Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ryan Abbott, have made headlines around the world as they sought patent protection for a fractal-inspired beverage container (shown below) that they contend was invented by DABUS. Like the ‘conception’ test in American patent law – the object of the test is to determine the identity of the ‘devisor’ of the invention. Dr. Christian E.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst from Lewis Silkin report on recent litigation in the UK against the developers of AI generation software. This litigation has arisen amongst a flurry of recent interest in AI generated works. What is AI image generation software? How do you train AI tools?

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Videotron claimed they licensed to avoid litigation, and later realized that Rovi’s portfolio is obsolete. The deciding factors for awarding an ‘accounting for profits’ are as follows: Whether there has been undue delay in commencing or prosecuting the litigation. Whether Rovi practiced the invention of the patent in Canada.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Attorneys filed fewer patent suits in district courts in 2023 than in any year for more than a decade, and the amount of America Invents Act petitions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board fell to a 10-year low as well. The Western District of Texas also lost its place as the most popular patent litigation venue in the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

IPWatchdog has obtained a draft summary of the “Restoring the America Invents Act” bill that Senate IP Subcommittee Chair, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), is purportedly expected to introduce shortly. Fintiv, Inc.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2023

The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) on Monday held a webinar featuring some big names in the IP world to clear up what the organization characterizes as misguided views on the use of Title 28 of the U.S. patented invention. Code, Section 1498(a). The event was prompted in part by a recent U.S. s COVID-19 vaccine.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 13, 2025

Prior art can be defined as a well- known evidence related to your invention before submitting your patent application. Though, the invention is unique and groundbreaking, if an idea exist in the patent application is claimed through a prior art then the patent application is strictly invalidated. What Counts as Prior art in Biotech?

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The news in much of the inventing community is often doom and gloom, but for Stephen Key, a successful creator and entrepreneur, the opportunities faced Continue reading.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

FTO is a pretty simple and straightforward concept, which implies that at a given point in time, no Intellectual Property (IP) from any third party is infringed upon a given product or service in a given market or geography. Without any doubt, stepping into patent litigation can be uncertain, full of risks, and expensive.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Commissioner of Patents , case number VID 108 of 2021, in the Federal Court of Australia, an Australian Federal Judge became the first known jurist to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can qualify for patent protection. In Thaler v. And, nothing in the Act dictates the contrary conclusion.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. IP Challenges in the Metaverse. A Comprehensive Approach to IPRs. Market Reach & Presence.

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IP.com

APRIL 9, 2025

Proactively managing continuation filings and considering alternative IP protection strategies will be key to minimizing long-term expenses. Shifts in the Tech Industry The tech sector, which relies heavily on patents to secure competitive advantage, will need to rethink its IP strategies. Maintain selectively. Prune, sell, or abandon.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The UPCs approach to added subject matter so far aligns closely with European Patent Office (EPO) practice but its approach to inventive step differs. Key legal principles were clarified, including claim construction and requirements for the granting of provisional measures.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. After compiling a list of those IP assets, the next step would be to review what the company is using and compare that to the list of registered or pending IP.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 3, 2024

IP CloseUp, weekly perspective on intellectual property trends and business, broke through 392,000 views and 272,000 visits in 2023, on its way to 400,000 plus Continue reading

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The IP Press presents the third cohort of the Comprehensive Course on Patents. Majumdar & Co. Majumdar & Co. Majumdar & Co.,

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 5, 2024

If you are an inventor of a consumer product there are reputable companies looking for inventions and ideas to bring to market, and their business model is built on taking products to market over and over again, and they are in constant need of new products and improvements.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Moderna and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are poised for a legal battle over inventorship of a vaccine for COVID-19. While a court may resolve the dispute over inventorship for the patent application, court review of current inventorship rules could be a slippery slope to chaos.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the lack of participation by academics in court proceedings, Patent Controller’s order on patent of addition, and Delhi High Court’s decision on latching and passing off. Whither Indian IP Academics’ Engagement with the Judiciary?:

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Other robust evidence shows that current Section 101 law has harmed innovation by removing the incentives to develop and commercialize particular inventions of public importance.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 11, 2022

In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors. Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Last night, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the text of the “Restoring America Invents Act”, which is meant to “support American innovation and reduce litigation,” according to the headline of the senators’ joint statement on the legislation. Many in the patent community, however, are not as optimistic.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Many courts tried to determine whether a software invention is abstract by devising several tests to determine whether any invention related to computers might be patentable. In the instant case the term inventive step was stretched over the economic value of the inventive. In Bishwanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Having a robust Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategizing well to maintain it can do wonders in enhancing your brand value and market share. However, keep in mind that using your IP assets to support the current and future market position of your business can prove to be a major challenge. Managing the IP Portfolio Well.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Madras High Court’s order in Sakata Seed Corporation v. The Controller of Patents and Designs, India’s first AI Copyright litigation involving OpenAI, and the rejection of an RTI Application concerning IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A new podcast series, ‘Understanding IP Matters – From creator to entrepreneur’ is set to launch from the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding. ‘Understanding IP Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), created by the America Invents Act (AIA) just over 10 years ago, is the most electrifying lightning rod in the industry. What has evolved is anything but streamlined, and certainly not inexpensive, even compared with district court litigation.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2025

She is interested in pursuing IP and tech litigation. ] She is interested in pursuing IP and tech litigation. ] The roll is required to be updated every year and serves as an important support to the Indian courts in complicated patent litigation. Advika is a third-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida.

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Creative expression, like music, films and books, and inventions, that are supported copyrights and patents, impact thousands of businesses, millions of jobs and and our Continue reading

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IP Close Up

APRIL 30, 2024

Alan Nelson, a pioneering biomedical engineer and entrepreneur, shared his three-decades of experience with AI machine learning at the recent IP Awareness Summit. The science, Continue reading

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IP Law 360

MARCH 21, 2025

closed out the third trial in contract litigation with Netlist Inc. on Friday by telling a California federal jury that the chipmaker has "invented" a nonexistent breach because it wants to claw back valuable patent licenses. A lawyer for Samsung Electronics Co.

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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

Image from here On April 28, 2023, Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court passed three separate orders, all dealing with a similar issue- unclear, unreasoned orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry (IP Offices) that rejected the patent/ trademark applications.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Amit is a registered Patent Agent and an IP practitioner and currently part of the IP litigation team at Sun Pharmaceuticals. The Parent Application Must have “Plurality of Inventions”. Where is the Invention? But most important is the fact that the invention is defined in(by) the claims.

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Patent litigation has been on the rise , with 46% more patent litigation lawsuits in 2021 than in 2018. . Google’s contribution to the US patent system.

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IP Close Up

APRIL 18, 2023

Lack of basic intellectual property understanding among executives and creators undermines the impact of inventions, content and brands and leaves value on the table. This Continue reading

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 22, 2024

By reintroducing the requirement that inventors submit a miniature working model of their inventions along with their patent, legislators could help to deter patent trolls, reduce frivolous litigation and support legitimate inventors in protecting their innovations, says Darin Gibby at Kilpatrick.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 27, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board [PTAB]” was Tuesday, June 20.

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