IP Watchdog

MAY 22, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday, May 21, issued a precedential decision vacating and remanding a district court’s finding that Core Optical Technologies didn’t have standing to sue Nokia due to the language of a contract between the inventor and his employer. Core Optical alleged infringement of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Patents are so important to your success! As an inventor, there’s nothing more thrilling than having a big corporation take interest in your idea. What if the company decides to sever ties or even worse, continue using your invention without your permission? This is where patenting becomes essential.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decision upholding a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding of unpatentability. Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund and the Fair Inventing Fund filed briefs in support of the jump rope company while DivX filed in support of neither party.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

In Thaler , the Court confronted, analyzed and answered the question of “can an artificial intelligence machine be an ‘inventor’ under the Patent Act?” After analyzing the plain statutory language of the Patent Act and the Federal Circuit authority, the Court held that the “clear answer is no.”

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Where it is a public sector entity, like a government initiative or a university, there is often the pressure of publishing and disseminating information at the earliest; whereas the private sector is usually free of such challenges, and major consideration is laid on the nature and value of the researched object or invention.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 1, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider). Shoshana Wodinsky: Australian Court Rules That Yes, AI Can Be an Inventor (Source: Gizmodo). Source: SCRIBD. Commentary and Journal Articles: Atty.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ).

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

There are many requirements for obtaining a patent. 112(a), the patent must describe the invention in writing. If the written description requirement is not met, the patent won’t be granted. If the patent has already been issued, it can be invalidated for failure to satisfy the written description requirement.

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Intepat

MAY 22, 2023

The sine qua non of an invention is its conception. However, something more than conception is required for an invention to be ready for patenting. The first way, actual reduction to practice, is by actually building the invention so that it works and others can follow how it is built.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

While historically, the field of patent filing has been dominated by men, an inspiring shift is taking place. Women inventors are making significant strides, leaving an indelible mark on the world of innovation and intellectual property. She had invented a Process for weaving straw with silk or thread.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2022

A patent refers to an exclusive right granted by the patent authority of a nation to the inventor or applicant of a unique invention. Patent Rights exclude others in the industry or market from manufacturing, using, selling, distributing, or importing the patented product or process.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself.” Again, it depends. Under 35 U.S.C. §

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

For setting up the business or for creating something like some inventions it takes a lot of efforts and research to create something new. So, to protect that creativity, inventions, and an idea it is required to protect Intellectual Property. There is a law in India, which protects patent infringement that is Patent Act, 1970.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning "patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu left the building.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But patents no longer provide the right exclude others from practicing an Continue reading History has proven that innovation comes from everywhere, not just the leading businesses.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2022

A party sued for patent infringement may seek to shift some or all of its liability through an indemnification claim. Linda’s Leather, LLC, accused Victor Zambrano of patent infringement. Linda’s Leather, LLC v. Zambrano , No. 5:21-CV-046-CHB, 2022 WL 100216 (E.D.

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Larson & Larson

JULY 13, 2023

A patent provides its owner with the legal right to prevent others from making, using, selling or importing an invention for a limited period of time, usually 20 years from the patent filing date. Patents protect functional products and processes. Patents give inventors exclusive rights over their inventions.

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Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Thad Gabara is a former Bell Labs engineer and is a prolific inventor with 100+ patents in his name. Along the way, Gabara also became a patent agent and personally prosecuted many of his recent patents, including the Sliding Window patents asserted here. Patent Nos. by Dennis Crouch. Facebook, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

And in virtually all cases, NPEs purchase the asserted patents from another company seeking to divest assets for cash. Mr. Rothschild is typically both the inventor of the asserted patent and the owner of the company asserting the patents. This certainly qualifies as a high volume patent troll.

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Patently-O

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2016, over a year after it began selling Ace-K, Celanese filed patent applications on its heretofore secret Ace-K process. Celanese sued Jinhe for patent infringement at the International Trade Commission (ITC). The case has major implications for the relationship between patent rights and trade secret rights.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

Third party ink seller Sidney Henry sold ink to a buyer of the machine, despite knowing of the restriction, and was sued for contributory patent infringement. Soon thereafter, the “Oldfield Bill” proposed a number of limitations on patent rights. ” The Court rejected the rationale of A.B.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A registered patent provides the owner of a useful, new, and non-obvious invention of patentable subject matter with the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented invention for a limited period of time. The right to exclude does not mean the same as the right to make, use, or sell.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 1, 2023

When someone invents something novel, practical, and non-obvious, they may file for a patent. As a result, it prevents others from utilising someone else’s invention or artistic creation, providing a just return on the effort and expense made. Eastman Kodak [1986], it was a literal reproduction of the original invention.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2022

A party sued for patent infringement may seek to shift some or all of its liability through an indemnification claim. Linda’s Leather, LLC, accused Victor Zambrano of patent infringement. Linda’s Leather, LLC v. Zambrano , No. 5:21-CV-046-CHB, 2022 WL 100216 (E.D. ” Id.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Whether Rovi practiced the invention of the patent in Canada. As the court considered the fourth factor neutral, it moved on to an interesting analysis of the complexity of calculating an accounting of profits — that inventors are entitled to that portion of which is causally attributable to the invention. Rovi’s conduct.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 31, 2023

Section 112, [2] specifically how much a patent must disclose in order to “enable” a skilled person to make and use the claimed invention without undue trial and error. The patents incorporated what is known as functional claims, where an invention is defined by its function instead of its physical components.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 7, 2021

There are many requirements for obtaining a patent. §112(a), the patent must describe the invention in writing. If the written description requirement is not met, the patent won’t be granted. If the patent has already been issued, it can be invalidated for failure to satisfy the written description requirement.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This patent infringement case is potentially one of the largest of the year and is related to very important technology that miniaturized radio frequency (RF) transceivers, thus paving the way for the invention of the smartphone. Qualcomm in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida and reviewed the court briefs.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2023

Patent eligible subject matter refers to subject matter that is inherently suited for patent protection. Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970 is the key section on “patent eligibility” and lists out what are not “inventions”. Is Messenger RNA Patent-Eligible? Is Messenger RNA Patent-Eligible?

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Step 2: If the claims are directed to an abstract idea, then the court determines whether the claims include elements showing an inventive concept that transforms the idea into a patent-eligible invention. Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 26, 2022

2:21-cv-00126-JRG-RSP) (not available on line for free from what I can see) addressed an accused infringer’s argument that the assignment of the patent-in-suit from the sole inventor (Afana) to the plaintiff, Mobile Equity, was ineffective, and so the patentee lacked standing. Walmart (Case No. Taylor Made Plastics, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself.” § 273.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Like the dissenting judge on the panel, several of the opinions denying rehearing en banc faulted the panel majority for establishing a new “nothing more” test—if the claimed invention “clearly invokes a natural law, and nothing more, to accomplish a desired result”—for patent ineligibility. at 1366 (O’Malley J.,

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. Importantly, only those who have developed new technologies and created a product can file for a patent on the new technology.

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Patently-O

APRIL 16, 2022

The text of the Patent Act suggests that obviousness is a straightforward inquiry: find how the claimed invention differs from the prior art and ask whether, based upon those differences, an objective artisan would deem the invention obvious. The Zaxcom inventions relate to a wireless method for multi-track video recording.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

So you have a great idea for a product that you have been working on and you want to patent it; but what are your next steps moving forward? Successfully filing a patent application is critical in order to ensure that you have the sole rights to your invention and that your intellectual property is protected.

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