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Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context

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Diplomatic Conference to Conclude and Adopt a Design Law Treaty – Plenary Sessions. Having freelanced as a patent research analyst, he developed an interest in patent prosecution and in exploring the Patents Act through various interpretative approaches. Kartikeya is a second-year law student in the LL.B.

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[Video] Webinar | Design Patent Litigation

JD Supra Law

The law surrounding validity, infringement, claim construction, and damages in the design patent context is notably less developed than in the utility patent context. Nevertheless, courts have fashioned a robust body of case law to guide their decisions in these disputes.

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Has Ex Parte Sauerberg Gutted the Patent Act’s Safe Harbor Provision?

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Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) practice, and discuss implications for practitioners. Section 121 is designed to address potential unfairness that may arise from the interplay of two common aspects of patent prosecution practice. We address whether Sauerberg is consistent with Federal Circuit law and decades of U.S.

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Glaring Procedural Questions Arising Out of a Recent Patent Prosecution Proceeding  

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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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Vidal Designates Precedential PTAB Decision on Provisionals as Prior Art Under AIA

IP Watchdog

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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USPTO Issues Proposed Rule on Dedicated Design Patent Bar

IP Watchdog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register that proposes a separate design patent practitioner bar. Design patent practitioners would only be able to participate in design patent proceedings.

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Patent Prosecution Strategies To Avoid Pitfalls In Post-Grant Proceedings

JD Supra Law

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.