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How the New USPTO Pre-Application Assessment Program Only Reinforces the Need for Integrated & Intelligent Patent Evaluation Software

IP.com

Over the last decade, the total annual patent applications submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) each year is over 600,000 applications. The fastest patent review process time is 6-12 months if fast-tracked via Track One , with the average taking up to 22 months.

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Intellectual Property Protection: How to protect IP

Patent Trademark Blog

To build protectable trademark rights, you must generally begin using a mark to sell goods or services, or file a US trademark application based on a foreign registration for the same mark. So you need to choose a trademark and identify the goods or services to be sold under the mark. How to protect your innovation with patents.

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Patentability Search of Software in India

IP and Legal Filings

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. Importantly, only those who have developed new technologies and created a product can file for a patent on the new technology.

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Use of large language models in the patent industry: A risk to patent quality?

The IPKat

We are now awash with companies claiming to provide LLM software capable of drafting, prosecuting and challenging patents. This post will instead focus on the potential short to medium term impact of LLMs on the patent profession. LLMs can often produce sensible answers to questions for which an internet search would provide an answer.

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Keeping up with Belgian patent litigation: Year case law review 2021

The IPKat

Over to our Belgian Katfriends : " While 2022 is in full swing with high levels of business in the Belgian courts, 2021 was a quieter year for patent litigators in Belgium. 25 EPC, and the disappearance of the cautio iudicatum solvi that was sometimes required from foreign plaintiffs launching (patent) proceedings in Belgium.

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Intellectual Property for Tech Startups

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations. Novel innovations are protected by patents, but software codes, designs, or artistic components are protected by copyrights.

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How to Protect Software as Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

Software products, functionality, and source code can be protected through various means, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and non-disclosure agreements. In the software industry, protecting your brand is just as crucial as protecting your product or service. Patent Protection for Functionality.