Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2022

I think of these generally as “smart wallets” but I learned today that the company Storus has a registered trademark for that term. In 2020, Storus (AKA “Mosaic Brands”) sued Ridge Wallet for both patent infringement (US7334616) and product-design trade dress misappropriation. Mosaic Brands, Inc.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Putting an end to a 24 year old patent infringement suit, the Delhi High Court has directed Maharaja Appliances Ltd. While this seems to have happened in trademark law disputes (eg: Starbucks Corporation vs Teaquila A Fashion Cafe & Anr ), this seems to be one of the rare (maybe our readers know other examples?)

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

When doing so, parties need to actively consider whether they intend that forum selection clause to prohibit filing petitions, such as petitions for inter partes review of patents, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). Patent and Trademark Office ….

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 7, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit transferred an appeal of a preliminary injunction enjoining alleged copyright and trademark infringement to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit because the operative complaint included six counts of patent infringement and thus arose under patent law.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. But there are exceptions and exclusions under patent law.

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Patently-O

JULY 5, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: John Power: Government of Canada Announces New Independent Regulator for Patent and Trademark Agents (Source: CISION). Mikey Campbell: Apple Seeks to Halt Latest VoIP-Pal Patent Infringement Litigation (Source: Apple Insider).

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SpicyIP

MAY 8, 2022

Inviting Into Our Consciousness: Prosecution History in Trade Mark Infringement. An image of a notepad with ‘Trademark’ written on it from here ). What is the most important development on the Indian trade mark infringement scene in the last couple of years? Indian trade mark law acknowledges both positions.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

An inter partes review (IPR) is a procedure in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) whereby a U.S. patent can be challenged in the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Although a patent can be challenged in federal district court, an IPR is an expedited and less costly procedure than federal court litigation.

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More Than Your Mark

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Patentability. The position of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on trademarks for cannabis-related goods and services is discussed in my colleague’s blog post, “ Trademark Registration for Cannabis Trademark Owners a Legal Haze.”. United Cannabis Corp. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

2021), the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals addressed challenges to the constitutionality of the structure of the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mobility owned a patent for a wireless communication system.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. The briefs also discuss, to a limited extend, patent law’s false marking statute, 35 U.S.C. § ” Dawgs appealed. 292, though they disagree about its implications for this case.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

JANUARY 15, 2019

The proliferation of three-dimensional (3D) printing has led to unique challenges and novel issues in the context of intellectual property law and, in particular, patent law. Due to the protracted nature of the legal system, modern innovation and technological advancements always seem to outpace the law.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible. Explain how the status of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States has affected any litigation for patent infringement in the United States in which you have been involved.

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More Than Your Mark

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Despite the widely diverging needs of the different industries that make use of the US patent system, US patent law applies essentially the same rules to innovations from all technology fields. PTE – Additional patent term given to compensate for commercialization delays due to premarket regulatory review. Biosimilars.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the modern landscape of technological advancement, patent thickets have emerged as a critical concern for innovators, businesses, and policymakers. A patent thicket refers to a dense network of overlapping patents that can complicate the development and commercialization of new products.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

When a patent infringement case is dismissed with prejudice, the accused defendant is the prevailing party under most circumstances. Pure Hemp argued it was entitled to attorney fees under three different legal theories. This case provides three important reminders.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office (the PTO) to review and potentially cancel claims in an already-issued patent that the PTO finds to be unpatentable in light of prior art. . § 100 et seq. , a party may ask the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The District of Delaware is renowned as a patent litigation hot spot, but the district sees its fair share of other IP litigation. Two recent opinions shed some light on this practice and are useful for anyone seeking to file a trademark or copyright suit, or called to defend against one, in the district. at 1212 (Thomas, J.,

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Patently-O

JUNE 27, 2024

As the Supreme Court’s 2023 year draws to a close, the court has denied certiorari in the vast majority of IP related cases, with the Dewberry trademark damages case left as the only IP case granted certiorari. Seven petitions remain undecided and the court will pick them up again when it begins the 2024 term in late September.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The lead author is likely a familiar name to many readers, since he is also the co-author of two famous treaties on English IP law: W. Cornish, D. Llewelyn and T. Both these examples are useful reminders on being mindful about the usual rhetoric of how broader IP rights is always good.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

While physically marking such a product is not always trivial (or desirable from a product aesthetic/marketing standpoint), an appropriate patent marking as suggested below would have provided the patent owner with the ability to collect pre-suit damages. Patent Act has been provided.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. Anything we are missing out on? Please let us know in the comments below.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. ” Copyright protection exists at the time of creation of the artistic or literary work, but before enforcing the rights against an infringer, it is necessary register the work with the U.S. A patent protects an invention.

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IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1]

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

A design patent application is much easier, less time-consuming, and less costly to prepare than a utility patent application. Design patent applications proceed more quickly through the Patent and Trademark Office than utility applications.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Large firms sometimes monopolize obvious inventions, and in such cases, patent trolls can help small businesses fight back. Patent trolls acquire patents from smaller entities and use their resources to challenge patent infringements committed by larger corporations.

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More Than Your Mark

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

United States law offers four types of protection for intellectual property, namely patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Only two of these, patents and trade secrets, can grant you the protection of ideas. The ability to obtain protection differs greatly between patents and trade secrets.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

How you do patent only successful products without waiting too long ? You want to patent only successful products, but you need time to determine which products will sell well. US patent laws, however, impose deadlines on patenting. The post Is a Patent Worth Your Money and Time?

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

The validity of a United States patent can be challenged in federal court litigation. Patents can also be challenged in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which, in most cases, is a quicker and less costly process. The majority of the PTAB’s decisions in IPRs have found most or all of the claims invalid.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

with a patent law concentration with intellectual property certificate, from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2013. While there, he was a member of the IP and Technology Law Society, Military Law Society, and National Black Law Students Association. Joel received his J.D., in history.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

10th Mahamana Malviya National Moot Court Competition by Law School, Banaras Hindu University [Varanasi, March 24-26, 2023]. We informed our readers of the 10th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition concerning a moot problem on patents law and incremental innovations. Case Summaries.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

While most patent offices, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), have ruled that AI cannot be listed as an inventor, the debate continues. As AI technologies evolve, regulators and lawmakers may need to revisit patent laws to accommodate the unique challenges posed by AI innovation.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Continuing our posts on the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, I wrote a II-part post on the Report’s recommendations on patent law reform. Part I and II. July 26, 2021]. The Madras High Court in Praba’s V Care Health Clinic v.

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Garrigues Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Besides invalidation of the patent, the lack of a legal basis in patent infringement and invalidity claims can also result in an order to pay costs due to recklessness. Patent infringement and invalidity proceedings in Spain are highly complex and demanding. FREENOW case Recently, MYTAXI IBERIA, S.L.

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SpicyIP

JULY 20, 2024

There’s a reason why it’s only once in the life of Indian patent law that a CL was granted, check Prof. Basheer’s post discussing Bayer vs Natco where CL was granted for Bayer’s patented anti-cancer drug (Nexavar). among others. Sai Vinod’s post can get you some intellectual relief. Okay, this is it.

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