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[Guest post]: The proportionality test in European patent law

The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Injunctions are all the rage in contemporary patent law. This week marks the publication of a book by the IPKat’s Dutch friend and former GuestKat Léon Dijkman on the hotly contested notion of the proportionality test in European patent law, accessible for free here. Oh, how times have changed.

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Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

In the latest example of the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week issued a decree that owners of Russian patents from countries that Russia considers to be unfriendly are no longer entitled to any compensation for compulsory licensing of their patents.

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Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

In the latest example of the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week issued a decree that owners of Russian patents from countries that Russia considers to be unfriendly are no longer entitled to any compensation for compulsory licensing of their patents.

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Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article “Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Because each inventor owns a complete and undivided interest in the entire patent application and resulting patent, the applicant (such as an employer) should obtain an assignment from each inventor to perfect the applicant’s rights in the application, such as the right of priority and the rights to license and enforce the granted patent.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (2021/22 academic year)

IPilogue

AUGUST 18, 2021

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Reviewing IP Agreements and licensing assistance.

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USPTO Patent Fees Reduced for Small Businesses

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Patents offer many advantages to individuals and companies. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully.

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Draft Patent Amendment Rules: Big Impact but Limited Commentary

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The rules, if passed, are surely a strong attempt towards fighting the long-standing issue of pendency in the Indian Patent Office, but concurrently it can also led to dilution of material safeguards within the Patent Act, which are in place to ensure that applicants/ patentees stick to their end of the patent bargain.

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What I’m reading from academic journals

Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

The article includes substantial critiques of how universities and government entities that funded early research and co-owned key patents failed to leverage that position to ensure affordable pricing and public access when licensing to these companies.

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A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances Within the IP System

SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

Instead of such an approach, the committee could have asked the specific question of whether the current patent law or copyright law requires any amendments in the light of developments in AI and machine learning and to answer it, it could have asked a set of specific sub-questions. The discussions on Sec. When to study?

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USPTO Requests Input on Patent Eligibility from Critical Sectors Impacted by Current Law

The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Explain whether the state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States has caused you to change business strategies for protecting your intellectual property, such as shifting from patents to trade secrets, or vice versa.

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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Article 12, along with the recent amendments to the Patent Rules, restrict the obligation to disclose the “working” statement., This could make it harder to force companies to license patents if they are not being used to make affordable products in India. And further restricting policy levers such as compulsory licensing.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

With deep expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counseling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. with a patent law concentration with intellectual property certificate, from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2013. Joel received his J.D.,

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2022

Applicants that fall under small entity status are generally applicable for a 50% discount on USPTO patent fees. and patent law as a: Person/Individual Inventor, Small business concern, University or wholly owned subsidiary of such, or. Current Entity Fees for Patent Applications. Reduce your patent fees.

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Artificial Intelligence and IP: A Literature Review

SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging. It must be noted that the Delhi High Court in its decision in OpenTV Inc vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr.

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[Guest post]: The proportionality test in European patent law

Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

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Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article “Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe”

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (2021/22 academic year)

USPTO Patent Fees Reduced for Small Businesses

Draft Patent Amendment Rules: Big Impact but Limited Commentary

What I’m reading from academic journals

A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances Within the IP System

USPTO Requests Input on Patent Eligibility from Critical Sectors Impacted by Current Law

EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

Artificial Intelligence and IP: A Literature Review

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