Patently-O

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Here, the Federal Circuit has affirmed that the claims are invalid based upon a pre-filing trade-show display of the ornamental plant — holding that the display counted as a “public use.” ” The inventors here used conventional plant breeding to create a new form of petunia (Calibrachoa). Microsoft Corp.,

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Patents Benjamin unpacked a patent royalties dispute between the University of Oxford and a student inventor, where the English High Court explained which categories of students should be treated as consumers for the purposes of consumer protection law, and why.

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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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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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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). 102 modified pre-AIA law regarding the sale of products made with a secret process. In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. 35 U.S.C. § 35 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

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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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). §102 modified pre-AIA law regarding the sale of products made with a secret process. In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A.

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Invention Confidentiality Inventor Public Use 52

LexBlog IP

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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Pour yourself a glass of mulled wine, curl up with your favourite feline and catch-up on your EPO case law. Plausibility demystified - a review of EPO case law before G 2/21 G 2/21: Is the technical effect embodied by the invention as originally disclosed? Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

It’s the legal term for ‘thing that is exactly like my thing that was in the public before I made my thing.’ The term covers anything that was sold in public, used publicly, described in a magazine or similar publication, or already has a patent on file with the patent office. Exceptions.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

The USPTO begins with a review of the duties of candor and good faith, confidentiality, and export regulations. may result in a breach of export laws. The guidance reiterates long-standing rules and duties of practice in front of the USPTO and aims to highlight any issues or risks for those who may be unaware.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Any practitioner that has brought trade secret misappropriation claims knows that the hallmark of a trade secret is taking sufficient steps to protect the confidentiality of the information. It is worth noting, however, that this is not what Gandall claimed. Of course, this case is now headed for expedited discovery. 15-15 at 6 (Sun Decl.,

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Identification of any publication, sale, offer for sale, or public use of the subject invention, or publication of the invention. If the subject invention was submitted for publication, it should also indicate whether the invention was accepted for publication. media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-635795071458c8951{display:

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

4996/2022 in November 2022 ( ΦΕΚ Α´ 2022/24.11.2022 ), which amended the basic Greek Copyright Law ( L. The qualitative approach adopted here is obviously based on competition law justifications. 15 of the CDSMD, is incompatible with EU law in general and the Directive, in particular.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Typically, “drugs” and “biologics” are subject to different laws and regulations. While many states have enacted laws directed to biosimilars, specifically future interchangeables, California has enacted a number of additional unique laws. State Legislation. 9,643,997, which is directed to protein purification.

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