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Logical Fallacy in Patent Law: Analysing Abolkheir’s Challenge to the Soundness of Non-obviousness Test

SpicyIP

In his recent work published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice , Dr. Mo Abolkheir argues that the prevailing interpretation of ‘inventive steps’ places emphasis on the inventor’s imaginative capacity rather than the invention itself. His previous posts are available here.

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Announcing the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law

SpicyIP

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. On the occasion of our founder Prof. (Dr.)

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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Therefore, most of the APIs are not patentable since they comprise the declaring code and the SSO, which is essentially a source code in a written format having no functionality as such unless implemented through the implementing code. It has no shape or structure as such. It is what was laid in the case of Alice Corp.

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ERA summer courses on European IP and IT law return with 25% IPKat readers’ discount

The IPKat

The first is the Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law , which will take place in person in Trier (Germany) between 30 June and 4 July 2025.

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Impact of AI on Global IP Systems

IIPRD

One of the main areas of intellectual property law development is the link between artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights (IPRs). Growing AI-related business activity, early case law, and legislative and international policy activities are making it more and more relevant in practice.

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IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2023 winners announced!

The IPKat

Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. Patent Portfolio Management, A Practical Guide, by Ho Frattasi. The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law, by Léon Dijkman. •

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Ulm University v. Asst. Controller of Patents and Designs: Madras High Court quashes unreasoned order of Patent Office

SpicyIP

Controller of Patents and Designs , came down heavily on the IPO for its shoddy order rejecting the patent application filed by the appellant. The judgment raises serious concerns regarding the quality of functioning of the patent office. The above patent application was filed in 2011.

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