The IPKat

JULY 11, 2023

Patents Henry Yang released the second part of his analysis on the Interdigital v Lenovo FRAND judgement. Image via Pexels Trade marks Marcel Pemsel discussed the decision of the German Patent Court in relation to a trade mark parody (30 W (pat) 15/19). Here’s what you missed from the IPKat last week.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

7,110,444 (the “’444 Patent”), which was directed to frequency translation technology as utilized in wireless local area networks (WLANs). ParkerVision sued Intel for infringement of the ’444 Patent and Intel filed a request for an IPR. ParkerVision filed a patent owner response citing, for the first time, U.S.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2023

LIOC’s Networking Drinks A networking event for patent attorneys is to be held on Thursday 2 November at the Philips Museum in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The main topic of discussion will relate to how generative AI, and ChatGPT, is revolutionising the work of IP specialists. The discussion will cover trademarks, patents and designs.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Roundtable on Future Anti-Piracy Strategies This coming October, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) will hold a roundtable on the subject, with members of the public invited to join. However, these measures tend to trigger opposition from digital rights activists and the broader public.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

In addition, potential and tangible intersections between intellectual property and these trending topics were recently discussed by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine. PATENTS The EPO's new guidelines for examination came into force at the beginning of March. Juve Patent reported on the case and the outcome of the EPO's decision.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This includes a national examination, as well as a national opposition procedure (arts. The decision to grant EUIPO competences in non-agri GIs was met with criticism among certain stakeholders (it was later somehow eclipsed by the Proposal on standard essential patents which may also end up among the EUIPO competences).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

Copyright and maps is not a topic that I would have predicted as such, but what I found in this book, in this context, with Alexander’s style and delivery, was a new lens with which to view familiar concepts in a refreshing and fascinating way. The introduction probes into questions of ‘what is a map?’ and the history of mapmaking.

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SpicyIP

MAY 16, 2023

A report titled, “ An International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges ”, has been released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to bring into the limelight the considerable progress achieved in patent case management in ten jurisdictions. The chapter starts with how the patent regime developed in India.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Trade Marks GuestKat Nedim Malovic reported and commented on a couple of EU trade mark decisions:- · The first is the decision (Case T-251/21 Tigercat Inc v EUIPO) of the EU General Court on the appeal in relation to the opposition against “Tigercat” filed by Caterpillar Inc. For a refresher on this case, you can refer to James’ post here.

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

These provisions extend beyond the minimum IP standards, and can introduce stricter patentability criteria, extended patent terms, and more rigorous enforcement mechanisms. Recognizing this potential harm, medical rights group Medicins Sans Frontières (MSF) has actively voiced its opposition.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2022

The EPO Guidelines for Examination require the description of a patent application to summarise the background art ( F-II-4.3 ). The patent as granted ( EP2657138 ) related to a food product handling system (e.g. D8 is a patent relating to a filing unit. The patent was thus revoked in its entirety. Not a robot?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Another person or entity has applied for a trademark at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) that is similar to your trademark. One option is to institute an opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) to challenge their registration of the mark. What can you do? Early Challenges.

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The IPKat

MARCH 9, 2023

A Kat in an hotel room Trade marks Giorgio Luceri examined the judgments in T-568/21 and T-569/21 issued by the General Court, on 1 February 2023, relating to two trade mark oppositions filed by Google against the trade mark applications for the signs "GOOGLE CAR" and "GC GOOGLE CAR". v EUIPO) issued by, the General Court on 15 February 2023.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

On 14-16 March, this GuestKat had the opportunity to attend the "Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation" conference in Amsterdam, which, as many readers will know, not only hosts the Kattenkabinet museum (here below a sample of the oeuvres of the museum.), The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The second of these decisions, Abbott v Dexcom [2021] EWHC 2246 , concerned Abbott's latest application to expedite a patent trial revoking four of Dexcom's patents. The global litigation Both parties have a number of patents covering the CGM devices. Mr Justice Mellor dismissed the application " with some regret ".

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 25, 2023

For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. Government’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a consultation to discuss future anti-piracy and counterfeiting strategies.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

UNION-IP’s Winter Round Table will be an opportunity to debate the most recent case-law regarding VICO proceedings in opposition and other proceedings before the EPO and to discuss the current best practices. Furthermore, it will look into opposition proceedings across Europe, with an insight of representatives of the National Patent Offices.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

Topics included the territorial scope of existing marks, the potential need to expand the specifications of trade marks used in the Metaverse, the importance of clearance searches before entering this environment, and the consideration of co-existence agreements to avoid conflicts. Background and outcome are reported by Marks IP.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 10, 2024

Image from here Refuse: (1) to vacate an interim injunction, (2) to remand back to the patent office, and (3) to continue allowance of a patent grant! In the last few days, the Madras and Delhi High Courts have passed a few significant orders on these topics. Let’s take a look at these three orders in this quick tidbit.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. Patents are important and powerful tools that provide safeguards to biotechnicians and help them. What is patent? All patentable inventions should follow three main criteria: novelty, inventive steps, and industrial applications.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Draft version The requirement to amend the description of a European patent application in line with the scope of the claims is a peculiarity of European patent prosecution. Deleting subject matter removes the possibility of relying on that subject matter for post-grant amendments during opposition. emphasis added).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The EPO has launched a user consultation on grace periods for patents, the results of which will be published in early 2022 ( EPO press release ). The EPC as it currently stands does not permit a grace period in which inventors may disclose their invention without prejudicing a future patent filing. 102(b)(1)(A) ). 102(b)(1)(A) ).

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. Bottom line, no patent cases were decided by the Court in the 2021-2022 term and none were granted certiorari for the new term starting this week. Of the 17 pending patent-focused petitions, 13 are set to be decided at the long conference.

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The IPKat

JULY 25, 2021

The Tiroler Adler may fly, but the Tiroler Katze prefers to snooze The IPKat served as a platform for reporting and debate on a range of topics last week, not least through the range of guest posts published. and Yogesh Pai arguing that the exercise is futile and Murali Neelakantan and Siva Thambisetty responding.

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The IPKat

MARCH 21, 2024

The UPC CoA interpreted the claims of the patent more broadly than the Local Division and found the patent likely to be invalid for lack of inventive step. 10x Genomics alleged that NanoString's commercial molecular imaging devices and detection probes directly and indirectly infringed the patent.

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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This year also saw release of the EBA decision on double-patenting and a new referral on the thorny issue of plausibility and post-published evidence. Double-patenting ( G 4/19 ) Early in the year, the EBA issued its decision on the question of double patenting. Double-trouble ??

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

7,110,444 (the “’444 Patent”), which was directed to frequency translation technology as utilized in wireless local area networks (WLANs). ParkerVision sued Intel for infringement of the ’444 Patent and Intel filed a request for an IPR. ParkerVision filed a patent owner response citing, for the first time, U.S.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2021

A topic of interest in the UK courts at the moment (see the various applications to expedite trials because of it here ). But turns out the German patent litigators are also talking about it. Part of the program was an analysis of Germany's bifurcated patent procedure and ways to better synchronize nullity and infringement proceedings.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

G2/21 will be closely watched by many, given the potential ramifications of the EBA's answer on the required evidence threshold for patent validity. Case Background The opposition case from which the referral stems relates to the validity of patent EP2484209 for an insecticide. litura and P. xylostella ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts 1) Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act by João Pedro Quintais “ Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Obviously, these examiners also need to be given adequate time to scrutinize the ever-increasing number of new patent applications per year thoroughly.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And this move—firmly distinguishing source confusion from other kinds of confusion, this time with a statutory basis, would have salutary effects on free speech and competitive freedom to operate, which are topics I believe the other speakers will take up in more detail. E.g. “The bottle is mimicked after the Jack Daniel BBQ sauce.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topic This case addresses the proper standard for an appeal of a discretionary decision by a successor judge as well as requests for attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § The crux of OneSubsea’s infringement theory came down to “whether fluid flows through FMC’s accused device as required by the OSS patents.”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, discussions about authors and copyright societies, updates on the international IP landscape, or the hustle and bustle of the domestic IP domain, including Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, the journey through Junes had its own jilts and joys. The issue has simmered on SpicyIP pages since 2007.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. vs Tube Investments of India Ltd. & Inventprise Inc.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2023

The referring decision related to the validity of patent EP2484209 claiming an insecticide made up of a combination of compounds. The patent included data demonstrating the synergistic effect of example compounds falling under the scope of the claim against two different species of moth.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2022

In a decision dated January 14, 2022, the EUIPO Opposition Division found that there was no likelihood of confusion between the conflicting marks and that Louis Vuitton had also failed to prove the reputation of its opposing marks. PATENTS Green light for the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court in the EU!

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