Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Background In 2011, Congress passed the AIA, which transformed the U.S. patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system. Under a first-to-file system, the first person to file a patent application has “priority” regardless of the invention date.

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Invention Patent Application Inventor Government 162

Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law, and Daniel H. Brean, Senior In-House Intellectual Property Counsel, Respiratory Care, Philips. Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? He died with over thirty patents to his name.

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Patent Law Law Inventor Patent 95

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The subject matter of a patent claim must not have been previously disclosed, and the invention must not be obvious to a person skilled in the art or science to which it pertains [1]. 2011 FC 174 , the defendant was challenging the validity of plaintiff’s patents. 1] Canadian Patent Act 28.2 Phostech Lithium Inc.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. . The America Invents Act (AIA), which passed on September 16, 2011, brought about some of the most significant changes to our patent system in over 50 years. Many of the AIA reforms strengthened our patent system. with the rest of the world.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 10, 2022

Madelaine Lynch is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. CII, such as algorithms, are frequently deemed an abstract idea, and thus not suitable for patent protection.

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Invention Patent Intellectual Property IP 104