2011, Invention, Patent and Patent Infringement

De Forest Radio v. GE: A Landmark Supreme Court Decision on the Invention Requirement

Patently-O

APRIL 8, 2024

By Dennis Crouch In 1931, the United States Supreme Court decided a landmark case on the patentability of inventions, De Forest Radio Co. The case involved a patent infringement suit over an improved vacuum tube used in radio communications. Background The patent at issue, U.S. General Electric Co. , 571 (1931).

Invention

Invention Art Patent Television

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

SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2024

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

Patent Infringement

Patent Infringement Litigation IP Intellectual Property

Claim Construction Order Sets Stage for Moderna v. Pfizer Vaccine Patent Showdown

Patently-O

AUGUST 3, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Moderna filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech in August 2022, alleging that the defendants COVID-19 vaccine infringes three patents related to Moderna’s mRNA vaccine technology. United States Patent Nos. 10,898,574, 10,702,600, and 10,933,127.

Patent

Patent Patent Infringement Copying Technology

Supreme Court on Patent Law: November 2023

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court is set to consider several significant patent law petitions addressing a range of issues from the application of obviousness standards, challenges to PTAB procedures, interpretation of joinder time limits IPR, to the proper scope patent eligibility doctrine.

Patent Law

Patent Law Law Patent Art

Post-Default Creditor’s Right to Assign, License and Enforce Patent does not Disturb Patentee’s Separate Right to Sue Infringers

Patently-O

MAY 1, 2024

May 1, 2024) offers some interesting insight into leveraged patent transactions, and the effect of a lender’s ability to license or assign a patent on the patent owner’s standing to sue for infringement, especially after default. Although not directly relevant for this case, The patent at issue, U.S.

Licensing

Licensing Patent Ownership Patent Infringement

Covenant to not sue “at any time” terminated with the license agreement

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background In 2005, AlexSam licensed its prepaid card patents to MasterCard in exchange for ongoing royalties based on the number of “Licensed Transactions.” And, even though the subject matter of the lawsuit is a patent license, that sort of case is ordinarily not seen as “arising under” the U.S. patent laws.

Licensing

Licensing Contracts Patent Law Patent

Users of Research Tools Take Note

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2021

Are research tools protected from patent infringement under the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor, section 271(e)(1)? [1] 7] To compensate patentees for allowing this otherwise infringing conduct, and, further, for the loss of patent term during the FDA review period, section 156(a) was simultaneously enacted.

Invention

Invention Patent Marketing Marketing

Third-party preissuance submissions

Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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. Larson and Larson has been using this process since its creation.

Art

Art Confidentiality Patent Application Patent

From Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In October 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was killing thousands of people a day and the world was desperate for a vaccine, Moderna announced that it would not enforce its patents against infringers during the pandemic so that the vaccines could be disseminated as fast as possible and the pandemic could be stopped as soon as possible.

IP

IP Intellectual Property Technology Publishing

From Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In October 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was killing thousands of people a day and the world was desperate for a vaccine, Moderna announced that it would not enforce its patents against infringers during the pandemic so that the vaccines could be disseminated as fast as possible and the pandemic could be stopped as soon as possible.

IP

IP Intellectual Property Technology Publishing

Op Ed: Reflections on the American Invents Act on its Tenth Year Anniversary

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Lee is vice president at Amazon Web Services and was the Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2015-2017). She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. . Many of the AIA reforms strengthened our patent system. with the rest of the world.

Invention

Invention Intellectual Property Inventor Intellectual Property Law

Inventorship Correction Affirmed for Patent on Intermodal Container for Transporting Gaseous Fluids

Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The patent at issue, originally naming a single inventor (Steve Campbell), claims a lightweight intermodal container system for transporting refrigerated gaseous fluids. 256 to correct inventorship on an issued patent. The district court agreed, finding their contributions were significant to the conception of the claimed invention.

Patent

Patent Inventor Patent Infringement Designs

When is the use of a product a “substantial noninfringing use” for purposes of Section 271(c)?

Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By Chris Holman Sections 271(b) and 271(c) of the Patent Act form the statutory basis for the two forms of indirect patent infringement, induced and contributory, respectively. Such patent” is in the singular and refers to a specific patent—the asserted patent. 35 U.S.C. § 271(c) (emphasis added). . §

Patent

Patent Technology Litigation Reporting

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

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

As the battery and electric vehicle (EV) industries continue to grow, in tandem the IP world is experiencing an increase in battery patenting activity. Research and development in the battery industry have led to a notable increase in patent filings at the U.S. Figure 1: Battery Patent Filings: CPC Class H01M 1. Valued at $108.4

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP

Intellectual Property Pulse

De Forest Radio v. GE: A Landmark Supreme Court Decision on the Invention Requirement

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

Trending Sources

Claim Construction Order Sets Stage for Moderna v. Pfizer Vaccine Patent Showdown

Supreme Court on Patent Law: November 2023

Post-Default Creditor’s Right to Assign, License and Enforce Patent does not Disturb Patentee’s Separate Right to Sue Infringers

Covenant to not sue “at any time” terminated with the license agreement

Users of Research Tools Take Note

Third-party preissuance submissions

From Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

From Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

Op Ed: Reflections on the American Invents Act on its Tenth Year Anniversary

Inventorship Correction Affirmed for Patent on Intermodal Container for Transporting Gaseous Fluids

When is the use of a product a “substantial noninfringing use” for purposes of Section 271(c)?

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

Stay Connected