IP Law 360

APRIL 8, 2024

An investor in a failed venture to develop a "revolutionary" chemical-manufacturing technology has said he will ask the U.S. million arbitral award issued to the venture's founders was properly enforced by the Ninth Circuit. Supreme Court to decide whether a $5.7

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a revised opinion on Tuesday in the case of Abitron v. began manufacturing and selling the products primarily in Europe under the Hetronic brand and continued to do so following the termination of their distribution agreements with Hetronic. Abitron et.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On February 12, the FDA issued a final rule regarding the use of Drug Master Files (“DMF”) in Biologics License Applications. DMFs are submissions to the FDA “used to provide confidential, detailed information about facilities, processes, or articles used in the manufacturing, processing, packaging, and storing of human drug products.”.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

The lower court handed down a major win for Mediaset, issuing an €8.5 Next up today, Chis Randall at Elecrive.com reports that Italian Vespa manufacturer Piaggio has lost yet another round in its long-running war with German electric scooter manufacturer Kumpan Electric over the latter’s design.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement on September 14, 2023, stating that “[b]rand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, known as the ‘Orange Book.’”.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 3, 2024

An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday a jury should decide the issues in a lawsuit claiming a brand of helmets made by sporting goods manufacturer Certor Sports infringes a patent owned by another company, refusing to let Certor out of the suit.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Court also restrained Natco Pharma, Hetero, BDR Pharma, Shilpa Medicare, Alkem, and Laurus Labs from manufacturing and marketing the generic versions of Imbruvica. Manmohan Singh became a significant issue during the final days of the IPAB, as the Chairperson continued to hear matters based on extensions granted by the Supreme Court.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the complaint, Unverferth manufactures, uses, and sells seed tender products protected by legally issued U.S. It is alleged that the Defendant continues to manufacture, use, and sell products that infringe on the claims of the ‘940 and ‘123 patents, which constitutes willful infringement. Continue reading

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Patently-O

APRIL 20, 2024

The two figures above show a seemingly disembodied design, but the patent satisfies design patent requirements because it is tied to an underlying article of manufacture – a heat reflective material. We have also held that, for an accused design to infringe, it must be applied to the article of manufacture identified in the claim.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program on December 1, 2023 for patent applications for processes or apparatuses for manufacturing semiconductor devices. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The FTC recently issued a policy statement warning drug manufacturers that it “intends to scrutinize improper Orange Book listings” and “use its full legal authority” to “tak[e] actions against companies and individuals that improperly list patents in the Orange Book that do not meet the statutory listing criteria.”.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As one of the pioneers of "fashion law" as a practice, Karen Artz Ash has a unique perspective on the multitude of legal issues involved in the fashion industry. By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The Federal Circuit held that “comparison prior art” used for infringement analysis must be tied to the same article of manufacture as that claimed. On appeal, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded, finding disputed issues of fact regarding the impact of Seirus’s logo and certain prior art references.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 15, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Secure by Design Alert and guidance on “How Manufacturers Can Protect Customers by Eliminating Default Passwords.” Build organizational structure and leadership to achieve these goals.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2022

Recently, printer manufacturer Canon posted an article on their German tech support site that caught the eye of many in the tech industry. The issue impacts a series of imageRUNNER printers and has been caused by the global chip shortage. However, the story is slightly more complicated than many people want to believe.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 8, 2022

Only two days after being sworn in, Director Kathi Vidal announced the release of the USPTO’s Summary of public views on the article of manufacture requirement of 35 U.S.C. § manufacturers. manufacturers. This report summarized public comments received in response to a December 2020 request by the USPTO.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In it, the USPTO reaffirmed its prior interpretation of the phrase “design for an article of manufacture” and did not—as many had hoped—expand its interpretation of that phrase. In late December 2020, the USPTO published a request for information on “The Article of Manufacture Requirement.” 11380, 11381 (footnotes omitted).

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2023

manufacturing. As if determined to prove my point, the VLSI patent-assertion group recently obtained yet another monster infringement verdict against Intel based on a patent that probably shouldn’t have issued.

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Christopher Roser

APRIL 11, 2023

Problem solving is an important part of manufacturing because it allows companies to identify and address issues that can impact product quality, production efficiency, and overall profitability. However, it is not to be confused with actual improvement.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In response to our invitation, we received comments from the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and Public Citizen. They also objected to the dilution of the working statement requirement within the Patents Act and suggested keeping the critical information like quantum, value and manufacturing/ import specifics.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Adidas, which manufactures and sells the wildly popular “Yeezy” line of shoes in partnership with rapper Kanye West, recently terminated the relationship after anti-Semitic statements by the star.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In a much-anticipated opinion that addresses an issue of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit narrowed the scope of “comparison prior art”―prior art considered by the fact finder during an infringement analysis―to the same article of manufacture claimed by the patented design.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

And with patents, the only protection arises when the USPTO issues a patent on an invention. 101, “[w]hoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.”

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IP Law 360

APRIL 18, 2023

Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers should expect issues stemming from communications technology, dynamic global trade and a particularly prolific patent court to play outsize roles in the automotive industry's intellectual property scene this year, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2023

A Legislation for Encouraging the Development of Drugs/Therapies for Rare Diseases India, like the EU & its member states , & US, should consider bringing in a statute for encouraging the development and manufacture of drugs for rare diseases. and so incentives were helpful. Of course, some exceptions do exist.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The CHIPS Act allocated $39 billion for manufacturing incentives to encourage companies to build and expand. During her remarks, Secretary Raimondo announced that next week the Commerce Department will launch its first application for CHIPS funding, focused on commercial manufacturing facilities. It is America’s obligation to lead.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 14, 2022

However, treatment with ATMPs bring unique and novel legal issues and liability risks, particularly for parties that manufacture and supply ATMPs in Europe. By: Hogan Lovells

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In order to help automobile manufacturers and other retailers minimize the risk of copyright and trademark infringement for use of street art in advertisements — an issue highlighted in the recently settled Korsen v.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As announced in a September 14, 2023, press release, the FTC has issued a policy statement “warning pharmaceutical companies that make and sell brand-name drugs that they could face legal action if they improperly list patents in the FDA’s [Orange Book].”

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2023

Their session, “Protecting Your Company’s IP in China: Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Competitors and the Pitfalls to Avoid”, covered how to avoid or mitigate issues that arise when competitors, manufacturers, opportunists, or even JV partners file patents on your company’s inventions.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 4, 2024

Smartphone maker Motorola has convinced judges on an administrative patent tribunal that language in a patent application filed by a prominent Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphone camera lenses also covers language in a later patent issued to the same company, currently the subject of a suit in California federal court.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 23, 2024

When the trial court first decided the issue of infringement in 2018, it relied heavily on a consumer survey conducted by the late Dr. Gerald Ford. That survey showed that nearly 30% of the respondents believed there was a connection or affiliation between the famed whiskey maker and the scrappy dog toy manufacturer.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

On January 10, 2022, the Canadian Competition Bureau (the Bureau) and Health Canada’s Health Products and Food Branch (the HPFB) issued a joint notice to stakeholders on their continued collaboration to support Canadians’ access to safe, effective, and affordable pharmaceuticals and biologics.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In today’s ever-evolving online world, the intersection between trademark infringement and the use of trademarks as meta tags is an issue receiving more and more attention. Peninsula Components, Inc. added its opinion on the topic.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it issued warning letters to 10 drug manufacturers and challenged the Orange Book listings for around 100 patents under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) administrative dispute process.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In the present emerging digital economy, innovators keep coming up with new ideas for the manufacturing sector with the potential to change and evolve the already existing ways of working and discover new ones. Many manufacturing companies globally come up with software components built into digital products internally.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

In March 2023, the FDA issued a final guidance , titled “Q13 Continuous Manufacturing of Drug Substances and Drug Products” that describes scientific and regulatory considerations for the development, implementation, operation, and lifecycle management of continuous manufacturing (CM).”

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