Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation. Most litigated design patents are not found infringed. Walter’s data preceded the passage of the Patent Act of 1952.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In Bilski , the Supreme Court recognized that the traditional exclusions of “abstract ideas” and “laws of nature” were not textually derived, but were of such antiquity that their precedent could be maintained and justified. 593 (2010). Kappos , 561 U.S.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

It should be noted however that the ongoing patent reform in South Africa provides for training and infrastructure upgrades to accommodate a shift towards implementing SSE. Does substantive South African patent law preclude AI inventorship? Mammen is an IP litigation partner with Womble Bond Dickinson in Palo Alto, CA.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moderna was founded in 2010 for the sole purpose of developing mRNA medicines. Pfizer and BioNTech have stated that they did not use Moderna’s patented inventions, and that they will fully defend the case. If the litigation proceeds, the defendants will probably challenge Moderna’s patents, as is typical in patent litigation.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Merpel gives the "German injunction gap" factor some much needed side-eye After the end of what English and Welsh litigators call the Trinity term (aka end of the term before the Court breaks for the summer holidays), Mr Justice Mellor was working overtime to deliver two decisions.

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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. Justice Prathiba M Singh’s Commentary on patents law released.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

While the AmeriKat is still recovering from 2020, her Belgian Katfriends sum-up what was 2022 in Belgian patent litigation 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2022 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2023.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The ongoing reckonings with systemic racism and sexism in the United States might seem, on first glance, to have little to do with patent law. Yet scholarship on racial and gender inequality in the patent system is growing. In addition, scholars have explored racist and sexist norms baked into the content of patent law itself.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The decision is significant as it is the first by the Fifth Circuit to address the licensing of standards-essential patents and the meaning of “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) licensing terms, adding to the growing body of jurisprudence already issued by the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits in this area. concurring).

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