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Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In a noteworthy year for patent law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued several decisions that will shape the patent landscape and the Federal Rules of Evidence governing expert testimony were amended. Supreme Court and the U.S. By: Smith Anderson
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The IP Law Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
This month the Federal Circuit decided a case involving whether the display of a flowering plant constitutes an invalidating prior public use. Wingen LLC (“Wingen”) applied for a reissue of its utility patent for a Calibrachoa plant, called Cherry Star, which is similar to a petunia.
Intepat
OCTOBER 6, 2024
One of the most controversial topics is the patentability of an idea , as it creates confusion between the understanding of an idea and an invention. Therefore, it’s the invention that could get patented and not the idea. As aforementioned, an idea is the start of an innovation, but the idea alone cannot be patented.
Patently-O
JANUARY 17, 2022
The Deepsouth case was about patented equipment for deveining shrimp in order to render them “more pleasing to the fastidious as well as more palatable.” patent law. patents are territorially limited. We know that U.S. patents are territorially limited. Patent Law Amendments Act of 1984, Pub.
LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents to inventions every day. Not every application succeeds in becoming a granted patent, though. Important requirements must be met in order for an invention to be patented. Usefulness: This is a low bar to meet, fortunately.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Utility patents are for functional inventions. Design patents protect the look of something functional, regardless of whether the functional aspects are new. Because of this, a popular use of design patents is to protect the outside of common consumer products. Design patent protection can be a strong enforcement tool.
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