IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Student researchers are needed to assist in the preparation of arguments for the ground-breaking DABUS AI patent application in Canada. Stephen Thaler have garnered worldwide attention when patent applications naming DABUS as the sole inventor were filed in several national patent offices.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 24, 2022

When do patents and trademarks overlap? Everyone once in awhile, a client may have IP rights that involve both patents and trademarks. When the two types of IP overlap, it helps to have a patent and trademark attorney that can carefully navigate pending IP applications to avoid forfeiting rights.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2022

Chinese Patent Litigation: Leveraging Specialized IP Courts. Selecting a jurisdiction for Patent Litigation in China. In China, when multiple courts would have jurisdiction over a plaintiff’s case, a patent owner can choose which court will try their case.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 18, 2022

Harness IP has added a patent attorney with over 35 years of experience to the firm as a special counsel in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm recently announced.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

In my previous article I presented some data on Australian standard patent application prosecution events between 2017 and 2021. It appears, therefore, that despite an overall increase in examination response time for a ‘typical’ case, IP Australia is (just about) maintaining its targeted performance overall.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The IP principle that abstract ideas cannot be patented has often been misapplied to the development of software, often boiling down to concluding software to be unpatentable. However, which parts of software are patentable, and which parts are not? Applicants must meet certain requirements for a software patent to be issued.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Micron filed another set of challenges against Katana Silicon Technologies patents (which I believe are linked to Longhorn IP), Ecobee challenged another Magnetar entity, Ollnova, which has brought suit on Internet of Things (IoT) related devices; and it was another week without any discretionary denials.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Major IP expiries on the horizon are not only shaping pharma dealmaking patterns, but are likely to lead to further patent thicket disputes.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, committee hearings at the U.S. Over in the Senate, the Judiciary Committee will debate a proposed bill that would establish an interagency task force for sharing communication on drug patents between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

For companies that rely heavily on R&D, such as those in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and associated manufacturing industries, IP forms some of their core assets. Protecting these assets is critical, and choosing between patents and trade secrets is not always straightforward.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 6, 2022

In the latest episode of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, which dropped today on leading podcast platforms, award-winning inventor Dan Brown says that the patent winds have shifted and are blowing Continue reading.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Intellectual property offices in the United States, Japan, India and Taiwan are streamlining the patent application process, seeking to make obtaining a patent easier and more cost-effective. In this podcast, seasoned IP attorneys from the U.S., Japan, India and Taiwan discuss IP office trends happening around the world.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, both house of Congress remain quiet during regularly scheduled work periods. Patent and Trademark Office closes the week with a webinar discussing the agency’s recent request for comments (RFC) on initiatives to support robust and reliable patent rights being issued by the agency. .

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Blank Rome LLP has added a patent agent to the firm's intellectual property team in Houston, the firm said Tuesday, adding to a number of significant hires in recent months to bolster its nationwide IP team.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2022

SoCal IP Law Institute MCLE meeting of December 12, 2022 - Two New Patent Venue Cases Please join us on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. where we will discuss a pair of venue decisions bearing on patent practice: In re Monolithic Power Sys., 4th 157 (Fed. 2022) (here) – Monolithic sought [.].

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu offers remarks at a Center for Strategic & International Studies event that provides a critical view of methodologies being employed by reports ranking the most innovative companies or countries.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, the USPTO is hosting an event on becoming an Administrative Patent Judge, and the Brookings Institute is hosting a debate on cryptocurrency regulation.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This week in Washington IP news and events, the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing Wednesday afternoon to mark up a new copyright bill that would require AM/FM radio stations to pay copyright royalties to music creators.

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Major IP expiries on the horizon are not only shaping pharma dealmaking patterns, but are likely to lead to further patent thicket disputes.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Texas magistrate judge has granted Samsung's bid to disqualify two of its former in-house intellectual property attorneys from helping a patent owner assert infringement claims against Samsung's smart speaker Bixby, finding Wednesday that the booted attorneys were keyed into the technology giant's confidential IP strategy for the system at issue. (..)

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CoCal IP Law Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2022

SoCal IP Law Institute MCLE meeting of December 12, 2022 - Two New Patent Venue Cases Please join us on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. where we will discuss a pair of venue decisions bearing on patent practice: In re Monolithic Power Sys., 4th 157 (Fed. 2022) (here) – Monolithic sought [.].

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 15, 2022

Patent-licensing company Longhorn IP fired back Monday at Micron Technology Inc.'s s bid for a $15 million bond in the semiconductor company's suit against Longhorn under a 2014 Idaho law barring bad-faith infringement suits, saying the bid is preempted by federal law.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A mounting concern, however, was that the ability for anyone to download a physical 3D object may pose problems for IP rights. While the pandemic made it unattractive for patent holders to enforce their rights , it was important to consider possible avenues to ensure that IP does not hinder emergency response. Ballardini et al.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Having a robust Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategizing well to maintain it can do wonders in enhancing your brand value and market share. However, keep in mind that using your IP assets to support the current and future market position of your business can prove to be a major challenge. Managing the IP Portfolio Well.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an Executive Business Meeting in which they will discuss the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, while several Senate subcommittees hold hearings related to American manufacturing, diversity in entrepreneurship, and increasing access to capital in underserved markets.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse examine the patentability requirements and prosecution schemes in the US and Europe and how applicants can prepare applications that will best serve their needs in both jurisdictions. Read the full article on Managing IP. can significantly complicate the coordination of a global patent strategy.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its third in a series of reports quantifying the contributions of IP-intensive industries to the U.S. The report found that, in 2019, IP accounted for 41% of domestic economic activity and that IP-intensive industries accounted for 63 million jobs, or 44% of all U.S.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, a Senior Fellow with the IP Innovation Clinic, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where she teaches contracts, international IP, patents, copyright, and courses on Biblical Law. Professor Ruth L. Okediji is the Jeremiah Smith Jr.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

2022 is expected to be another busy year in the world of patent litigation. We fully expect persistence in these spaces: STANDARD-ESSENTIAL PATENT (SEP) LICENSING AND THE GROWING DEMAND FROM TECH COMPANIES FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS - After the number of disputes involving SEPs. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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IPilogue

JUNE 17, 2022

Jaime Zorrilla is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 2L JD/MBA Student at Osgoode Hall Law School & the Schulich School of Business. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course. The Report found significant deficits in IP related outcomes. This article was written as a requirement for Prof.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. Jorgenson discussed her new appointment as WIPO’s first IP and Gender Champion. Adam Ernette (UIC) reports on the seminar.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the United States Patent and Trademark Office names a new Commissioner for Patents and recognizes COVID-19 innovators; the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council officially recommends delaying a decision on extending the waiver of IP rights for COVID-19 innovations to therapeutics and diagnostics; a copyright (..)

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2022

This article is part of a series covering the 5th Annual IP Data & Research Conference, hosted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Trends and Challenges in Canada’s IP Ownership and a Collective’s Role in Addressing these Challenges.

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Managing IP

JUNE 30, 2022

We have published all the 2022 rankings of the leading firms for patent litigation and protection work.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 11, 2022

In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors. Continue reading.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (3-5 positions). Conducting legal research.

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