SpicyIP

AUGUST 29, 2024

Madras HC Remands Patent Application Back to IPO for Reconsideration By Md. Sabeeh Ahmad The Madras HC in a judgment this week has, on an appeal by Hendrickson USA (manufacturers of heavy-duty suspensions), remanded their patent application for “Axle Mount For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Brake System Components” back to the Patent Office.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Discussing the Court’s observations on the guiding principles of claim amendments, Yogesh Byadwal connects the decision with the broader debate emanating from the DHC on the issue of amendments to patent application.

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SpicyIP

JULY 28, 2022

We’re pleased to bring to our readers a 2 part post by Amit Tailor on the recent case Nippon A&L vs The Controller of Patents, which looked into questions of how and to what extent a claim in a patent application can be amended under the Patents Act. vs. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS [ C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT)

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A recent decision from the Board of Appeal ( T 1303/18 ) confirmed the high bar of a "clear and unambiguous disclosure" of the claimed subject matter in the priority document is necessary for a valid priority claim. The Board of Appeal resoundingly rejected this argument.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

2021-2022 was a big year for the Osgoode’s mooting team entry for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition. We invite you to participate in the tryouts for the 2022-2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition ! About the National Patent Application Drafting Competition.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Under PPH, prosecution of a patent application previously filed with a participating patent office can be fast-tracked in another participating patent office if the patent application meets certain requirements. In contrast, an average time to prosecute non-PPH patent applications is approximately 22.7

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We invite you to participate in the tryouts for the annual Patent Application Drafting Competition (PADC)! Students interested in trying out for Osgoode’s PADC team must submit answers to our patent drafting skills exercise by 3 pm on Friday, October 22, 2021. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This is a reminder that submissions to try out for the annual National Patent Application Drafting Competition (PDC) team are due on Friday, October 22 at 3pm ! The winner of each regional round will compete in the National Finals held at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. .

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

In each of these jurisdictions, the question was whether the relevant patent laws may be interpreted as permitting an AI system (i.e. a machine/device) to be named as the inventor in a patent application. This leads back to how South Africa’s patent laws intends inventors to be named in the filing of patent applications.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Can you infringe a pending patent application? You cannot infringe a patent application. Only issued patents can be infringed. For creators of genuinely innovative products, it may seem unfair that they cannot stop copycats unless and until their patents are granted. Focus on the patent number.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 25, 2023

In response, the PTAB issued an Order authorizing additional questioning on the lab testing and ordering Patent Owner to serve any relevant inconsistent information. Patent Owner ultimately served additional documents relating to its testing, but maintained that “the testing conducted on its behalf … is privileged as attorney work product.”

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

The Exclusion of ICMR from the Patent Application Last weekend, a series of unusual developments regarding the Covaxin patent (Patent Application Number: 202041007559) generated significant buzz. The document reviewed certain clinical trial records related to the vaccine’s development.

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Patently-O

JULY 18, 2022

2022) should cause patent attorneys to pause once again as they draft patent applications and consider any characterizations of the technology as “conventional”; “well known”; or even “known in the art.” ‘607 Patent, Col 5, line 55. Natera, Inc. , — 4th — (Fed.

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SpicyIP

JULY 18, 2024

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. Order The Patent Controller issued a cryptic order rejecting the patent application.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). National Phase PCT Patent Application in India.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). National Phase PCT Patent Application in India.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

What makes for a good utility patent application? Is a good patent application one that avoids rejections ? What if I were to tell you that a utility nonprovisional patent application that gets allowed easily might not always be a good thing? Reading a long legal document to help you fall asleep.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

These amendments, effective from March 15, 2024, introduce several key changes to streamline the patent amendment process, ensure timely decisions, and provide special provisions for small entities and startups. This article provides a detailed analysis of the amended rules and their implications for patent applicants and holders.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Another thing that has largely gone unnoticed by many commentators is that this dispute highlights yet another instance where a Patent Agent missed filing crucial documents and the applicant almost had to face the music because of that. For royalty rates, it accepted the ones in the Standard DVD License Agreement (USD 0.03).

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Does a USPTO trademark application require any documents? Back in the old days, trademark applications were filed by mailing paper documents to the USPTO. So do you really need to submit any documents to file your trademark application? appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A.

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Patently-O

MARCH 27, 2025

by Dennis Crouch In a significant decision, the Federal Circuit has established a more rigorous test for determining when a published patent application claiming priority to a provisional application can be considered prior art as of its provisional filing date. In re Riggs , Case No. 2022-1945 (Fed.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 10, 2021

March 16, 2013 marked a watershed date in the practice of patent law as the effective date of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Not surprisingly, there were a number of patent applications filed that bridged the March 16, 2013 AIA effective date.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Do you need a design or utility patent application? If the appearance (how it looks) is what matters, then a design patent application may be the right type of patent application. If the unique features of your concept are functional or structural, then consider filing a utility patent application.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This position receives disclosures and other patent documents, enters disclosure information into databases and performs federal reporting. Additionally, the position manages communications with outside patent counsel for assignments, small entity forms, declarations, retention letters, and billing.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 30, 2021

What kinds of comments are useful in revising a draft patent application? So your patent attorney has send you a first draft of your utility patent application for your review. You’re not sure what to do, so you read my helpful tips on how to review a draft patent application.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 3, 2022

USPTO Proposes Electronic Issuance of Patents - In a notice of proposed rulemaking published last month in the Federal Register (86 Fed. Patent and Trademark Office is proposing to issue patents electronically through its patent document viewing systems (i.e., 71209), the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based prototype search system for use by examiners during examination of patent applications. By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may have an obligation to disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the innovation process. the Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to patentability.”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2024

Balaji of the Madras High Court (MHC) delivered two decisions that overturned the Controller’s rejection of patent applications, siding with the appellants in both cases. Bitter Pill to Swallow: Controller’s Decision Overturned for Kyrorin’s Patent Application The first one is Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co v.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 8, 2022

07/08/22 – Patents. USPTO’s Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR) tool, available since the early 2000’s will be official retired on 31 July. Source: USPTO. 07/08/22 – Innovation.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Its applications in the fields of natural language processing and text analysis have been well documented and have aroused great interest. Recently, the technology has even been used in the realm of intellectual property, with some having used it to draft patent applications.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 28, 2022

Patent applicants must submit known prior art to the USPTO to assist in examination. The growth is driven by a small subset of applicants submitting a large number of documents. The average number of references has grown tremendously, but not the median. pic.twitter.com/nXQlUvU1LN.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2024

Assistant Controller Of Patents And Design accepting an appeal against the Controller’s decision rejecting a patent application for “aerosol generating article with multi material susceptor.” Understanding Why the Patent Application Went Up in Flames The patent application (no. Mitra And Co.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

What is a Notice of Allowance in a patent application? A Notice of Allowance (NOA) is a USPTO document indicating that a patent application has been allowed. The approval of your patent application is basically the finish line of your journey and presumably the goal of every applicant.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

One aspect to consider about this data is that it may be skewed because it only includes issued patents — We can expect that there are a percentage of cases where the third-party submission led the applicant to eventually abandon the patent application.

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SpicyIP

JULY 4, 2024

Vandana Parvez vs The Controller of Patents , dealt with a withdrawn patent application that had been wrongfully published and then later cited as prior art for the same applicant’s subsequent patent application! Despite the withdrawal of the appellant’s patent application, it was wrongfully published.

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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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