SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

Highlights Of The Week IPO Rejects Janssen’s Secondary Patent Application for the Fumarate Salt form of Bedaquiline Image from here. Not re-examining the re-fled application. Bombay High Court clarifies that plaintiff must disclose confidential information to the court in cases where a breach of confidentiality is asserted.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. The files included ABL’s detailed business plans and documents disclosing ABL’s scientific testing results, experimental designs, patent applications, formulations, manufacturing processes, and marketing strategies.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Chester and MEA filed a related patent application, which was approved in part. REXA argued that Chester and MEA’s actuator incorporated and disclosed confidential designs contained within the prototype Koso developed in 2002. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Chester and MEA. REXA appealed.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The judgement was passed in a writ petition filed by Natco Pharma against the Controller’s order granting Novartis a patent for a form of the Valsartan-Sacubitril complex, after conducting a unilateral hearing excluding Natco therefrom. The case was discussed on the blog here.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

” In the context of patent applications, the notice provides specific examples of how the duty of disclosure may be implicated when using AI tools. ” Confidentiality and national security considerations are also discussed in the notice. ” We might talk through one simple example here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

The Importance of Provisional Applications in the Patent Process. Do you have a provisional patent application that you want to convert to a non-provisional patent? JUMP TO: Filing a Non-provisional Patent Application. Getting Assistance with the Patent Process. Converting to a Non-provisional.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

However, the data was shared without confidentiality obligations and might be used for future training, so it could be considered public. Feeling a bit nervous because you submitted code snippets or asked ChatGPT to rewrite a patent application background section? enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 2, 2024

These can include: Patents: Protect new inventions or processes. Trade Secrets: Protect confidential business information, like recipes or manufacturing processes. Ensure your inventions meet the criteria for patentability, including novelty, non-obviousness, and industrial applicability.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

Patents offer strong legal protection but come with high costs and public disclosure. Trade secrets, while cheaper and without time limits, must be kept confidential. Additionally, patent holders must adhere to specific obligations once their patents are granted. Patents do not have these administrative burdens.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, in Intellectual Property (IP) practices involving documents filed at the USPTO. The USPTO begins with a review of the duties of candor and good faith, confidentiality, and export regulations.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

India’s worldwide network for startups is worth over 1,12,718 DPIIT documented startups which are across 763 Distracts. Any Confidential information of any startup that gives a competitive advantage to any business over other businesses to safeguard the trade-secrets. Trade Secrets.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In view of this notice, life sciences companies should consider involving patent counsel in the review of relevant FDA submissions for possible inconsistencies with PTO filings and determination of the appropriate course of action where material inconsistencies are found to exist. Preserving confidentiality and privilege.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

However, the data was shared without confidentiality obligations and might be used for future training, so it could be considered public. Feeling a bit nervous because you submitted code snippets or asked ChatGPT to rewrite a patent application background section? enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2024

The report has highlighted issues of TK misappropriation, citing the lack of an effective documentation mechanism and duly acknowledging the shortcomings in the TKDL for TK protection. The applicant emphasizes that the prior art documents do not disclose this specific ratio and, therefore, do not render the invention obvious.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

The author questions this order, looking at prior case laws, and discusses how it inadvertently also limits the importance of the documents in rectification matters. Nirtech – Analysing the Claim of Breach of Confidential Information Image from here. Ex-employees using confidential information acquired from the former employer!

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Plaintiff opposed the Defendant’s application to file additional documents on the ground that if permitted, the Plaintiff would have to admit or deny the same and the proceedings in the commercial suit will thus be protracted. AWACS data highlights that innovator drugs maintain market hold even after patent expiry.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

However, the data was shared without confidentiality obligations and might be used for future training, so it could be considered public. Feeling a bit nervous because you submitted code snippets or asked ChatGPT to rewrite a patent application background section? enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The court concluded that plaintiff adequately identified its trade secrets by describing the product, process, and supporting documentation. 25, 2021) (misappropriation where defendant gave information to another employee who did not otherwise have access to the document). Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Patent Applications.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Patent cases also involve aspects of secrecy—such as unpublished patent applications that might bear on validity and business strategy related to damages—but trade secret litigation goes to the very heart of the cause of action: that the information that was allegedly misappropriated was not known or readily ascertainable.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When applying for a patent in the UK, if the applicant is not the inventor it is required to file the statement of inventorship under s.13(2) 13(2) of the UK Patents Act 1977 to indicate how the applicant derived the right from the inventor to be granted a patent. 13 states: "Mention of inventor. (1)

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It also noted that the public statements of Archer’s senior officers were ambiguous and not necessarily conclusive that confidential information of Wisk Aero’s was brought by and used by its engineers when they joined Archer and developed its air taxi.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Section 3 of the Patents Act lists statutorily non-patentable inventions, which pose a challenge to patentability depending on the subject matter claimed. In summary, a patent application for a medical device in India is often objected to under Sections 3(i), (f), and (k).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Read this post by Kevin, explaining the Court’s different interpretations of “reasonable cause” allowing one party to file additional documents while rejecting the other’s request for the same. Baghla Sanitaryware is the classic case when trademark justice to prevent infringement clashes with procedural rigors.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The aim of this series of short articles is to debunk these common myths around patent protection. Patent Myth #4: Even if I publicly disclose my invention, I can still get a patent application filed by the 12-month mark from the disclosure, without any repercussions.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

For example, patents protect inventions, whereas copyrights protect written or recorded expressive content; trademarks protect words, symbols, logos, designs, and slogans that identify or distinguish products or services; and trade secrets protect confidential business information. through enforcement at the ITC).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

” It remains to be seen what rules the FTC will issue, and what agreements (non-competes, non-solicitation or confidentiality agreements) will be affected. Will it include non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, or will it be confined to non-competes? Will it be agreements that impact low-wage workers?

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