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Designs Invention Patent Prosecution 
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Patents for new therapeutic compounds do not necessarily require disclosure of the discovery process and instead general focus on the properties and synthesis protocols for the compound. The key legal test is whether a skilled person could perform the invention. US11530197 B2 describes compounds designed to treat fibrotic diseases.
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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal today designated as precedential a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision from March of this year that held a precedential U.S.
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IP.com
APRIL 9, 2025
Patent Prosecution Efficiency Rising fees for excess claims, RCEs, and IDS filings necessitate a leaner, more efficient approach to patent prosecution. This helps you pinpoint which innovations hold patent potential and commercial promisereducing the risk of investing in inventions that are redundant or low-value.
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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.
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
IAM Magazine
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Three types of patents are granted in China: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents.
IAM Magazine
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Three types of patents are granted in China: invention patents, utility model patents and design patents.
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.
IP.com
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Invention Novelty Assessment: conduct a quantitative assessment of the novelty of an innovation against a corpus of global prior art to evaluate the feasibility of pursuing a patent. This helps in determining the novelty and non-obviousness of the invention. This will help in identifying the core aspects that need protection.
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The IPKat
AUGUST 11, 2023
PatKat has been sceptical about Dr Thaler and his purported inventing machine, DABUS, for some time ( IPKat ). In the pending European DABUS case ( EP4067251 ), DABUS's invention as originally claimed was found to lack novelty in view of 25 year old prior art. Sceptical Kat Has DABUS invented?
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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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43(B)log
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Christine Farley, Authenticity and Design: Why sell a chair for 10x a visually identical chair? Sometimes the replication is exact; design claimants say they’re made with cheaper materials and practices, but midcentury modern design aimed for cheapness and access: the idea that more people can have it now would be a good not a bad.
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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. Invention statements will be released to teams in early November 2022. The Competition consists of regional rounds held virtually.
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. Invention statements will be released to teams on November 1, 2021. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.
The IPKat
AUGUST 13, 2024
ChatGPT was a revolutionary generative AI model designed to interpret and generate human-like text. OpenAI is pursuing speedy patent grant Fascinatingly, OpenAI is pursuing highly accelerated grant of its IP. A patent can only be enforced once it is granted.
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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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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.
IPilogue
OCTOBER 12, 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. Invention statements will be released to teams on November 1, 2021. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.
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!
SpicyIP
JULY 13, 2023
One of the other main concerns raised by IPQC members is that, currently, the patent examination seems to be more biased in the favour of granting patents regardless of the merit of a particular invention. In Societe Des Produits Nestle Sa vs The Controller Of Patents and Design and Anr. , In Agfa NV & Anr.
SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The Controller of Patents where it rebuked the Plaintiff for not filing written submissions in time and thereby delaying the patent application process. She highlights how the decision reiterates the importance of adhering to procedural tenets during patent prosecutions.
IP Tech Blog
MARCH 15, 2022
It is effectively not possible at this time for attorneys in the United States to exchange documents or payments, on behalf of their clients, in any manner sufficient to permit normal patent prosecution practice inside Russia by non-Russian patent applicants. underlining added).
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Patent Trademark Blog
APRIL 14, 2022
Will your patent be rejected? Yes for utility, and probably not for design. Here are statistics on whether your patent will be rejected. A nonprovisional utility patent application has a roughly 90% probability of at least one rejection. A design patent application has an approximately 86% chance of approval.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 18, 2022
On February 28, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“ PTAB ”) issued a decision on priority in an interference proceeding between the Broad Institute, Inc. Second, the PTAB was also not persuaded by CVC’s assertion that CVC inventors, Drs. ’” Id. citation omitted). ” Id. at 25 (citation omitted).
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Patently-O
OCTOBER 27, 2023
6,534,805 covers an improved SRAM cell design for computer memory. During prosecution, Monterey distinguished its claim from the prior art by referencing Figure 3 and stting that “all the runs [i.e. Monterey’s U.S. interconnects] for the bitlines, Vcc, Vss and the wordline are provided in the single layer of Fig.
TraskBritt Intellectual Property
JUNE 10, 2021
An applicant secures a patent after successfully prosecuting the patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). When the USPTO believes an application embodies an invention worthy of a patent, the USPTO grants a Notice of Allowance. a utility, plant, or design application).
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Appeal Brief: A Closer Look Sonos has now filed an appeal brief that challenges Judge Alsup’s decision on several grounds, emphasizing the fairness of their patent prosecution process and arguing against the application of prosecution laches. Kingsdown Med. Consultants, Ltd. Hollister Inc. , 2d 867, 874 (Fed.
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Patent Trademark Blog
AUGUST 11, 2021
Amendments are, therefore, common and to be expected in the normal course of patent prosecution. What is at stake is the scope of the claims that will ultimately end up in the utility patent you’re hoping to obtain. Less is more when it comes to claiming your invention, especially in the independent claims.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 15, 2022
It is effectively not possible at this time for attorneys in the United States to exchange documents or payments, on behalf of their clients, in any manner sufficient to permit normal patent prosecution practice inside Russia by non-Russian patent applicants. ” (underlining added).
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LexBlog IP
MARCH 25, 2022
And Does it Apply to Stakeholders of a Patent Lifecycle. Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention. Each component can provide information to the various stakeholders in the life of a patent.
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LexBlog IP
MAY 9, 2022
In many cases, it may be desirable to file a new patent application that both relies on information disclosed in a previous patent application and includes new information that builds on the previous disclosure. A Continuation in Part (CIP) application is designed for exactly such a purpose. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
[ii] To illustrate, a utility patent (or multiple patents) could be obtained claiming a new type of wheel for a car, including methods of using the wheel. Who can apply for a patent? Anyone with an invention—an inventor—may apply for a patent. The abstract provides a short statement summarizing the invention.
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LexBlog IP
APRIL 5, 2023
important;}} The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has recently introduced several new measures to improve and streamline the patent examination process, including accelerated patent examination, patent term extensions, recent court decisions, and updates in trademark, design, and utility model legislation.
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The IPKat
DECEMBER 11, 2023
That makes it reasonable to infer that these patents, on average, cover smaller parts of composite technologies than in previous times. This is also known as the “hold up” problem in the literature [e.g. This is also known as the “hold up” problem in the literature [e.g.
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LexBlog IP
MARCH 1, 2022
Other patent search options to consider. A freedom to operate (FTO) study is usually performed on a finalized product design before its release in order to determine if the product, or any of its components, would infringe on any enforceable patents. to determine if any enforceable patents cover the components in question.
Selvam & Selvam Blog
AUGUST 11, 2023
The Assistant Controller of Patents criticized a “mechanical, cut-paste” order rejecting a patent grant passed by the office of the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs. In April this year, the Delhi HC in Blackberry Ltd v. It was found that the order was arbitrary and passed without due application of mind.
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SpicyIP
JULY 22, 2023
It states that the current IP regime poses problems in the context of generic computer programs because of the way the algorithms are designed and trained using large data sets. They receive inputs at various stages of their development – be it designing the software, training the system and testing how it functions.
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IIPRD
AUGUST 13, 2021
This may include novel inventions, an MSME’s brand name, or an industrial design. This included reducing the amount required to file a patent and a design by 60 percent and 50 percent respectively. The Government of India has time and again recognized the importance of IPR for MSMEs.
More Than Your Mark
JULY 16, 2018
Factors to Consider for Patent Term Calculations. 120, 121 or 365(c); timely payment of maintenance fees; terminal disclaimer(s); patent term adjustments under 35 U.S.C. patent term extensions under 35 U.S.C. patent examiner. The standard term of U.S. According to the “twenty-year term,” U.S.
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MAY 10, 2020
SIPP is envisaged to facilitate the protection of Patents , Trademarks , and Designs of innovative and interesting start-ups. For Patents, they provide pre-filing services, prior art search, patent filing support with provisional specification, and support for further proceedings and post-grant. [3].
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection. This patent protection was challenged by La Renon before the IPAB under section 64. Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Kibow Biotech Inc.
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Patently-O
AUGUST 1, 2021
Utility Doctrine does not get much use in patent prosecution. In Horne , focus is whether a partially-built tool has any utility; In Zauderer , the question is whether a theoretical rocket ship design has any credible utility; and in Grajcar the question focuses on whether data was provided to support a sex-selection method.
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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Patent prosecution, portfolio, and strategic patenting considerations. Patents have contributed significantly to the advances in science and technology that make lithium-ion batteries more affordable and efficient today. Additionally, one should ask questions such as: where are the customers located?
Patently-O
MAY 15, 2024
In my view, the proposed fee increases for continuation applications, RCEs, and excess claims suggest the USPTO is using financial incentives to shape applicant behavior and encourage more compact and focused patent prosecution. This aims to deter competition barriers from multiple patents on obvious variants of an invention.
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