The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Legal Background: Grace Periods According to Article 54 EPC , the state of the art for determining novelty constitutes everything that was made available to the public before the priority date of the patent application, regardless of whether the applicant/inventor was responsible for the publication. 102(b)(1)(A) ).

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2011, Hormel filed a patent application for the two-step process, omitting HIP’s involvement. The ‘498 Patent was issued from this application in 2018. Hormel conducted testing at Unitherm and later at Hormel. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor.

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Patently-O

APRIL 8, 2024

The decision also provides an interesting case study in the way that the court seems to blend considerations of obviousness and patent eligibility under the umbrella of the “invention” requirement, in a way that may seem foreign to contemporary patent law. Background The patent at issue, U.S. 57, 111 (2011).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2022

Patent applicants fall under a variety of statuses that are determined by their relationship to other entities, the number of patents they own, and the type of patents they own. The fee schedule for patent applications and maintenance is based on the size of the entity filing the application.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Indivior’s patent issued in 2017 from the fifth continuation in a series of applications (including four abandoned applications) dating back to a first continuation filed in 2013, and to an earlier application filed in 2009, which published in 2011. wt % to about 58.6 ” In re Wertheim , 541 F.2d

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2011, Hormel filed a patent application for the two-step process, omitting HIP’s involvement. The ‘498 Patent was issued from this application in 2018. Hormel conducted testing at Unitherm and later at Hormel. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. ” On November 6, 2023, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging. Surprisingly, here the report does not mention any protection (or lack thereof) within the IP laws of the country.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Legal Background: Duty of disclosure and inequitable conduct Patent applicants and attorneys prosecuting patent applications at the USPTO have a duty to disclose information that is material to the patentability of the intention ( 37 C.F.R. As such, the patent application indicated, a formulation of pH of 2.8-3.3

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IPilogue

JANUARY 10, 2022

CII, such as algorithms, are frequently deemed an abstract idea, and thus not suitable for patent protection. In order to overcome this obstacle the patent application must explain how the algorithm and the computer are interconnected such that together they form a single invention.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

At that time, the Opposition Division (OD) of the EPO, as well as the UK and Dutch Courts had already revoked the patent. Novartis kept Mylan out of the Belgian market for a year before the Technical Board of Appeal (TBA) definitively revoked its patent in September 2011.

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More Than Your Mark

MARCH 4, 2019

That said, the Patent Office has historically reduced any such adjustment if the patent applicant was the cause of the delay. But when is delay attributable to the applicant? Because the case turned on dates, a timeline follows: February 22, 2011: Supernus submits a Request for Continued Examination (RCE).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

Check Sadhvi Sood’s post discussing Nestle’s patent application for Fennel Flower (Kala Jeera) vis-a-vis TK. National Pharmaceutical Policy(ies) and Pricing of Drugs – In 2011, this month, Shan Kohli discussed the Draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy which sought to establish a regulatory framework for drug pricing.

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