Patently-O

JANUARY 25, 2022

Order to Keep the Patent Filings Secret : The defendant has several patent applications pending at the USPTO which apparently include the trade secret algorithm within its specification. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed that preliminary injunction as warranted based upon California state trade secrecy law.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

This Federal Circuit decision is a reminder to patent applicants that piecemeal success before the Patent Office that does not conform to a coherent overarching prosecution strategy can invalidate patent rights. As indefiniteness is ultimately a question of law, the Federal Circuit reviewed the case de novo.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. Cap Export sufficiently pled disparagement in bad faith, knowing the patent was invalid. Zinus, Inc., 2023 WL 6381821, No.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2022

A patent search is the first step of the Patent Registration process in India, and that too is a crucial one. By performing a patent search, you can get an indication of what all information is available and accessible in the public domain concerning the proposed invention. Types of Patent Search.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s blockchain patent application, which included a system used to improve the efficiency of certificate issuance and save users from repetitively filing the same document on multiple platforms, was one of the first known blockchain patent applications.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources. Image from Pixabay.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Varsha is a 5th year law student pursuing B. from Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat.] This was understood in the very first patent statute of 1623 and also discussed in the Tek Chand and Ayyangar Committee Reports. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A patent gives the owner exclusive right over their invention for 20 years to commercially exploit it in a manner that prevents others from using, selling, making, or distributing the invention without permission. A patent can be granted when the invention meets certain criteria: Novelty: it must be new and not available in the public domain.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Yashna is a fifth-year law student at UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Last week saw blogposts on the history of the Berne Convention, data questioning whether patent filing and grant numbers tell the full story, and criticism of the EPOs patent grants.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

A high number of patent applications are given a non-final rejection from the USPTO according to Yale. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

Patent laws fail to protect traditional knowledge as it does not recognise generation innovation. Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 13, 2024

This, the applicants contended resulted in two things- (i) increased speed of functional dependency analysis; and (ii) saving computer resources. The Patent Office rejected the patent application u/s. On the other, it is argued that allowing software-based inventions to be patentable dilutes 3(k).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A patent is an exclusive right granted to the owner of an invention, that allows him to prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without the consent of the owner. The patent law in India is governed by The Patent Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

She is keenly interested in exploring various fields in law, especially IP, TMT and dispute resolution. Case: Biomoneta Research Vs Controller General of Patents Designs on 13 March 2023 (Delhi High Court) The matter pertained to an appeal against the order of the controller rejecting a patent application for ‘Air Decontamination Assembly’.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2023

Do You Need Multiple Patents for a Single, Multi-Use Invention? If your invention has multiple innovations or components, you may be wondering whether to file separate patent applications for each innovation or file one application for the entire invention. thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640c2caad0b893792{display: block!

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

a wise cat that care about environment kindly provided in CC0 Public Domain license by Pixhere.com) Having to make a selection among the many topics covered, this GuestKat finds it interesting to note that during the conference the EPO case G2/21 on 'plausibility', was repeatedly discussed from different angles.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The UK recognises that in order to guarantee that IP incentivises innovation, the government should focus on its domestic IP law and enhance the UK’s AI competitive edge through a potential legislative reform. The situation on patents is more in line with the international setting. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

Simply, IPRs are contemplated as the rights provided to persons for creation of their minds, these creations may include- expressions, innovations, unique names, business methods, industrial processes, chemical formulas, or anything which can be protected under the provisions of law.

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Intepat

MAY 22, 2023

However, something more than conception is required for an invention to be ready for patenting. There is a trend among inventors to claim a patent at the time of ideation itself, while at the same time people also try to apply for a patent after bringing an invention to the public domain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The novelty is always determined with reference to a single prior art document.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In her patent application, she claimed that her soup is free from preservatives and artificial additives. For getting due recognition to their efforts, chefs time and again seek the protection of a patent or trade secrets to preserve their food recipes. Conclusion.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Shikhar is a second-year law student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He shares a keen interest in developments concerning IP Law.] Deadline for the Applications: 11:59pm IST, 23rd June, 2023. Delhi High Court observes that order passed u/s 15 should examine all grounds of objection while deciding an application.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. Highlights Of The Week IPO Rejects Janssen’s Secondary Patent Application for the Fumarate Salt form of Bedaquiline Image from here. [ This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Devanshu Agrawal. Devanshu is a second-year student pursuing B.A.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

important;}} The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation. In our Interesting Patents series, we highlight exciting US patent applications and patents recently issued by the USPTO.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Clarification on Jurisdiction of High Courts after the Tribunals Reform Act 2021, and Need for Reasoned Orders for Rejecting Patent Applications. Then we discussed the Bombay High Court’s decision to rebuke the Patent Office for dismissing a patent application without providing sufficient reasons for the same.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

To qualify as a patentable invention, the invention: must not be in the public domain or have been published or used previously; must not be obvious and must involve a technical advancement; and must be capable of being implemented commercially. Non-patentable subject matter varies from country to country.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

student at National Law University, Delhi. Other Posts Scandal and Obscene Trademarks: Determining Immoral Trademarks in Indian Law Obscene/ scandalous marks are prohibited from registration, but are they? Copyright Bill, 1955: the Best Copyright Law that India Never Had Image by Shivam. Vedika is a third-year B.A.LL.B.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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Intepat

JANUARY 17, 2023

It is a crucial techno-legal document constituted by scientific and technical disclosures which designate the basis of the rights of a patent. Section 7(4) of the Patents Act, 1970 ( the Act) directs that every patent application shall be accompanied by a provisional or a complete specification. Conclusion.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

AI Patentability and Inventorship: Practitioners also face the prospect of having an AI drafting program add details, such as embodiments or other features, to an application draft that could be part of a claim or later become part of a claim. may result in a breach of export laws. persons may be deemed an export.” [2]

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Hence, the software has to be a new invention to be patentable. The question of whether particular software is patentable or not as held in the case of Bishwanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v. The question of whether particular software is patentable or not as held in the case of Bishwanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v. Conclusion.

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The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

At first instance, Meade J held that the Patent was invalid due to lack of plausibility and lack of technical contribution. Meade J held that it was not plausible from the Patent application that Apixaban would have useful factor Xa inhibitory activity. The law on the computer program exclusion is a difficult one to apply.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

This post dives into how confidentiality is dealt with in the UPC by discussing the relevant provisions first (Part A) and then some recent guidance from the case law (Parts B and C). Both provisions mirror Articles 9(1) and (2)(a) of the EU Trade Secrets Directive (EU 2016/943). Timing Rule 262A.3

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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