Patently-O

MARCH 27, 2025

by Dennis Crouch In a significant decision, the Federal Circuit has established a more rigorous test for determining when a published patent application claiming priority to a provisional application can be considered prior art as of its provisional filing date. Continue reading this post on Patently-O. In re Riggs , Case No.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Patent your idea or keep it secret? If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. Keep it secret or file a patent ?

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The UPCKat trying to keep confidential information confidential in the UPC As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat brings readers a roundup of how the UPC is treating confidentiality and third party access to court documents.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

and TWM IP LLC have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Alltrista Plastics LLC concerning U.S. 9,585,460 (the “‘460 Patent”). The plaintiffs claim that the defendant’s products unlawfully replicate the patented technology and that the infringement has been willful. Plaintiffs Inpres, Inc.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In most patent cases, the parties jointly agree to a system limiting the publication of confidential case information and typically file a stipulated motion for protective order seeking the a judicial order requiring the parties to comply. These discussions involve both in-suit patents as well as an uninvolved patent.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

PATENTS The arena of patents has evolved with time, and in contemporary times, the scope of subject matter that is patentable has also evolved, which in turn has modified the requirements of patents. As contemporary technology has developed, the patent system has faced fresh difficulties.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2025

The case at issue concerned European patent EP2950075 , owned by Horiba Ltd, relating to an on-road running exhaust gas test apparatus. The patent claimed an apparatus for vehicle exhaust gas testing comprising an information processing unit connected to a display that could acquire and process running data during road tests.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Kartikeya is a second-year law student of the LL.B.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

Business owners often ask whether they should protect their intellectual property with a trade secret or a patent. A trade secret protects a business’s confidential and proprietary information. A patent protects an invention. Thus, there is some overlap between what can be protected by a trade secret or a patent.

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Patently-O

JUNE 6, 2024

According to the complaint [ SDNY-1-24-cv-04156-1 ], in 2020 Neuropublic retained Ladas & Parry to assess the patentability of its innovative “telemeter station” technology for the agriculture industry. “Neuropublic’s Proposed Invention Disclosure has been otherwise confidentially maintained and protected in Greek.”

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and held that Weber’s operating manuals are prior art printed publications despite their limited distribution and distribution subject to confidentiality restrictions based on the operating manuals being sufficiently accessible to the public interested in the art.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2024

In two significant judgements passed on May 31, a Single Bench and a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court have clarified certain nuances pertaining to Standard Essential Patents (SEP) in India (read more about SEPs here ).

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

came closer to its goal of knocking down cheaper rival SharkNinja after winning a decision in its patent-infringement case at the International Trade Commission (ITC/Commission), though it wasn’t a clear victory. Roomba maker IRobot Corp.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? Patents Patent protects new inventions that features technological advancements or economic significance or both and are capable of being used in the industry.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Deepak Gupta & Ors Do trade secrets/confidential information need to have economic or commercial value? The impugned order, which referred to Section 21 of the Patents Act, was contended as an improper refusal under Section 15, as the petitioner had not received a second examination report and had not been given a chance to respond.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2022

Patents and trade secrets go hand in hand where protection from both has its features with its pros and cons. Patents are there for 20 years where after the expiry they end up being in the public domain. While dealing with the patent the effective disclosure must be provided for initiating the process of the grant of the patent.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This is the appeal of the Quebec Superior Court decision declaring price and revenue calculation provisions of the amended Patented Medicines Regulations (“the Regulations”) unconstitutional. On February 18, 2022, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released its decision in Merck Canada Inc c Procureur général du Canada (2022 QCCA 240).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

A quick glance at last week – Madras HC accepts a US District Court’s Letter Rogatory to furnish confidential information, a look at Functional Fallacies in Thomson Reuters vs Ross Intelligence and many more. We also have the initiation of our attempt to bring IP conversations to wider audiences through multilingual writing!

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 28, 2023

A federal court in Pennsylvania has held that a confidentiality agreement signed five months after an employee was hired can be enforced after the employee leaves even if the employee received no consideration other than continued employment. By: AEON Law

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

The significance of this case is that the Federal Circuit confirmed that parties can contractually negotiate away their right to file IPRs or other validity challenges in the Patent Office. Despite this language, Sarepta filed seven petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”). The Federal Circuit disagreed. Int’l Shipping Corp.,

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IP Watchdog

MAY 2, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released new guidance for practitioners using artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools. The guidance primarily serves as a reminder of longstanding requirements and best practices for patent and trademark practitioners.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

The only two types of intellectual property protection that protect information are patents and trade secrets. The protection under patent and trade secret is fundamentally varied. A patent is a limited-time, usually 20 years, monopoly granted by the patent office to an inventor to commercialize his idea. Pragya Jain.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2022

Leader Accessories LLC reversing a contempt finding entered in the Western District of Wisconsin over alleged violations of a protective order from a design patent infringement case between Static and Leader.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

However, the information used for the purpose of training AI models belongs to third parties and, therefore, can be copyrighted or protected by patents. Trade Secret Violations: Experiences for training AI are mostly confidential. This reproduction can happen at a number of times, with data collection, processing, and storage.

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IPilogue

MAY 17, 2022

Trade secrets require elements such as: value (economic/industrial), that it is kept secret, and that there are reasonable measures in place to keep it confidential. Once disclosed, the trade secret loses its necessary quality of confidence that makes it confidential and valuable to a business.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? Later the district court became aware that IP Edge LLC was assigning patents to various LLCs, who in turn were acting as plaintiffs in patent cases filed in the District of Delaware.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

And unfortunately, some continue making news for AI disasters such as disclosing confidential information and citing nonexistent case law. Most are at least exploring AI and considering where it may fit, if anywhere, in their law practice.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Softgel: The Errors of Comity The Madras High Court accepted a Letter Rogatory from The US District Court in Delaware directing India-based Softgel Healthcare to furnish confidential information to the US Court. The defendants argued that the plaintiffs were engaging in a fishing and roving inquiry into confidential business information.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Wingen LLC (“Wingen”) applied for a reissue of its utility patent for a Calibrachoa plant, called Cherry Star, which is similar to a petunia. Attendees had no confidentiality obligations and “were not provided any gene or breeding information.” 101 rather than a plant patent under 35 U.S.C. §

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

In legal terms, it is a contract signed amongst at least two parties looking forward to detailing confidential knowledge, clauses, statements, or any information they wish to restrict from access by third parties. Understanding the Relevance of an NDA. What Should an NDA Incorporate Within its Documentation?

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IP Law 360

JUNE 17, 2024

Tesla accused one of its suppliers of corporate espionage in a $1 billion California federal lawsuit, saying that Matthews International has even tried to claim it invented the stolen trade secrets for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries by incorporating the confidential information into patent filings.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Image by storyset on Freepik Recently, the Delhi High Court (DHC) issued an interim injunction in a lawsuit concerning trade secrets and confidential information. The first, is if there is a contract between both parties that contains a specific obligation to protect confidential information. 1 who then shared it with defendant no.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

have reached a confidential deal to end three Los Angeles federal court lawsuits in their long-running battle over sneaker patents, according to filings Friday. and Skechers USA Inc.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

How to prepare for the first patent attorney meeting. While we never want to discourage anyone from asking questions, coming prepared to an initial meeting with a patent attorney will lead to a more helpful discussion. Let’s cover some basic questions that you should try to answer before your initial patent attorney meeting.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

8, 2024) , the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s legal conclusion that Weber’s operating manuals were not prior art printed publications based on the public accessibility of the operating manuals. The two patents (U.S. Patent Nos. In Weber, Inc. Provisur Techs., 2022-1751, 2022-1813 (Fed.

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