SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 30, the office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) released a public notice inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the different IP guidelines and manuals. The invitation is specific to the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.

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More Than Your Mark

AUGUST 13, 2021

Patents can protect how things look as well as how they work. If you want to protect how something works, you need a Utility Patent. If you want to protect how something looks, you need a Design Patent. Design and Utility Patents. Utility patent examination in the U.S. Form versus Function.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) is the examination manual used internally at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to guide examiners in the process of examining patent applications. By: Quarles & Brady LLP

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] Kara also supports the prosecution of Chinese design applications.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Among the report’s key findings is that global patent filing activity increased for the fourth straight year, thanks in large part to continued growth in China and a strong showing from India, which placed among the top ten nations for patents, trademarks and industrial designs.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 18, 2023

Patent Practice: Creation of a Design Patent Practitioner Bar by John DeStefano The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed a significant change to the rules of practice in patent cases. Enable more underrepresented groups to practice design patent law. Proposed Changes to U.S.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

affirmed a pair of final written decisions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that invalidated challenged patent claims owned by Monterey Research (“Monterey”) covering an “improved Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell design and method of manufacture” for computer memory. STMicroelectronics, Inc.

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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Three types of patents are granted in China: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents.

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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Three types of patents are granted in China: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 8, 2021

Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Computer Science Patent Attorney/Agent. Polsinelli – Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Patent Prosecution/ Associate. Polsinelli – Design Patent Prosecution/Associate or Patent Agent. Klarquist – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent. Kubota & Basol LLP.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Discussing the background of the case in this guest post, Suriya Balakanthan, highlights how these procedural lapses took place and highlights the impact that this case can have on the patent prosecution setup. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu. The views expressed at those of the author’s alone.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

According to condition (c), an application that is granted a special status for expedited processing, such as under Track One or Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), is ineligible to the DSMER Program. Plant applications and design applications are excluded as they are not governed by the SME requirements.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Nonetheless, the inventive story behind a novel compound may still play a crucial role during patent prosecution and/or subsequent litigation. Insilico Medicine: AI-driven drug discovery Insilico Medicine is one of the drug-discovery companies furthest ahead in terms of AI-designed clinical candidates. Insilico's Pharma.AI

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2022

Protecting the Product ’s Editor-in-Chief James Aquilina and regular contributor Joseph Ambrose will each teach sessions at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Design Rights Boot Camp” on June 23-24, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. Protecting Designs in the Virtual World. June 24 – 10 a.m.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Last week, the Federal Circuit Court reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in In re Surgisil, L.L.P., overturning the Board’s ruling that a design for a rolled-paper art tool for blending anticipated Surgisil’s (Applicant) claimed lip implant. In re Surgisil, L.L.P., 2020-1940, 2021 WL 4515275 (Fed.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

TaylorMade Golf Company teed off a dispute over golf club design and filed a patent infringement lawsuit on January 31 st, 2024, in the Southern District of California against Costco and Southern California Design Company alleging infringement and false advertising relating to five of TaylorMade’s patents related to golf irons.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) guidance can help inform your scientific development process, from experimental design to patent prosecution to legal disputes that may arise. Recent U.S. By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

founded in 1993 is a full service Intellectual Property firm manned with professionals in and specializes in the practice of Intellectual Property Laws including Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Copyright, Trade secrets. Train candidates for the patent agent interview (For candidates who pass Paper I and Paper II).

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, receiving compensation from those who use patented designs without permission often requires patent owners (e.g., inventors) to send cease and desist letters, file complaints in federal district court, and at times endure patent litigation to its completion.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Trademark applications grew at a much faster rate than patent applications, with a 5.5% Industrial design filing activity also rose by 9.2% The United States saw a 1.2% decrease in filings and a 1% increase in trademark filings. in trademark filing activity. with the largest uptick again in Asia.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The engine that runs the bitcoin ledger that Nakamoto designed is called the blockchain; the original and largest blockchain is the one that still orchestrates bitcoin transactions today. Blockchain technology was separated from currency in 2014, and that advance opened the door for using blockchain for applications beyond currency.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The England and Wales Court of Appeal has upheld lower rulings that two patent applications designating an artificial intelligence called DABUS as the inventor were deemed to be withdrawn. Thaler v Comptroller General of Patents Trade Marks And Designs [2021] EWCA Civ 1374.)

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

Josh Norem: Apple Patent Application Envisions a Mac Inside a Keyboard (Source: Extreme Tech). Landers: The Problem of Design Patents: Representation and Subject Matter Scope (Source: SSRN). Sherkow: Preprint Servers and Patent Prior Art (Source: SSRN). New Job Postings on Patently-O: McKee Voorhees and Sease.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Patent Prosecution refers to the process whereby an applicant files an application before the Patent Office for the grant of a patent. This process necessarily consists of several steps to ensure that only ‘patentable’ inventions are granted protection.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

According to condition (c), an application that is granted a special status for expedited processing, such as under Track One or Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), is ineligible to the DSMER Program. Plant applications and design applications are excluded as they are not governed by the SME requirements.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

Apart from this, I will separately send out a drafting template for specification, and a complete patent prosecution file to the registrants on their email address. I have also recently published a book on Patent Law and Practice that is useful for exam takers. may be addressed to eoffice@techlaw.in. Featured image from here.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 7, 2021

Here’s their announcement: The Elevate Your Prosecution 2021 conference on patent prosecution will be held in the Murano room of the Grand America in Salt Lake City on Friday, September 24 – Saturday, September 25. But, it’s also available virtually and looks to be a good mix of practical and conceptual work!

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

In Societe Des Produits Nestle Sa vs The Controller Of Patents and Design and Anr. , the Delhi High Court noted that the patent granted by the EPO had a persuasive effect in favour of the grant of the Indian Patent Application since there was a corresponding patent granted by the EPO with the same prior arts.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on Different IP Manuals and Guidelines The office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) is inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs ( pdf.), the Delhi High Court in very explicit terms called out the office of Controller of Patents and Designs for doing “little justice to the solemn functions” entrusted upon them with regards to their rejection order of Dolby’s patent application. In Dolby International v.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Topics of the featured intellectual property cases include: publication status, non-obviousness for design patents, prosecution laches and. In conjunction with the release of the firm's year-in-review report, speakers will offer case summaries and analysis of the significant 2021 appellate rulings discussed in the report.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2024

one of America’s oldest continuously-operated patent practices founded and operated by a woman patent attorney, is seeking a registered U.S. patent attorney, preferably with a proven track record in patenting software, artificial intelligence (AI), convolutional network, medical devices, and other electrical technologies.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation, or 2) patent prosecution. There are some patent attorneys who have done both litigation and prosecution , but most practitioners will lean to one practice area over time. Start with your patent needs.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Filing the Application: File the patent application with the relevant patent office(s). Managing the Patent Prosecution Process After filing the patent application, the prosecution process begins. IQ Ideas+ 3.0, IQ Ideas+ 3.0 is your ultimate tool to effortlessly navigate intelligent ideation.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law.

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