SpicyIP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Putting an end to a 24 year old patent infringement suit, the Delhi High Court has directed Maharaja Appliances Ltd. Background The dispute started off as a heated battle between the parties over the plaintiff’s ‘Liquid Heating Vessels’ patent, which the plaintiff claimed was used by the defendant in its electric kettles.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). The dispute arose between HIP, Inc. (“HIP”)

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? Figure 2: 2021 Pending Patent Applications Pre- vs. Post-AIA (Point Estimate).

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Patently-O

JANUARY 11, 2022

Prior to 1891, appeals in patent cases went directly to the Supreme Court, and the Court decided lots of patent cases. In 1891, Congress created the regional circuit courts of appeals as a buffer between the trial courts and the Supreme Court and the number of high-court patent cases began to fall. Teleflex (2007).

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Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

New Patently-O Law Journal article by David Boundy , a partner at Potomac Law Group, PLLC. Mr. Boundy practices at the intersection of patent and administrative law, and consults with other firms on court and administrative agency proceedings, including PTAB trials and appeals. Prior Patently-O Patent L.J.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 27, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In a non-precedential decision, the Federal Circuit has affirmed a set of PTAB decisions canceling the claims of four patents owned by Carucel Investments L.P. The affected Carucel patents include U.S. Patent Nos. Patent Nos. That focus of the invention was quickly scrapped – likely as impractical.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? Figure 2: 2021 Pending Patent Applications Pre- vs. Post-AIA (Point Estimate).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

ABSTRACT The legal dispute between Bajaj and TVS Motors centers around the alleged unauthorized use of the DTSi patent. Introduction The main emphasis of the case pertains to accusations of patent infringement made by the defendant, as well as the subsequent pursuit of damages. In year 2007 the plaintiffs (Bajaj Auto Ltd.)

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Vanda sued, but lost on obviousness grounds — with the court holding that the claimed combination was obvious because it was directed to a set of known elements and a person of ordinary skill would have a “reasonable expectation of success” in reaching the resulting invention. NAPP Amicus Brief. Greenwood , 52 U.S. (11

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. Utility patents protect four categories of functional inventions: machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and processes (methods).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While these new guidelines are not legally binding, they offer important insight into how the Office plans to apply an even more flexible approach to obviousness — something Director Vidal sees as mandated by the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR Int’l Co. 398 (2007). Teleflex Inc. , 2500 words). Read the Guidance Here.

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Intepat

APRIL 20, 2022

Patentable requirements. To be granted a patent, an invention by the applicant must be novel, non-obvious, and such that it can be manufactured or used in industry. For instance, the European Patent Convention only demands the enablement requirement be fulfilled ( Article 83 ). . Indian Patent Position.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India. She has been working in the field of access to medicines, patents and IP for more than a decade.

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Patently-O

APRIL 15, 2023

In 2007, UCB invented and marketed “original Neupro,” a transdermal patch for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease containing a dispersion of amorphous rotigotine and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), with the PVP functioning as a stabilizer. The patent at issue in this case, U.S. market with its reformulated Neupro in 2012.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 23, 2024

Vanda Pharmaceuticals recently filed a petition for writ of certiorari , asking the Supreme Court to review a May 2023 decision by the Federal Circuit that invalidated claims from four Vanda patents covering methods of treating Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (“Non-24”) using the drug tasimelteon (Hetlioz). 398 (2007).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

a computer scientist) find it obvious to combine these common aspects to arrive at any given AI-based invention? The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently answered “no” in its final written decision in Intel Corporation v. Patent-at-Issue. The subject patent, U.S. ” ’959 Patent, Abstract.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 9, 2024

Here is the statute: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent. 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(pre-AIA). 2d 450 (C.C.P.A.

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Patently-O

MARCH 25, 2024

The case centers on the proper legal standard for determining when an invention is “obvious” and therefore unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § Teleflex (2007) , the Supreme Court stated that a “combination of familiar elements according to known methods is likely to be obvious when it does no more than yield predictable results.”

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The recent decision of the English High Court in Bayer v Teva [2021] EWHC 2690 (Pat) is another example in which the UK courts have found a pharmaceutical invention to be the obvious outcome of routine drug development. The SPCs for the basic patent covering sorafenib expired earlier this year.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

1] LKQ, an auto parts repair vendor for GM, successfully petitioned for inter partes review of GM’s design patent for a front fender design, [2] arguing it was anticipated by a prior art reference (Lain) and obvious over Lian alone or in combination with a brochure for the 2010 Hyundai Tucson. 1727 (2007). Operations LLC. [1]

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Patently-O

MAY 4, 2022

398 (2007). The Intuitive Surgical patent is directed to a “method for performing robotic surgery.” In 2018, Intuitive Surgical sued Auris Health for patent infringement. I suggest the Auris Health majority departs from KSR by again drawing sharp lines rather than allowing for a functional, flexible analysis.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Much of patent prosecution and opposition at the EPO is an advanced game of spot the difference. Subtle differences between the application as filed and the claimed subject matter can be fatal to a granted European patent. The patent was granted with a priority date of 28 Nov 2007.

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Patently-O

MARCH 7, 2023

Going forward, a patentee might avoid this particular problem with some patent attorney tricks. patents assert priority to at least one prior patent application filing. In addition to the formal paperwork, the original application must sufficiently disclose the invention as claimed in the later patent.

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Patently-O

MAY 11, 2023

The “analogous arts” test is used in patent law to determine whether a particular reference is relevant for the purposes of an obviousness analysis. 2004) In its 2007 KSR v. However, Mylan did not use its reply to explain how de Gennes is analogous to the ‘614 patent. In re Bigio , 381 F.3d In re Bigio , 381 F.3d

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

” Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). The court in Pannu v.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Bottom line in this new Minerva case — file your patent application before bringing a new product to a trade show. Minerva’s ‘208 patent claims a device for endometrial ablation and includes a 2011 priority filing date. 2007), the Federal Circuit seemed to have ruled that public use requires use.

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IP Intelligence

AUGUST 31, 2021

Ironburg Inventions Ltd. , For patent challengers, the Wayback Machine is a useful tool for finding prior-art printed publications that potentially invalidate asserted patents. Ironburg Inventions, Ltd. , Other district courts, in patent and non-patent cases, have been slow to embrace the Wayback Machine.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Nonetheless, a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision found that it is not always obvious to combine these common aspects to render an AI-based medical device invention unpatentable. *. a computer scientist) find it obvious to combine these common aspects to arrive at any given AI-based invention? Patent-at-Issue.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Nonetheless, a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision found that it is not always obvious to combine these common aspects to render an AI-based medical device invention unpatentable. *. a computer scientist) find it obvious to combine these common aspects to arrive at any given AI-based invention? Patent-at-Issue.

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Patently-O

MARCH 28, 2024

The court’s ruling emphasizes that the mere existence of prior art elements is not sufficient to render a claimed invention obvious; rather, there must be a clear reason or rationale for a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine those elements in the claimed manner. In KSR Int’l Co. Teleflex Inc. ,

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The Supreme Court has not yet granted writ of certiorari in any patent cases this term. And, absent an unusual shadow-docket patent case, it is now too late for any case to be granted and heard this term. Still, there are a number of important patent cases pending before the court. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. , Patreon, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

” [1] His point was simple and well taken—every invention is a combination of something old. ” That is, inventions that yield predictable results are far less likely to be considered patentable. But inventions that yield unexpected results are more likely to overcome these arguments of predictability.

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Patently-O

MARCH 5, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has affirmed the PTAB’s finding that Pfizer’s pneumococcal vaccine patent is obvious, but has vacated and remanded the Board’s denial of Pfizer’s motion to amend certain claims. The patent owner bears the burden of showing that the proposed amended claims are patentable.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Over to Konstantin for the story and his take on the developments: "Some may associate businesses whose primary aim is to assert patents in litigation to obtain license revenue with the Eastern District of Texas or the Unwired Planet decision in the UK, and not think about cases further afield from Marshall, Texas or London.

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Patently-O

MARCH 19, 2024

Patent 8,971,279 covers a method of sending Semi-Persistent Scheduling (SPS) deactivation signals that essentially “piggyback” on existing messages. Obviousness is the central patent law concept and is usually the determining doctrine on whether an invention is patentable over the prior art. See Pfizer, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

Ironburg Inventions Ltd. , For patent challengers, the Wayback Machine is a useful tool for finding prior-art printed publications that potentially invalidate asserted patents. Ironburg Inventions, Ltd. , Other district courts, in patent and non-patent cases, have been slow to embrace the Wayback Machine.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

10, 2022), serves as a warning to prospective filers that making pre-filing offers for sale, or engaging in discussions for future sales, can be detrimental to one’s ability to obtain both design and utility patents. Design Patent No. D450,839 (the D‘839 Patent) for a catheter introducer sheath. Components, Inc. ,

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