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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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

§102 modified pre-AIA law regarding the sale of products made with a secret process. Under the pre-AIA law, a patentee’s sale of an unpatented product made with a secret process can create an on-sale bar to the patentability of the process. ” 35 U.S.C. § § 102(b) (pre-AIA). ” 35 U.S.C. §

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The common myths that surround the patenting of the ideas are as follows: MYTH 1: ANY IDEA CAN BE PATENTED The most common myth is that any fresh and unique can be patented. As aforementioned, an idea is the start of an innovation, but the idea alone cannot be patented.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Board of Appeal finds no legal basis for the requirement to amend the description in line with the claims (T1989/18) (26 Dec 2021) Can amending the description to summarize the prior art add matter to the patent application as filed? (T Artificial intelligence is not breaking patent law: EPO publishes DABUS decision (J 8/20) ST.26

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

However, if the Contractor fails to report any inventions to the contracting officer within two months of preparing the corresponding patent applications, the Contractor risks losing ownership of those inventions. The nations in which the Contractor seeks to file the patent application.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2022

First, contractors have a duty of disclosure to their funding agency that is separate from the duty of disclosure for patent applications. Standard patent rights clauses. (c) c) Invention Disclosure, Election of Title and Filing of Patent Application by Contractor. (1) Patent rights under federally funded research.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ). In addition, a third party’s use of an invention before its registration by another is also relevant to assess patent infringement. The invention must have been developed and used in good faith.

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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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Patently-O

MARCH 4, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit held oral arguments on March 4, 2024 in the important patent case of Celanese Int’l. The question: Under the AIA, does sale of a product by the patent applicant prohibit the patentee from later patenting the process used to make the product? v ITC , 22-1827 (Fed.

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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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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

While at places it seems to indicate that FMC agrees that CTPR is covered within IN’978 given that FMC argues for patentability of compounds within the coverage of the genus patent (see paras 11.6 Anticipation by Prior Publication and Lack of Novelty. and 11.17). Things to Look Out for at the Trial.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement).

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