Patently-O

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

by Dennis Crouch A Federal Circuit panel recently released a pair of mandamus orders dealing with important civil procedure issues – one granting a petition to transfer venue under 28 USC 1404(a) , the other denying a petition challenging substitute service of process for a foreign defendant. Lone Star SCM Systems, Ltd. Docket No.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Institution of an IPR is automatically barred if the “petition requesting the proceeding is filed more than 1 year after the date on which the petitioner…is served with the complaint alleging infringement of the patent.” 35 U.S.C. § See Lightricks Ltd.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit validated a possible framework for courts and plaintiffs in patent cases to significantly speed up the process of serving complaints on foreign defendants. 4(f)(3) to use alternative methods to effect service.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied OpenAI’s applications to trademark “ChatGPT” and “GPT.” The Final Office Action states, “Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a feature, function, or characteristic of applicant’s goods and services.”. By: AEON Law

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit is set to consider the use of terms like “patented,” “proprietary,” and “exclusive” in commercial advertising can be actionable under § 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act when their use is not entirely accurate. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report finds pro bono legal services have amounted to $39.3 million in free legal services for inventors and small businesses; Canada announces plans to retain more IP domestically, and the U.S. This week in Other Barks & Bites: a U.S.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board held that service of a bare complaint without exhibits did not trigger the one-year time bar under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), which requires the filing of a petition for inter partes review within one year after being served with a district court complaint alleging patent infringement.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

economy that has seemingly thrived through the COVID-19 pandemic—indeed, because of the pandemic—has been food delivery services. One of the sectors of the U.S. The top four delivery apps saw a year-over-year increase of $3 billion in combined revenues when comparing the second and third quarters of 2019 and 2020.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 11, 2023

The certificate of service for the PGR petition was sent to an incorrect law firm that had never represented patent owner nor was the petition timely served on the patent owner’s counsel of record. By: Jones Day

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Commerce Department Offers Valuable Resources and Services for Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Hispanic-Owned Businesses September 28, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Thu, 09/28/2023 - 16:01 Minority business growth The Hispanic American community is deeply rooted in the history of the United States and is an integral part of the rich fabric of our nation.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A recent decision at the Central District of California shines a bright light on the, perhaps unintended, consequences for ex-US trademark owners that choose to designate a domestic representative for service of process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). By: Haug Partners LLP

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

To address these issues, the government has created the Takedown Services for Copyright Protection idea, which allows copyright owners to issue takedown notifications to platforms that are infringing on their rights. What are takedown services? Image Source: gettyimages].

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 23, 2024

Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI, on April 11, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published “Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office” in the Federal Register.

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IP Tech Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Serving a district court complaint for patent infringement on a foreign defendant usually requires compliance with the Hague Convention on Service. For the first time in more than a decade, the Federal Circuit addressed service of process under Federal Rule 4(f)(3) in its decision issued in In re: Oneplus Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Federal Circuit on Monday denied Chinese electronics company TCL Technology's bid to stay a patent suit brought by Freedom Patents, after a lower court allowed Freedom Patents to serve TCL through alternate means.

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IAM Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Reward has nothing to do with whether the invention-creation has been exploited and the economic benefit obtained therefrom; the employee-­inventor has the right to request a reward once the patent right is granted. For service inventions, the inventor shall neither be denied a.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 29, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office is updating the required method for serving it with a notice of appeal to the U.S. In a Federal Register notice dated March 29, 2024, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The PTAB recently granted institution of inter partes review despite the Patent Owner not receiving the petition for the proceeding until three business days after the statutory deadline. See Kahoot! ASA and Kahoot Edu, Inc., Rubin, IPR2023-00693, September 8, 2023. By: Jones Day

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 22, 2023

Under the patent law system, the issue of reward and remuneration for service inventions has always been a hot issue that has attracted widespread attention, and enterprises will also pay special attention to the compliance of the reward and remuneration system for service inventions in their daily intellectual property management.

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Global defendants increasingly refuse to waive service of process to obtain more time to file IPRs, but the US District Court for the Western District of Texas is allowing alternative service

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Global defendants increasingly refuse to waive service of process to obtain more time to file IPRs, but the US District Court for the Western District of Texas is allowing alternative service

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Serving a district court complaint for patent infringement on a foreign defendant usually requires compliance with the Hague Convention on Service. For the first time in more than a decade, the Federal Circuit addressed service of process under Federal Rule 4(f)(3) in its decision issued in In re: Oneplus Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,

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Patently-O

JANUARY 31, 2024

SmartSky sued Gogo in 2022 for patent infringement, alleging that Gogo’s 5G wireless network infringed several of SmartSky’s patents related to in-flight internet wireless connectivity. Patent Nos. Hall, who is a former patent litigator with a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology. Judge, Jennifer L.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Two 3M subsidiaries and affiliated entities have settled their dispute with a rival dictation system company over patents for medical transcription services, telling a Georgia federal court they plan to dismiss all claims within a month.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The post is located in the PCT Services Department of the Patents and Technology Sector. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is seeking to hire a Senior Director.

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 7, 2022

What services do they offer in exchange for their fee? If this was a legitimate service at a reasonable value, why would they mask who they are, and why would they choose the clearly deceptive name of “Patent & Trademark Bureau”? Postal Inspection Service: [link]. The deadline cited in the offer is wrong.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

Trademark Class 41 involves entertainment and education services. As an overview, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) divides all goods and services into 45 distinct categories (also called “International Classes”). Services are not within Trademark Class 41.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

According to this provision, for service inventions, after the patent rights are granted and the. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Image from here On January 3, 2023 the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published the Draft Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024 inviting public comments on the Proposed Rules. The deadline to share comments on these proposed Rules is today. Readers can find our comments linked here.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

For well over a year, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and some members of Congress have engaged in a campaign to urge the Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to break patents on pharmaceuticals to lower drug prices by invoking a century-old statute, Title 28 of the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 8, 2024

District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, alleging patent infringement under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) based on the Defendants’ submission of aBLAs for their proposed biosimilars of EYLEA (aflibercept). Stay tuned to Big Molecule Watch for more updates on this litigation.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

and Prairie Land Millwright Services have settled patent litigation in the wake of an Illinois federal jury's $12 million award for Sioux Steel, which had alleged the farm equipment company infringed its patents on a device used to sweep around grain. Sioux Steel Co.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit validated a possible framework for courts and plaintiffs in patent cases to significantly speed up the process of serving complaints on foreign defendants. 4(f)(3) to use alternative methods to effect service.

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Intepat

MARCH 16, 2021

? Under the WIPO-INDIA Cooperation agreement, Indian Patent Office (IPO) started the WIPO Digital Access Services (DAS) with effect from 31st January, 2018 for priority documents submitted by the applicants from participating Patent offices. The salient features of the service have been enumerated below-.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In order to prepare and prosecute utility, design, and plant patent matters in front of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO” or “Office”), the USPTO requires practitioners to demonstrate possession of the legal, scientific, and technical qualifications necessary to render valuable service to clients.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate IP Subcommittee, released the first draft of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, which if enacted would, at a minimum, overrule the Supreme Court’s decisions in Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. 2107 (2013) and Mayo Collaborative Services v. 1289 (2012).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sonos and Google have finally ended their long patent infringement disputes. The primary contention here is that Google was accused of infringing Sonos’ patents covering their sound technology and smart speakers. Sonos is the owner of US patent numbers 10,848,885 and 10,469,966. It was formed in 2002. Google Inc.

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