IP Watchdog

JANUARY 6, 2025

The conversation takes us deep into the world of audio, video, standard essential patents, patent pools, patent licensing, patent dealmaking, inevitable patent litigation that is often necessary when so much money is at stake, and much more.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The updated patent claim count data through 2024 reveals a continuing trend toward standardization in claim counts, with both the median and mean hovering around 16-17 claims per patent. Read more here: Central Tendency in US Patent Claim Counts Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 30, 2024

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today introduced a bill to restore the presumption of injunctive relief to patent owners facing infringement. The Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2024 would essentially abrogate eBay v.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), whose “Drug Patent and Exclusivity Study” effectively debunks the false narratives and bogus statistics that have been levied against pharmaceutical patents with significant effect in recent years. One of the more interesting public policy reads of 2024 comes from the U.S.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

OpenAI has the reputation for protecting its innovations through the use of trade secrets as opposed to patents. This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. Who are OpenAI?

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO utility patent grant rate data reveals an interesting narrative of policy shifts and administrative changes over the past fifteen years. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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IP Law 360

MAY 10, 2024

A Delaware federal jury on Friday found that Microsoft infringed a trio of claims in a patent initially issued to a company that developed Apple's Siri software, handing the patent owner $242 million.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On October 30, the nonpartisan think tank, Sunwater Institute, published a policy report on patent quality in the United States including suggestions for U.S. policymakers to better address errors in examining and adjudicating patents for validity. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). on Wednesday.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Erik shares details about what differentiates patents, trademarks, and copyrights from each other in this episode. The post 25 Differences Between Patent, Copyright and Trademark appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 23, 2024

What are the distinctions between patents, trademarks, and copyrights? To schedule a free initial consultation, visit [link] The post Patent, Trademark, and Copyright: Definitions and Differences appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. What are the distinctions between patents, trademarks, and copyrights?

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy aimed at outlining the challenges faced by the Office both internally and externally, as the reach of AI impacts all aspects of innovation and society.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office ) has issued a final order terminating 3,100 patent applications for intent to deceive the Office via fraudulent “S-signatures.”. By: AEON Law

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Cases relating to the exclusion of patentable subject matter on moral grounds are rare, and always serve to highlight the underlying moral and political framework necessary for a well-functioning IP system. Case Background The patent ( EP2443126 ) related to the plant extract Simalikalactone E and its use to treat malaria.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs , the court set aside the rejection of Kymab Limited’s patent application by the Assistant Controller. But first, what is Section 3(i) of the Patents Act, 1970? Essentially, this provision restricts the granting of patents for any “method of treatment.”

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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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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The US Supreme Court has denied cert on several cases involving patents and trademarks, meaning that the Court will not consider the appeals and the lower court rulings will stand. By: AEON Law

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Indian Patent Office (IPO) is set to hear objections against Gilead Sciences’ patent claims for Lenacapavir, an HIV drug. This situation highlights the ongoing struggle between patent protections and access to essential medicines. The looming threat is the pending patent applications by Gilead in India.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The doctrine of equivalents is a staple patent law principle, addressing the tension between providing fair protection to innovative ideas and ensuring legal certainty for third parties. However, like most patent laws, the Unified Patent Court Agreement ("UPCA") contains no provision on the doctrine of equivalents.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued its Final Rule with adjusted filing fees at all stages of patent and trademark application filings through maintenance fees. The fee increases will take effect on January 19, 2025. By: Miller Canfield

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced increased patent and trademark fees effective 19 and 18 January 2025, respectively. By: K&L Gates LLP

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase patent fees and even create some new ones. Effective January 19, 2025, the U.S. A Final Rule, issued Nov. 20, instituted a 7.5% across-the-board increase with new utility applications increasing by about 10%.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Rajya Sabha MP Haris Beeran wrote to the Minister of Health and Family Welfare on December 20, 2024, urging the Central Government to invoke Section 100 (1) of the Patents Act with respect to local production of the rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) treating drug Risdiplam. 72 lakhs for children (12 bottles) and Rs 1.86

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Federal Circuit and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) reshaping the landscape of design patent law. The world of intellectual property (IP) underwent some significant transformations this summer, with recent changes from the U.S. By: Bennett Jones LLP

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Board of Appeal decision in T 0816/22 considered whether post-published phase III clinical trial data showing lack of efficacy can invalidate a second medical use patent that appeared plausible based on the data in the application as filed.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

by Dennis Crouch New data from the USPTO shows that the amazing transformation in patent inventorship continues: the average number of inventors per utility patent has reached 3.2 inventors per patent seen in 1976. To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. To continue reading, become a Patently-O member.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 30, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently affirmed the invalidity of several Purdue Pharma patents related to abuse-deterrent and low-impurity formulations of OxyContin. 12-30-2024_2443222 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Continue reading this post on Patently-O. Purdue Pharma L.P. Accord Healthcare, Inc. ,

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Unified Patent Court ("UPC") and the unitary patent—which came into force in June 2023—were created at the request of European industry in order to benefit from a single title (the unitary patent) covering the territory of several European Union Member States (18 states to date), and a unified jurisdiction (the UPC) competent to sanction infringement (..)

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The basis for obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) is found in 35 U.S.C. § 101, establishing an applicant is entitled to a single patent, “a patent” or the “first” patent, for an invention. By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office is more likely to reject patent applications with valid claims than approve applications with invalid claims, according to a new report commissioned by former USPTO directors and Federal Circuit judges who were concerned about an alleged "epidemic" of bad patents.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Dr. Abolkheir labels the inherent fallacy within patent law as “ inventio ad hominem ” fallacy. Questioning the logical foundations of patent laws, he argues that defining ‘inventive step’ in terms of ‘non-obviousness’ shifts the focus of inquiry to the inventor, rather than the invention itself. Cipla Ltd. ,

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 8, 2025

A California federal judge on Wednesday granted Netflix a partial win in a patent infringement suit Broadcom lodged against the streaming giant, finding a claim for one remaining patent in the dispute invalid for being directed to a "familiar concept rooted in history" and lacking any inventive concept.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Zebra Technologies Corporation is the most recent decision in a series of cases clarifying the requirements for when standing is proper for a patent infringement action. Zebra Techs. 4th 807 (Fed. 2024) (Zebra).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 25, 2023

In a per curium order issued under seal May 3, 2023 but recently made public, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board awarded sanctions against Patent Owner, Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, cancelling all challenged claims of its five asserted patents for its “egregious abuse of the PTAB process.”

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 22, 2025

has urged the Federal Circuit to affirm the invalidation of a VLSI chip patent it challenged alongside OpenSky Industries, saying the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office correctly let Intel join the case after finding that OpenSky engaged in misconduct. Intel Corp.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement a new fee schedule this month, introducing significant changes across all fee categories, including initial trademark application filing fees. By: Foster Garvey PC

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it will increase patent fees effective January 19, 2025. The USPTO will raise almost all existing patent fees. Although the USPTO made a few exceptions for policy reasons, existing patent fees will generally be about 7.5 percent higher across the board.

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