Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. Centripetal Networks, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 869, 877 (Fed.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This opposition procedure for European patents is particularly useful when the patent in question is hindering our commercial interests and we have adequate reasons to revoke its registration. One of the most effective ways of obtaining the revocation is to prove “prior public use”. We look at what this consists of below.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Opponent, Avl List GmbH, challenged the patent's validity based on several grounds, including prior public use as evidenced by a user manual describing the invention. A more nuanced standard to the assessment of evidence for prior use? Both parties appealed the OD decision.

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The IPKat

MAY 15, 2023

Witness testimony heard at first instance can not be considered superior or inferior to documents considered on appeal. The Patentee argued that the GensuPen had only been given out as part of a trial under conditions of confidentiality ( Cf. The Board of Appeal agreed with the OD that the prior use had not been sufficiently proven.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

9,186,208 on surgical devices for a procedure called endometrial ablation were anticipated under the public use bar of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § Minerva did not disclose the devices under any confidentiality obligations, despite the commercial nature of the event. § 102(b).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The High Court dealt with the royalty payments, costs, confidentiality of certain documents after trial, and permission to appeal. Annsley explored the consequentials hearing (which takes place after the judgement is given) to the aforementioned royalties dispute between Oxford and the student inventor.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement). enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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