The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. The other two chapters turn to the conceptualisation of nature in patent law.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

ChatGPT was a revolutionary generative AI model designed to interpret and generate human-like text. A closer look at the OpenAI patents Focusing just on the granted US patents, the claim scope achieved by OpenAI is remarkably broad. The patents relate to generalisable use cases for language models.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The analysis also referred to a pending case before the CJEU dealing with Community design law ( EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann | C-382/21-P) and other EU trade mark cases from 2021. The search for EUTM case law before EU Courts from the previous year was based on decisions included in the eSearch Case Law database.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book review of The Future of Intellectual Property , edited by Daniel J. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, US. In the introduction, Gervais explains that the approach to discussing IP law reform taken in this edited collection is considering both primary and secondary level reform.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. Therefore, Dastar ‘s unaccredited copying did not constitute a false designation of origin actionable under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tritton on Intellectual Property in Europe is now in its Sixth Edition. This weighty tome from Sweet & Maxwell is edited by Richard Davis, Thomas St Quintin and Guy Tritton from Hogarth Chambers , London. Find out more about Rosie here.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

AUGUST 19, 2021

Martina Tyreus Hufnal , Lawyer of the Year: Patent Law, Wilmington, Delaware. Kessel , Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Boston. Cynthia Johnson Walden , Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Boston. Todd Garcia. Glitzenstein. Christopher O. Michael Headley. Danielle Joy “DJ” Healey. Tommy Jacks. Lawrence K.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

Shamnad Basheer’s 46th birth anniversary today, we at SpicyIP are proud to announce the third edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law. Shamnad won the very first edition of that competition for his essay on Section 3(d) of the Patents Act. A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer.

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The IPKat

JULY 23, 2024

Patents and Designs Jocelyn Bosse reviewed the book Terrell on the Law of Patents , which was first published in 1884 by Thomas Terrell. The latest volume provides a comprehensive look at the significant updates in UK patent law since the last edition in 2020.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Over on FOSS Patents, Florian Mueller commented on the new German patent law, questioning its ability to make a real difference to issues such as the so-called injunction gap, and reported on the newest patent division of the Munich I Regional Court starting operations. Picture from Pexels on Pixabay.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Katfriend Léon Dijkman discussed the role of the proportionality test under European patent law in deciding whether to grant an injunction. Trade Marks Chijioke Okorie provided an overview of the key developments in trade mark law across the African continent as part of the “Africa IP Highlights” series for 2023.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The discussion will cover trademarks, patents and designs. Book launch: European Patent Law. The Unified Patent Court and the European Patent Convention. On Thursday 23 November , the Book Launch: European Patent Law. The event is free. To register and find more details, here.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 21, 2024

Cell therapy strategies include stem cells for tissue regeneration and repair, immune cells engineered to combat cancer and genetically edited cells for the treatment of genetic disorders. However, patenting manufacturing processes has its own challenges.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

This sets SEP litigations apart from other patent litigations wherein the patentee could be more interested in securing an injunction and keeping the monopoly for itself or for its chosen licensees. The ‘patents are an incentive to innovate’ paradigm often makes us forget that patents have an important socio-development function as well.

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Patently-O

MAY 6, 2024

” The printed matter doctrine a unique and somewhat amorphous concept in patent law that straddles the line between patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § On the eligibility side, the doctrine serves as a screening tool to exclude claims that are directed solely to the content of information from patent protection.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Here is what Maciej has to say: This is a book review of Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusivity , edited by Cristiana Sappa , Professor of Business Law, INENTIS Department, IESEG School of Management, Lille, France. Can a property right meant to exclude promote inclusivity?

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Patently-O

APRIL 11, 2024

Of course, Congress designed § 271(f) with extraterritorial effects in mind: in adopting the provision, Congress overruled the Supreme Court’s decision in Deepsouth Packing Co. Congress designed § 271(f) to reach extraterritorial conduct, unlike § 271(a). However, I was not involved in the writing or editing of this guest post.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Patents Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court (before that, the House of Lords) have all and for many years stressed the need for consistency with decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO. The Round Table will tackle the overlap (or interference!) More information here (download or open the paper).

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Hence, the traveling chaos of F1 is a world filled with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and Trade Secrets. IP can be found in the chassis of cars, uniforms, merchandise, various engineering and designing equipment, television broadcasting, and most importantly, carefully hidden trade secrets. One primary reason would be that of time.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

In particular, ChatGPT is a type of “language” model designed to respond with a natural language reply when prompted with a text-based question. The “Chat” in ChatGPT refers to this question-and-answer design, where ChatGPT behaves like a ChatBot. Patent law requires at least one human inventor.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

.” Jarrod Welsh, Copyrighting God: New Copyright Guidelines Do Not Protect Divine Beings, 17 Rutgers Journal Of Law & Religion 121 (2015). As that Compendium notes in its 2021 edition at Section 313.2 : The Office will not register works produced by nature, animals, or plants. Compendium, at Section 313.2 ]. ” Id.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

The notice is designed as a reminder to individuals involved in proceedings before the USPTO of that these pertinent rules and policies, and provides suggestions to mitigate the risks associated with AI use. .”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: EPC.App and PCT.App (Self-editable EPC and PCT reference books) Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: A Global Guide, (eds) Paul W Browning, Christopher C Johns and Sara A Leiman The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA, by Jorge L.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Fact also delineates specific categories—1960 report of meaning of “writings” that is a precursor to 102(b) lists ideas, dress designs, reports of current events, names/titles. Q: patent parallels: to what extent were parallels solidified in patent law already? Karp is misreading both George and the spirit of ©.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Recently, there has been a surge of notable developments in the domain of design law, including the publication of Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823 [ IPKat on this point here ] and the adoption of a Design Treaty in Riyadh. The first segment is “Design laws around the world country by country”.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Book Review Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot reviewed the book “ Design Law: Global Law and Practice ,” edited by Dana Beldiman. The book targets a broad audience interested in global design law and touches upon the major legal systems providing protection for designs.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

In the wake of Anurag Chaurasia’s (paywalled) Nature piece cautioning Indian scientists to conduct due diligence before using CRISPR gene editing tools, Prashant Reddy T looks closely at the patent issues raised by Chaurasia in his paper. and the University of California, on who exactly is entitled to the patents for Cas9.

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