IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

The USPTO begins with a review of the duties of candor and good faith, confidentiality, and export regulations. Practitioners Remain Responsible for AI Compliance: Information submitted to publicly accessible AI tools could trigger an inadvertent public disclosure and materially affect patentability. persons may be deemed an export.”

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SpicyIP

JUNE 4, 2023

Considering the confidential nature, it is quite difficult to gather intelligence on the progress made by players in this space. There may be facts which are not in the public domain. But one thing which I can confidently say is, India does not figure as a leading player in the quantum space.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Image of folder tag with text “confidential” Image from here. Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Background.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In an ideal world (such as one where cats and dogs live in harmony and respect the rules of the house), any company that might be expected to share its confidential information as part of public tender should be required to declare (in advance) which specific parts of their documentation are considered confidential and so, to be protected.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

further stresses the importance of carefully crafting the terms and conditions in a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), and ensuring there is no ambiguity as to when the NDA’s confidentiality protections expire. Emerson Electric Co. The Inclusion of Expiration Dates in NDAs.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 29, 2023

Image accessed from here While there are many factors which result in the success of business organizations, their ability to use sensitive procedures and advanced technology, thereby protecting their confidential information, can be another crucial aspect of remaining competitive in the market. Nirtech Private Limited & Ors. ,

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Patently-O

JANUARY 25, 2022

The description below comes from the appellate briefing: The footnote explains: “[T]he complete citation for this publication is not reproduced in this brief as Masimo has asserted that the identity of the publication is confidential.” ” (Quoting Ultimax ).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

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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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Therefore, a business company or organization should consider whether it is suitable to sign a non-disclosure agreement to safeguard and not misuse any piece of info it considers confidential, valuable, and not belonging to the public domain. Bottom Line.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

a wise cat that care about environment kindly provided in CC0 Public Domain license by Pixhere.com) Having to make a selection among the many topics covered, this GuestKat finds it interesting to note that during the conference the EPO case G2/21 on 'plausibility', was repeatedly discussed from different angles.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2022

The total duration of copyright in design will not exceed the fifteen year period, following which the design will become a part of the public domain. Section 16 of the Designs Act, 2000 states that certain disclosures made before the registration of design will not be considered as publication sufficient to invalidate the copyright.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

According to 35 US Code , the prior art counts against you if it is in the public domain before the effective filing date of your invention. It will also count against you if someone else applied for a patent for a thing identical to your invention and was published under section 122(b.) (35

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Trade Secrets or Confidential Information. Confidential information is protected under the general criminal, civil and, with respect to employees, labour laws. The knowhow is protected from unlawful use, disclosure or announcement by third parties so long as it has not been previously published or placed into the public domain.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Supreme Court of India , which dealt with issues of confidentiality, privacy (prior consent) of litigants and witnesses, restrictions on access to proceedings of trials and the preservation of the larger public interest due to the sensitivity of the proceedings. These are based on the principles set forth in Swapnil Tripathi v.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The claim of the applicant should not be the one existing in the public domain at the date of filing of an application. A trade secret is any confidential information which confers economic benefit and a competitive edge to the holder. Conclusion.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

TRADE SECRETS: Any set of information which is confidential and is necessary for the commerce of that business since they include potential commercial value and is not in public domain qualifies to be a trade secret. Other crops – 15 years fifteen years from the date of registration of the variety.”.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

Patent are valid for the duration of 20 years before coming into public domain) Patent infringement can occur in two ways. 15] It is a voluntary and confidential process and have essential elements similar to UPNEP Programme. 14] In April 2022, Amazon launched Amazon Patent evaluation Express (APEX) Programme. [15]

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. An opt-in scheme could address the confidentiality concerns of IP owners.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. As a double-insult, 512(f) preempts related state law claims over abusive takedown notices, so it actually leaves victims worse off than if 512(f) didn’t exist by clearing out the field. Signal 23 Television v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“This confidential information reflects broad policy decisions Columbia has made regarding its copyright enforcement priorities and remains true today. Revealing this confidential information would compromise Columbia’s copyright enforcement system,” Jaquez informed the court. Pirates Could Break Up Videos.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

Trade secrets are not limited by the number of years unlike patent protection which lasts for 20 years and upon expiration thrusts the invention into public domain. Managing confidentiality and employee relationships can be unthrifty. The Indian pharmaceutical industry is blooming and is expected to evolve more in coming times.

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IP Whiteboard

APRIL 15, 2021

The contents of the Letter were not private or confidential, and there was no reasonable expectation of privacy. Any privacy interest that did exist was slight, and was outweighed by the need to protect the rights of Meghan’s father and the public at large. The defendant raised a number of arguments, including that: [19].

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Sticking to this resolution would include a review of standard independent contractor and employment agreements to confirm they have proper assignment language and confidentiality provisions.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

Bombay High Court clarifies that plaintiff must disclose confidential information to the court in cases where a breach of confidentiality is asserted. The Bombay High Court vacated the ex-parte interim injunction order that was previously granted over a general allegation of breach of confidentiality by the plaintiff’s ex-employees.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

To qualify as a patentable invention, the invention: must not be in the public domain or have been published or used previously; must not be obvious and must involve a technical advancement; and must be capable of being implemented commercially.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Sticking to this resolution would include a review of standard independent contractor and employment agreements to confirm they have proper assignment language and confidentiality provisions.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

3 in fine ) and is, thus, unable to place other elements of the public domain, such as information and news, out of the reach of the PPR (see, Christina Angelopoulos, Comparative National implementation Report, p. Unsurprisingly, the restriction of Art.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2023

We also discuss the advantages of filing provisional patent applications and how to keep some components of your invention confidential. This affords the inventor an opportunity to continue to improve the subject matter without sharing the disclosure to the public in its ‘patent-pending’ phase.

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