The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Over to Konstantin for the story and his take on the developments: "Some may associate businesses whose primary aim is to assert patents in litigation to obtain license revenue with the Eastern District of Texas or the Unwired Planet decision in the UK, and not think about cases further afield from Marshall, Texas or London.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Assistant Controller: The Court Reminds the Patent Office to Give Reasons DHC recently remanded a patent rejection order to the IPO, which had rejected the application due to the applicant’s failure to submit a written statement on time. What does this reveal about the quality of patent grant/rejection orders?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Highlights of the week Jab We Met (if at all): Do Patent Oppositions and Examination Run on a Parallel track? Delhi High Court to Examine Do patent oppositions and examinations run on parallel tracks? Controller of Patents and Designs. India currently holds 127 patents for 6G,” says Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Highlight of the Week Comments on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 Image by rawpixel.com on Freepix Comments pertaining to transparency and on substantive proposals within the draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023, submitted to the Ministry of Commerce. What’s the best way forward? under the Biological Diversity Act.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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The IPKat

MARCH 15, 2024

In G 1/22 (and G 2/22), the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) found that there is a strong rebuttable presumption that an applicant of a European patent application is entitled to claim priority. The Broad Institute famously lost a highly commercially valuable CRISPR patent for invalid priority ( T 844/18 , IPKat ).

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC , provides some interesting insights into patent challenge strategies, and their consequences, when a potentially infringing product is not yet on the market. Allgenesis lost at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which issued a final written decision upholding the patentability of the challenged claims.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This liberty to benefit from one’s intellectual creation gives rise to a bundle of rights related to intellectual property, including, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, among others. Nevertheless, awareness about dispute settlement strategies can minimise the economic and legal costs of ignoring IPR law.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Delhi High Court however permitted the Defendant to file these documents holding them essential to indicate Defendant’s assertion that the suit design lacks novelty, which it held to be one of the defences available in a patent infringement action. Delhi High Court decreed the suit as per the terms settlement between the parties.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Here is the scoop: Background The Respondent, Novartis, owns a patent EP 2 959 894 for a specific use of fingolimod. They sought an Arrow declaration that the importation, disposal, use and keeping by them of generic fingolimod in the UK for that specific use would have been obvious at the priority date of the patent in question ([5]).

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the Lenacapavir patent application and oppositions, ANRF and corporatisation of research, the copyright dispute between Jasleen Royal and T Series, and DHC’s recent order in Master Arnesh Shaw v. Anything we are missing out on?

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

In this guest post, Prathibha Sivasubramanian and Sreenath Namboodiri discuss the combined effect of these changes on transparency, the public information system in the Indian patent regime, and public health. Other International Developments Illinois District Jury finds that AWS infringed Kove’s data storage patents.

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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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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC , provides some interesting insights into patent challenge strategies, and their consequences, when a potentially infringing product is not yet on the market. Allgenesis lost at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which issued a final written decision upholding the patentability of the challenged claims.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2022

created a “patent thicket” around HUMIRA to block biosimilars from entering the market and entered into “reverse payment” settlement agreements with biosimilar applicants to further delay entry. ” On top of that, the panel noted, many of the patents at issue had survived inter partes review. .”

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Huawei and Verizon settle their FRAND patent dispute concerning the infringement claims in Texas, which was done shortly after the start of the trial. Through the settlementwhich was under confidential terms, the parties settle their patent dispute and lawsuits. Image Source: gettyimages]. Chinese market.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 14, 2023

Other Posts Timelines under Rule 138 of Patent Rules are to be interpreted strictly and there cannot be any leeway under Rule 49.6 of PCT Regulations, says Delhi High Court The DHC ruled that timelines for filing national phase applications cannot be extended, in light of India’s reservation to the PCT Regulations on this.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC addresses whether an IPR petitioner can assert Article III standing on appeal based on potential infringement liability and potential preclusive effects on its patents. 10,149,820 (the “’820 patent”), which is directed to compositions and methods for treating pterygium.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Introduction Patent trolls are entities that do not actively develop their inventions but instead acquire patent rights for obvious inventions to prevent others from working on them or to collect licensing fees. Large firms sometimes monopolize obvious inventions, and in such cases, patent trolls can help small businesses fight back.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Together, they collectively replace inter partes reexamination, with post-grant review being available immediately after patent issuance, and inter partes review becoming available only after the period for post-grant review has passed. Final Rules for Trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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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. The Patent Act: Catch 22 Does the Patent Act prevail over the Competition Act?

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

I brought experience as a contributor to DTSA (my research and reform proposal was the basis for DTSA’s whistleblower immunity provision), lead author of a widely adopted intellectual property casebook, lead author of the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide (PCMJG), and organizer of over 60 IP education programs for federal judges since 1998.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Things to Keep in Mind Maintaining Secrecy – Only inventions and designs which are not previously disclosed can be registered for patents and industrial designs.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

They requested that access to this information be limited and excluded, in particular, access by Fujifilm's R&D staff, sales staff and staff involved in prosecution of patent applications in the next 5 years. They also requested that the number of people with access be limited to 3 staff members.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

on 3 January, 2024 (Madras High Court) In this case, the fourth respondent had filed a patent application for “fluorescence based imaging and monitoring” in the Indian Patent Office, Delhi. This jurisdiction will be irrespective of the location of the “appropriate patent office”. London Pride” trademark dispute.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Other Posts Labrats, Patents, and Section 3(i): Madras High Court Grants Patent for Antibody Production in Genetically Modified Non-human Animals Recently, the Madras High Court delivered a noteworthy ruling in Kymab Limited v. GSK sues Moderna for infringing its COVID-19 vaccine patents. Bentley Systems Inc & Anr.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Comments Invited on AI Governance and Guidelines Development Report (February 27) The office of CGPDTM has invited comments on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of Ayush Systems and Related Inventions for providing clarity on the filing and processing of patent applications of Ayush Systems and related inventions.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Comments Invited on AI Governance and Guidelines Development Report (February 27) The office of CGPDTM has invited comments on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of Ayush Systems and Related Inventions for providing clarity on the filing and processing of patent applications of Ayush Systems and related inventions.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Government Must Face Patent Case Over Armored Vehicles (Source: Reuters). Blake Brittain: Biden’s PTO Pick Calls for Clarity on Patent-Eligibility Controversy (Source: Reuters). Manoj Kumar: India to Push for Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines at WTO (Source: Financial Post). New Job Postings on Patently-O: McNeill Baur.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 15, 2024

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 13, 2023

Patent Office issued the following 204 patents to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2023: Patent No.

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SpicyIP

JULY 8, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the DHC’s direction to frame a code of conduct for Patent and Trademark Agents, MHC’s decision on prior arts, and the settlement between Dabur and Dhruv Rathee of their trademark and copyright dispute. Anything we are missing out on?

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The Controller on working examples is surely going to interest patent lawyers. Remanding the matter back to the Patent Office, the Court clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. Controller of Patents on May 14, 2024 (Delhi High Court) A patent application for a formulation of probiotic was rejected.

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