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Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case

SpicyIP

This high-profile case revolves around allegations of patent infringement concerning two patents (“Suit Patents”), both relating to ‘Pertuzumab,’ a monoclonal antibody (Mab) biologic used in inhibiting tumor growth. For example in Australian law, Rule 23.15

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Misc. Docket 22-160: Is your (old) appeal on this list?

Patently-O

a)(1), “[a]fter five years following the end of all proceedings in this court, the court may direct the parties to show cause why confidential filings (except those protected by statute) should not be unsealed and made available to the public.” Out of the 12,225 appeals docketed between 2000 and 2011, 977 show up on this list (about 8%).

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Defending Design Patents

Patently-O

This data shows that, since 1989, the apparent grant rate for design patents has stayed at or above some 70%—whereas the volume of design patent filings has quadrupled over the same period. those not filed through the Hague System) are kept confidential and unpublished unless and until they issue as patents.

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Third-party preissuance submissions

Larson & Larson

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”). Among the changes created by the AIA, a new system was put into place for the submission of prior art to the Patent Office prior to patent issuance. Effective September 16, 2012, a third-party may submit prior art to the Patent Office.

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Preserving Trade Secrets at District Court Hearings and Trials

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

A-09-CA-896 AWA, 2011 WL 2964796, at *1 (W.D. July 20, 2011) (“It is not uncommon for a court to seal documents filed in a case when those records contain trade secrets, sensitive commercial information, [or] privileged material …”). [2]. 2:11-CV-0355, 2011 WL 1157256, at *1 (W.D. Globus Med., at 598)); see, e.g. , Neon Enter.

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

For example, patents protect inventions, whereas copyrights protect written or recorded expressive content; trademarks protect words, symbols, logos, designs, and slogans that identify or distinguish products or services; and trade secrets protect confidential business information. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the U.S.