IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In fact, virtually every invention of consequence during the Industrial Revolution was patented, and patents played a major role in encouraging investment and innovations actually making it to market, just as patents continue to play a similar vital role in the virtuous cycle of innovation.

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Intepat

APRIL 25, 2025

From pioneering musical instruments and novel audio effects to sophisticated recording technologies and advanced software solutions, patents provide a vital legal framework for safeguarding these inventive developments. Within the musical domain, this protection can manifest in various forms.

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program was implemented in May 2020 to encourage independent inventors and small businesses to bring important and possibly life-saving COVID related inventions to market more quickly, as explained in the USPTO’s announcement at that time.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2022

The Wright brothers did not build commercial aviation, and yet commercial aviation was born thanks to the Wright brothers’ invention. Patent licensing and technology transfer is a cornerstone of modern economies, where the efficiencies of collaboration and division of labor do not require firms to be vertically integrated.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 14, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host Invention-Con 2024: Expanding your intellectual property potential. Connect with experts who can help you develop a strategy for your innovation, from idea to market. Don’t miss Invention-Con 2024, coming virtually (August 16 only) and in person on August 16 from 11:30 a.m.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and rapidly growing market size as discussed in previous articles in this series. This article discusses patent strategies for ADC inventions. Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is a promising class of cancer treatments with accelerating U.S. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Logical Fallacy in Patent Law: Analysing Abolkheir’s Challenge to the Soundness of Non-obviousness Test In his recent work, Dr. Mo Abolkheir argues that the ‘inventive step’ understanding in the patent law is flawed as it places an emphasis on the inventor’s imaginative capacity rather than the invention itself.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

Big-name celebrities like Halsey and Florence Welch of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine have taken to TikTok to discuss their discontent with the new marketing approach of creating viral TikTok audios as promotion. Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 19, 2024

An invention disclosure form is a document used to capture detailed information about a new invention or discovery. The first step in the patent application process, the form plays a crucial role in protecting intellectual property.

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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.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Crafting a strategic IP plan for a single technology requires meticulous planning, cross-functional collaboration, and a deep understanding of both legal and market landscapes. Market Research: Analyze the market potential of the technology. Identify the target market, potential competitors, and current market trends.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2025

Patents constitute a fundamental element within intellectual property alongside other types since they safeguard innovative inventions. Obtaining a patent grants the inventor the right to stop all unauthorized uses of their invention that include making or using or selling or distributing it.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

There are a number of drug products on the market for which the innovator has retained exclusively far longer than would have been possible with a patent, solely through the process of manufacturing trade secrets. Inventive step of manufacturing The main issue on appeal was whether the use of SPy intermediate was obvious.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 22, 2025

An invention marketing firm on Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject Kearney McWilliams & Davis PLLC's push for more attorney fees stemming from an inventor's case over how the company handled preparations for a product launch, arguing the court already declined to increase the number.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Market Supervision Administration of Guangdong Province "2021 Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Administrative Law Enforcement" patent infringement case No.

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Patently-O

JULY 22, 2021

However, our invention] has a very narrow molecular-weight distribution. But, to do so pushes against the fundamental inventive concept of Kaulbach of a narrow molecular distribution. Generally, the commercial success of an invention can be used as circumstantial evidence to prove that the invention is non-obvious.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Monopolies raise ethical issues because a few organizations command a disproportionate amount of market power that may stifle competition and inhibit innovation. 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.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges. Licensing of IP is when an invention or IP rights owner transfers their rights to a licensee for their use, subject to the terms of the agreement. The offices are established for movement of innovation from lab to market.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In this note, we will discuss the latest decisions on the merits from the Dutch patent court on the matter of plausibility and inventive step. The decisions concern the compound apixaban, an anticoagulant marketed by BMS under the name Equilis. These were handed down in two cases (BMS v Sandoz and BMS v Teva) on 30 October 2024.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Kat-assisted AI drug discovery Patents versus marketing in AI drug discovery A crucial consideration in AI-assisted drug discovery is the relationship between patent protection and disclosure. The key legal test is whether a skilled person could perform the invention. To disclose or not disclose?

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IP.com

APRIL 9, 2025

By publishing technical disclosures, you: Block others from patenting similar ideas Protect key spaces without expensive filings Preserve your strategic position while managing overhead Defensive publishing offers a cost-effective alternative, especially for non-mission-critical inventions or innovations without commercial exclusivity.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. Patents Patent protects new inventions that features technological advancements or economic significance or both and are capable of being used in the industry. Key Features: The invention must be new, non-obvious, and have utility.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Market dynamics in the health and innovation space are making the biotech and life sciences sector an industry to watch out for. Since living cells and products of nature are often involved in these inventions, clarity regarding patent eligibility is becoming more important. [This post has been co-authored with Rahul Bajaj.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2024

Since G 2/21 , Boards of Appeal have united on the interpretation that the evidence standard for inventive step (the "plausibility/credibility test") remains unchanged. Selexipag is marketed as Uptravi for long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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IPilogue

JULY 25, 2022

Sandoz sought permission from Health Canada to market generic medicine containing 10mg of Macitentan as the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for use alone, or in combination with PDE5-Is. Determine if the difference is obvious or if it requires inventiveness. Obviousness. The Court in Beloit Canada Ltd. Sufficiency. The Judgment.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

This latest referral follows hot on the heels of the referral from the Finish Market Court on the correct interpretation of Article 3(c) of the SPC Regulation, also with respect to combination products ( IPKat ). However, neither is it necessary that the product in some way corresponds to the "core inventive concept" of the patent.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2024

GlaxoSmithKline filed a four-count civil action for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware late last week seeking damages for Pfizer and BioNTech’s infringing manufacture, use, sale and marketing of both the original “monovalent” and “bivalent” Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 18, 2023

In a free-market economy, patent laws can boost or destroy incentives to invent and commercialize new things. The House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee—Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP Subcommittee) writes patent law and is responsible for other patent-related initiatives.

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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. To be specific, any aspect of the invention not covered in the claims isn’t considered to be protected.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Many of our strategies reflect the startup-nature of our inventions, where we are constantly working on the product-market-fit. We may need several bites at the apple to effectively protect our invention. We use many different strategies during patent prosecution.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A patent protects your intangible property from others’ use, but what happens when patent protection operates in a way that ensures no other innovators can build upon a patented invention? According to the regulator, the drug’s patent could be a blocking patent unlawfully used to prevent competing products’ entry into the market.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

This post attempts to critically analyse the relevance of difference in the purported function of the invention and prior art to determine non-obviousness in identifying the inventive step. ” The invention aimed to simplify the communication of sensor data to applications by converting raw sensor data into lightweight messages.

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IP.com

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Innovation is essential to staying competitive in today’s rapidly evolving market. Now Through Altair Accurately and Instantly Evaluate the Novelty of Innovation For companies looking to stand out, innovation isn’t just about generating ideas; it’s about identifying which ideas are truly novel and market-ready. Try IQ Ideas+ 3.0

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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

MARCH 26, 2024

The Supreme Court ultimately reversed the lower court’s decision upholding the patent and found instead that Brady’s claimed invention lacked novelty and did not constitute a patentable advance over the prior art. Such an indiscriminate creation of exclusive privileges tends rather to obstruct than to stimulate invention.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The concept of compulsory licensing can be said to have arisen out of the obligation within the Statute of Monopolies of 1623, which provided for the provision of utilizing a patented invention to be applied locally. Non-Working of Patent and Inadequate Supply : It may be understood as a failure to make industrial use of the said invention.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2024

The rejection had been based on the invention being “contrary to public order or morality or which causes serious prejudice to human, animal or plant life or health or to the environment” under Section 3(b) of the Indian Patent Act, 1970. Understanding Why the Patent Application Went Up in Flames The patent application (no. Mitra And Co.

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