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Why is Market Research Important for Patent Protection?

Kashishipr

To be specific, market research performed before filing a Patent Application or after obtaining Patent Protection may help an inventor or innovator significantly in examining the business environment for his invention or innovation. He would also understand the profitability and commercial viability of his invention.

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Op Ed: Reflections on the American Invents Act on its Tenth Year Anniversary 

Patently-O

She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. . The America Invents Act (AIA), which passed on September 16, 2011, brought about some of the most significant changes to our patent system in over 50 years. Many of the AIA reforms strengthened our patent system. with the rest of the world.

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The Broken Balance: How “Built-in Apportionment” and the Failure to Apply Daubert Have Distorted Patent Infringement Damages

JD Supra Law

The United States patent system is designed to be a balance: in exchange for the inventor disclosing their invention to the public, pa-tentees are granted exclusive rights to that invention for a period of time. This balance is now broken.

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Assignor Estoppel: When Are Inventors Allowed to Attack Their Own Inventions?

JD Supra Law

An inventor develops an invention, files a patent application and assigns the application for value to the company they founded. Later, the inventor founds another company and develops an improved version of their original invention. Should the inventor be able to do so? Supreme Court’s.

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Moderna sues Pfizer for mRNA Patent Infringement: when optics and profits reveal real issues in modern IP law usage

IPilogue

Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. A statutory defense to patent enforcement could be another solution, as seen in the American approach in 28 U.S. Code § 1498 (a).

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

Patently-O

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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A Closer, Evidence-Based Look at ‘Patent Quality’ Advocacy

IP Watchdog

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.