The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Patent: Blockchain-related inventions can be protected as patents. Article 143 of the Patent Law provides patent holders recourse to file claims in the Commercial Court if the rights under their patent are infringed by another party. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). Patent applicants and practitioners could benefit from guidance regarding obtaining patents in the context of NFTs.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 7, 2023

That is, punitive damages may be applied to intentional infringement and serious patent infringement. That is, punitive damages may be applied to intentional infringement and serious patent infringement. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

However, the information used for the purpose of training AI models belongs to third parties and, therefore, can be copyrighted or protected by patents. For instance, an ML model trained for the identification of dog breeds needs a set with images of different breeds labeled appropriately.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

The integration of IoT-enabled designs and smart technologies adds another layer of complexity as the same would fall in the domain of patent law. Trademarking of a building s design is a significant step in branding and marketing.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In chapter 3, Intellectual Property Primary and Secondary Rights in International Law: The Case of Mexican Pharmaceutical Patents and the USMCA , Roberto Garza Barbosa illustrates the primary right and secondary right distinction in the context of pharmaceutical patents in Mexico. The first (chapter 7), by Dan L.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

With the introduction of technologies such as 3D printing or laser printing, patent laws have entered the fashion industry. Trademark laws play a prominent role in the fashion industry by legally protecting the logos of apparel manufacturers and fashion conglomerates. Patents and the fashion industry.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This post will focus on another key issue from the case – the relevance of logos in design patent infringement analysis. Design Patent Infringement vs. Trademark Infringement The standards for proving design patent infringement and trademark infringement differ significantly regarding the relevance of consumer confusion about product source.

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More Than Your Mark

AUGUST 20, 2021

3-D Printing and Copyrights, Patents, or Trademarks. The functionalities and any new and unobvious structures created by 3-D printing technologies may be the subject of a utility or a design patent. However, the process of 3-D printing an object that was previously made only by a different process may be patentable.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

He won the second prize in that competition for a great piece on the ‘Policy Style’ Reasoning of the Indian Patent Office. Shamnad won the very first edition of that competition for his essay on Section 3(d) of the Patents Act. Ragavan’s books include Patents and Trade Disparities in Developing Countries (Oxford Univ.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The other two chapters turn to the conceptualisation of nature in patent law. In 'Denaturing Bacteria', Daniel Schneider discusses the controversy over the patenting of biological sewage treatment and questions of the public interest. Like many contributions in this volume, the chapter draws on a wealth of archival materials.

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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.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Spanish government has approved a draft bill to reform the three main industrial property laws: the Trademark Law, the Industrial Design Law and the Patent Law. Trademark Law. This database will be maintained by the Patent and Trademark Office. Patent Law.

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Chicago IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Award honors those who have made a significant creative contribution in one or more of the following substantive areas of intellectual property law: Patent Law: An invention or group of inventions having technological significance and an important social and economic impact, resulting in one or more U.S.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 30, 2024

India largely embraces international exhaustion, as reflected in its trademark laws. Indias Position on the Doctrine of Exhaustion Indias stance on exhaustion varies across different branches of IP law, reflecting the countrys broader objectives of fostering competition, innovation, and consumer access to affordable goods.

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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. Background The dispute started off as a heated battle between the parties over the plaintiff’s ‘Liquid Heating Vessels’ patent, which the plaintiff claimed was used by the defendant in its electric kettles.

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The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2022

2) Article 6 of the AUCL does not protect the signs, or their distinctive identifying parts, that are forbidden from use by Article 10(1) of the Trademark Law of China. (3) Clarifications are given on three aspects in particular: (1) On the definition and criteria of ‘the signs with certain influence’. (2)

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Spanish government has approved a draft bill to reform the three main industrial property laws: the Trademark Law, the Industrial Design Law and the Patent Law. Trademark Law. This database will be maintained by the Patent and Trademark Office. Patent Law.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Patents Utility patents are one class of patents that are relevant to the food sector. Any novel, practical, and nonobvious process, apparatus, production, or compound is protected by a patent. You can get them for a food recipe, a food’s makeup, or cooking methods.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Unified Patents, LLC, (Fed. 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. In Mobility Workx, LLC v.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Litigation – Patent. Patent Law. Technology Law. Trademark Law. Copyright Law. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Appellate Practice. Firms included in the 2021 Edition of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Supreme Court recently granted certiorari for two intellectual property cases—one relating to patents and another for trademarks. Patent Case. Relevant to patent law, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide the issue of enablement for patents with so-called “genus claims.”

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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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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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The Constitution gives the United States Congress the authority to grant copyright and patent rights to artists, authors, and inventors. The interpretation of the Constitution ensures that trademarks and patents get monitored at the federal level. Code covers patent law. . Consider the timing when filing a patent.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

However, though patent law has the “person of ordinary skill in the art” standard and trademark law has the “ordinary casual consumer somewhat in a hurry” standard, copyright law often relies on a judge’s evaluation of whether infringement has occurred.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patents (including utility models) are protected through registration with the UAE Ministry of Economy, Intellectual Property Protection Department (IPPD) and/or through the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Patent which is administered by the GCC Patent Office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and governed by the GCC Patent Law.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Award honors those who have made a significant creative contribution in one or more of the following substantive areas of intellectual property law: Patent Law: An invention or group of inventions having technological significance and an important social and economic impact, resulting in one or more U.S.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. Patents also provide inventors with temporary exclusive rights to their discoveries.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

AI and intellectual property rights (IPR) aren’t just something for the patent and copyright geeks to nerd out on although it is that, it is something that going to have a lot of commercial and social impacts as AI challenges a lot of the ways we function in IPR. This marks a significant shift in the prevailing paradigm.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This year we’re limiting the focus to patent law & trademark law. My fellow panelist is trademark expert Richard Mandel of Cowan Liebowitz and we’ll be providing a year-in-review plenary session for the conference.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

AUGUST 19, 2021

Adkisson , Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Patent, Minneapolis. Martina Tyreus Hufnal , Lawyer of the Year: Patent Law, Wilmington, Delaware. Kessel , Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Boston. Cynthia Johnson Walden , Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Boston. Ryan Steinman. Nicholas W. Lance Wyatt.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2023

copyright and patent laws are currently written in a way that require human creation to be eligible for protection. This question is of critical importance because the U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 24, 2021

Smith & Nephew , case number 19-1458, the Supreme Court of the United States recently held that Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges are unconstitutionally appointed. APJs conduct adversarial proceedings for challenging the validity of an existing patent before the PTAB.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

District Court for the Northern District of California, the Court upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) practice of denying patent reviews due to looming trials in district court. However, a party must first file a petition to institute an IPR of a patent. Under the America Invents Act (AIA), 35 U.S.C. §

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IIPRD

JULY 4, 2021

Trademark Law. The basic requirement is that a mark shall be distinguishable, non-descriptive, and even not identical or similar to any existing trademark for any mark to be recognized by the Trademark Law. Patent Law.

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