Larson & Larson
MAY 16, 2023
Patent drafting is a critical process that involves creating a written document that describes an invention and lays out the grounds for obtaining patent protection. Here are some key points to keep in mind when drafting a patent application: Start by understanding what type of patent protection you need.
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
MARCH 6, 2024
What is a prior-art search? Prior art, the term mostly used during patent applications, is used to describe all information available in the public domain before the priority or filling date of the patent application. This information is related to the patent applications. Several bacteria, such as Pseudomonas sp.
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Patently-O
MARCH 13, 2024
8,671,132 (‘132 patent) unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over combinations of prior art references. The key issue on appeal was whether the Gelb reference qualified as analogous art for the purposes of the obviousness analysis. Patentees also have tools at their disposal to potentially narrow the scope of analogous art.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently issued an important decision regarding the analogous art doctrine in Netflix v. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s sided with the patentee, holding that a key prior art reference was not analogous art. 22-1138, — F.4th 4th — (Fed.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
A major reason for this is that an examiner’s interpretation of a claim drawn to an innovation that may be worthy of patent protection may cause them to determine that the subject matter as claimed is not patentably distinct from the prior art.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 2, 2023
If you are looking for a tool capable of generating meaningful verbal reasoning in the form of a patent draft or office action response, anything predating LLMs may therefore be reasonably ignored. LLMs for patent drafting and prosecution Superficially, patent drafting and prosecution therefore seems to be an ideal use case for LLMs.
Patently-O
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The Jepson format is a way of writing patent claims where the preamble states the known prior art, and the body specifies the improvements made over this prior art. ” The patent regulations indicate that any “improvement” invention should be drafted in Jepson format. ” MPEP 2129.
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