Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) directed patent practitioners to current case law and sections of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) as reminders as the patent practitioners continue to work in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology space. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Patent Application No. The application published on October 31, 2024, and became available for public inspection. Microsoft is developing a way to eliminate hallucinations, or false responses, in artificial intelligence (AI) models. It filed U.S.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

14, 2025), addressing whether a published patent application can serve as prior art in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings as of its filing date. 8,410,400 (the 400 patent), which covers LED-based. Samsung Electronics Co., 23-2346 (Fed. By: Hudnell Law Group

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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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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IP Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2025

Stewart affirming the Eastern District of Virginias dismissal of Odyssey Logistics Appointments Clause challenge to an examiner rejection of its patent application covering online systems for freight management. Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO) rejection of its patent application.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office faces unprecedented challenges as recent executive directives force dramatic changes to its operations. A joint letter from the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) to Congress highlights that the patent application backlog is at a high point.

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Larson & Larson

JANUARY 13, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant fee changes that will take effect on January 19, 2025. As a patent attorney, I want to highlight the key adjustments and their potential impact on patent applicants and strategies. for most patent-related services.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in a precedential decision today vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that certain claims of Google, LLC’s U.S. Patent Application No. 14/628,093 were obvious. The CAFC opinion, authored by Chief Judge Moore, said the U.S.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

by Dennis Crouch I have been looking at after final practice, and potential changes going forward in how applicant's respond to this important decision point. The chart above looks at fate of patent applications that received final rejections in January 2024 -- and shows an optimistic picture one-year out. Already a member?

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2025

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding the challenged claims of U.S. In its decision, the CAFC considered the question of when a published patent application is deemed prior art in an inter partes review (IPR). 10,687,400 unpatentable. Lynk Labs, Inc. Samsung Elecs. January 14, 2025).

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Track One Patent Applications: Accelerating Your Path to Patent Protection After nearly 15 years of shepherding inventors through the patent process, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial timing can be in protecting intellectual property. What is Track One? Track One might be the competitive edge you need.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. Filing patent applications under PPH can drastically reduce time it takes to prosecute the patent applications.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2024

For inventors seeking to patent inventions involving biological resources, the Act mandates obtaining approval from the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA). Requirement of NBA Approval in relation to Patents? Some of the key forms are: – Form I: Application for access to biological resources and traditional knowledge.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday announced a new working group dedicated to broadening the Offices efforts to mitigate common threats to the U.S. patent system.

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Patently-O

APRIL 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. I would encourage any law student interested in pursuing a career in patent prosecution to consider participating in the competition next year.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As the name suggests, the report features facts and figures about different types of IPRs, but this post is limited to the numbers on Patents, specifically focusing on data about the Indian patent regime. Will we finally see more patent grants to Indian Residents? How did the Indian Patent Office Fare? years in 2023.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Can foreign applicants file US utility patent applications? Inventors located outside the US can file US patent applications. Foreign inventors, however, must be careful to follow the patent laws of the country in which the invention was made. Are you a foreign business looking to apply for a US patent?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 29, 2024

Madras HC Remands Patent Application Back to IPO for Reconsideration By Md. Sabeeh Ahmad The Madras HC in a judgment this week has, on an appeal by Hendrickson USA (manufacturers of heavy-duty suspensions), remanded their patent application for “Axle Mount For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Brake System Components” back to the Patent Office.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

How long does it take to get a design patent? On average, a design patent application can take about 16 months for the initial examination. Strip out the fast-tracked design applications from the equation, and the average wait time for non-expedited design applications would certainly be longer.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This is the second article of the multi-part series discussing benefits of prosecuting patents under Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH. To recap, PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 9, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a stunning development, the USPTO recently terminated proceedings in approximately 3,100 patent applications due to the fraudulent use of a practitioner's signature. To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Continue reading this post on Patently-O. Already a member?

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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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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Before the USPTO was subject to a hiring freeze, it assumed it would onboard 400 new examiners between fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026, and still predicted an increase in the backlog of unexamined patent applications. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 10, 2025

For a business planning to market a product that incorporates an invention, having an enforceable patent to protect the invention is often desirable.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. AI patent activities by year. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development.

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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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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Artificial intelligence is changing industry and society, and metrics at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reflect its impact. In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See Alice Corp.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Artificial intelligence is changing industry and society, and metrics at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reflect its impact. In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See Alice Corp.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

The Controller had rejected a patent application by Arcturus Therapeutics for the applicants inability to file its second written submission on time. Also, what does this tell about the quality of patent grant/ rejection orders? Her previous posts can be accessed here.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2025

On Tuesday, the European Patent Office (EPO) published the Patent Index 2024, the latest edition of the EU patent agencys annual snapshot into global innovation through the lens of European patent application filings.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 23, 2025

Can AI be used to draft a patent application? The answer is complicated. The capabilities of AI have been advancing very rapidly, which seems to suggest that it could be possible.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Are you dealing with a difficult patent examiner? According to this Yale study , about 88% of US utility patent applications will receive a first rejection. Getting a first Office Action in your nonprovisional patent application is simply par for the course. Has your patent attorney spoken to the examiner?

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2025

In 2016, an inventor filed a patent application that claimed priority to an application filed in 1995. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirmed in part an Examiners rejection of certain claims for obviousness and nonstatutory double patenting, and the inventor appealed. By: Alston & Bird

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 30, 2024

Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so Continue reading

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2025

On 31 December 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adopted the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for AI-Related Inventions (Trial Implementation)", aiming to shed light on the specific requirements for patent applications in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI).

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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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