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Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing the Order

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Jyotpreet is a third-year law student who is interested in Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law and looks to study their interaction with each other. Patent Prosecution refers to the process whereby an applicant files an application before the Patent Office for the grant of a patent.

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Build a Consumer Base with Innovation; Protect Sales with Design Patents

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.

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CALL FOR TRYOUTS – USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

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We invite you to participate in the tryouts for the annual Patent Application Drafting Competition (PADC)! Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law.

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WIPO Report: China Sees Massive Surge in IP Filings Across the Board

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in 2021, according to a report published November 21 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The biggest increase in patent filings was in Asia, where 67.6% of worldwide patent applications were filed. Trademark applications grew at a much faster rate than patent applications, with a 5.5%

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REMINDER: Tryouts for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition Team – DEADLINE TOMORROW

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This is a reminder that submissions to try out for the annual National Patent Application Drafting Competition (PDC) team are due on Friday, October 22 at 3pm ! The winner of each regional round will compete in the National Finals held at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. .

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In re Surgisil: Boon, Burden, or Mixed Bag for Patent Applicants and Patentees?

IP Watchdog

Last week, the Federal Circuit Court reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in In re Surgisil, L.L.P., overturning the Board’s ruling that a design for a rolled-paper art tool for blending anticipated Surgisil’s (Applicant) claimed lip implant. In re Surgisil, L.L.P., 2020-1940, 2021 WL 4515275 (Fed.

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

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Solomon Israel: Court Tosses Canopy Cannabis Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Pharma (Source: MJ Biz Daily). Josh Norem: Apple Patent Application Envisions a Mac Inside a Keyboard (Source: Extreme Tech). Landers: The Problem of Design Patents: Representation and Subject Matter Scope (Source: SSRN).