federal judge it's dropping a patent infringement suit over Google app development software that can find errors in source code as it's being written after discovering that an article describing the invention was inadvertently published before the patent filing date.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decision upholding a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding of unpatentability. Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund and the Fair Inventing Fund filed briefs in support of the jump rope company while DivX filed in support of neither party.

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Patently-O

JUNE 20, 2022

Thus, the ordinary observer test would seem not to fit squarely with the designs at issue, and WPG would not be able to assert a design patent infringement claim. Like other patents, a design patent is infringed when someone makes, uses, sells, offers to sell, or imports the patented invention without permission.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

Readers will recall that this Ibrutinib patent controversy started in 2020 when the Opposition Board rejected patent no. IN262968, covering Ibrutinib , on the basis of Laurus’ post-grant opposition due to a lack of inventive step. In an appeal, the IPAB set aside the impugned rejection and restored the above patent.

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The IPKat

JULY 13, 2021

As a result, one of the most significant changes of the last months in the practice of patent litigation was the need to learn how to plead a case wearing a face mask! The first case is an SPC case in which the concept of “core inventive advance” was discussed in the context of a fixed-dose combination product.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) seeking an initial hearing en banc to challenge a consent judgment entered in a patent infringement case filed in the Southern District of Ohio. On April 19, exercise equipment developer Jump Rope Systems filed a petition with the U.S. Trans Ova Genetics, L.C.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

MYLAN BV and SANDOZ BV One of the first patent cases decided in 2021 was an SPC case between MSD and Apotex, where the Brussels Enterprise Court had to decide whether an SPC could be granted for the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin, even if a previous SPC had already been granted for ezetimibe alone based on the same patent.

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