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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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. At the least, India could prevent granting patents to frivolous and low-quality patents.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

The issue has simmered on SpicyIP pages since 2007. In July 2007, Aysha Shaukat’s post first discussed how Pakistan was planning to take legal action against India for patenting ‘Super Basmati’. And we have often highlighted this on the blog. For instance, Prof. Raju’s thoughts in the comments section).

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Patently-O

MARCH 7, 2023

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. The early filing date helps avoid would-be intervening and invalidating prior art.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For this type of analysis, the courts look to the Written Description requirement as one way to ensure that a patent’s exclusive rights are commensurate with what was actually invented. Here, for prior art purposes, the patentee needs to claim priority back to its original provisional application filed back in 2007.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

8, 2023) In Starrett , the Federal Circuit considered an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) regarding U.S. Patent Application 15/299,124 (“the ‘124 application”). then any function that [the inventor] claims for that apparatus is also fully enabled.” ’” Id.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

Oliver graduated from Millsaps College in 2007 with a B.S. Jared Smith has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on patent litigation in the consumer electronics sector. His practice emphasizes patent preparation and prosecution in the electrical, computer, and mechanical arts.

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