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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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

What is a patent application attorney (patent prosecutor) versus a patent litigator? Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation, or 2) patent prosecution. Are patent litigators required to be registered to practice before the USPTO?

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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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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The biggest increase in patent filings was in Asia, where 67.6% of worldwide patent applications were filed. 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%

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2024

In a case with seemingly overlooked delayed filings by the Applicant, a patent application was abruptly transferred from one officer to another, ignoring a subsisting notice of opposition. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu. The views expressed at those of the author’s alone.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Non-Provisional Applications: Decide whether to file a provisional patent application to secure an early filing date or go directly for a non-provisional application. Provisional applications can be useful for technologies that are still in development, providing additional time to refine the invention.

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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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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response. .

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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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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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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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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

Solomon Israel: Court Tosses Canopy Cannabis Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Pharma (Source: MJ Biz Daily). 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).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. This year, eleven OpenAI patents and patent applications have been published.

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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.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

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.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Delhi High Court on Non-filing of Written Submission to Delay Patent Application Process. The Controller of Patents where it rebuked the Plaintiff for not filing written submissions in time and thereby delaying the patent application process. Course on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents [Kochi, December 10-14].

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

A typical utility nonprovisional patent application will receive at least one Office Action rejecting the claims. Amendments are, therefore, common and to be expected in the normal course of patent prosecution. If your claim amendments are too narrow, the competition will find easier ways to design around your patent.

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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. Patentability Search.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

D827,946 for a “Pet Grooming Glove,” a design that was allegedly already in circulation in the United States before the patent application. The complaint contended that the Defendant deliberately failed to disclose this information to the USPTO during the patent’s prosecution.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

government since 1863 (the “Lincoln Law”) and is designed as a mechanism for catching (and thus deterring) fraud against the Federal Government. Here, the basis of Silbersher claim stem from the prosecution history files of the Allergan patent applications. ” The FCA has been a part of U.S. ” Id.

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Patently-O

APRIL 3, 2024

The USPTO appears to be using these fee adjustments as a tool to shape patent prosecution strategies, encouraging more compact patent applications and smaller patent families. This fee increases to $3,500 if the continuation application is filed more than eight years after the earliest benefit date.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Fellows program launched in 2011 and was designed for lawyers with eight to 15 years of experience. Pathfinders is a seven-month professional program designed to train high-performing, early-career attorneys on foundational leadership- and relationship-building. and international patent prosecution. legal profession.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

AI inventor case catch-up: Formalities, not patentability It is worth remembering that a patent application may be filed for any subject matter, provided the appropriate forms are filled in and the necessary fees paid. The patent applications have simply been refused for failing to satisfy the formal requirements of filing.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

continuation in part (“CIP”) Applications and Inventorship. 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.

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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. We provide a brief overview of this program. §101).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Additionally, a person or entity to whom an inventor has assigned or is under an obligation to assign their invention, may apply for a patent, with certain exceptions. An application for a utility patent typically includes the abstract, drawings, and specification that will eventually appear in the utility patent.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

This period of exclusivity lasts for 20 years from the date the patent application was filed. The patent examiners are government employees who are responsible for ensuring that all patent applications meet the requirements for patent rights to be granted.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 17, 2022

The FTO analysis typically includes search results for issued patents and published patent applications that cover technologies similar to the company’s technology and an assessment of any patent infringement litigation risk those patent matters may present. Intellectual Property , Patents.

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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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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. non-provisional or PCT application from which it claims priority. patent examiner. Terminal Disclaimers.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Patent Application No. The inventors listed on Broad’s patent are Feng Zhang, Ph.D., and the inventors listed on the CVC application are Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., The Broad Institute, Inc. Interference No. 106,115, Decision on Priority at 2, 4 (PTAB Feb. Count 1 recites claim 18 of Broad’s U.S. 15/981,807.

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IIPRD

MAY 10, 2020

SIPP is envisaged to facilitate the protection of Patents , Trademarks , and Designs of innovative and interesting start-ups. At the time of filing of Application. At the time of final disposal of Application (Without Opposition). At the time of final disposal of Application (With Opposition).

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

As a result, owners of Russian patents from the affected countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the European Union, should not expect to be able to enforce their patent rights in Russia in the near term. underlining added).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

As a result, owners of Russian patents from the affected countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the European Union, should not expect to be able to enforce their patent rights in Russia in the near term. ” (underlining added).

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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. The costs of obtaining and maintaining a global patent portfolio can quickly add up.

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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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