SpicyIP
AUGUST 1, 2021
Section 11 (b) read with Rule 24B of Patents Rules, 2003 concerning patent application exam stipulates a 48-month period from the date of priority or filing of patent application within which a request for examination of the application needs to be made.
Intepat
AUGUST 25, 2023
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the 22nd August, 2023 published “The Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023” (Draft Rules). Patent applications and prosecution thereof is currently governed under the Patents Rules 2003 (2003 Rules).
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Patently-O
APRIL 30, 2024
Services like All Prior Art are using AI to churn out and ‘publish’ many millions of generated texts, hoping some will preempt future patent applications. The Library of Babel for Prior Art: Using Artificial Intelligence to Mass Produce Prior Art in Patent Law, 74 Vand. See my 2014 post. Amgen Inc. 521 (2021).
SpicyIP
MARCH 21, 2024
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under which the Patent Office functions, has published for consultation a set of proposed amendments to the Patent Rules, 2003. Two of the provisions slated to be amended have a direct impact on the quality of patents granted by the Patent Office.
Patently-O
AUGUST 29, 2022
In Patent Law class today, we started the chapter on “disclosure” that focuses on doctrines of enablement, written description, and best mode as codified in 35 U.S.C. CFMT’s two asserted patents claimed improved apparatus/method for cleaning semiconductor wafers using a specific closed-environment setup.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 27, 2024
The share of “DTS-i Technology” had a notable surge from 2003 to 2008, suggesting that the product protected by the Applicant’s patent had gained considerable popularity in the market. The idea of presuming the validity of a patent. REFERENCES Under section 108 of the Patents Act, 1970.
Patently-O
MAY 2, 2022
2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. The original patent application was filed Feb 9, 2021 –one year and two days later and outside the one year grace period. by Dennis Crouch. Venture (Fed.
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