Patently-O

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Obviousness-type double patenting is a judge-made doctrine designed to prevent applicants from extending patent rights first obtaining an earlier-expiring patent and then obtaining a later-expiring patent with claims that are obvious variants of those in the earlier patent. Opinion by Judge Clevenger, joined by Judges Taranto and Stoll.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Invention statements will be released to teams on November 1, 2021. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Invention statements will be released to teams on November 1, 2021. Team patent applications will be due on January 16, 2022.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ask whether the claimed invention is directed toward a categorical exclusion. If yes, ask whether the claimed invention includes something more, such as an inventive concept that transforms the abstract idea into a patent eligible invention. 208 (2014). Prometheus , 566 U.S. 66 (2012); Alice Corp. 12(b)(6) motion.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Women & Patents Women have played a vital role in developing the Industry through their inventions. She had invented a Process for weaving straw with silk or thread. Her invention gave a head start to the hat industry in the US, and this gave rise to wearable fashion in the 19th century.

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Patently-O

JULY 6, 2022

” Section 103 of the Patent Act generally defines the doctrine of obviousness and instructs tribunals to look to the prior art and consider whether the claimed invention is sufficiently beyond the prior art. Thus, § 101 forbids an individual from obtaining more than one patent on the same invention, i.e., double patenting.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2022

The Russian government issued a decree allowing local companies in Russia to freely use the inventions, utility models and design patents present within Russia from a list of 47 “unfriendly countries.”. 1] Although some may say that the invasion began on March 18, 2014, when Russia illegally seized and annexed Crimea. [2]

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. In addition, a third party’s use of an invention before its registration by another is also relevant to assess patent infringement. Real intention to use.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2024

In response to the FER, the Appellant submitted an amended set of claims consisting of 10 claims directed towards- “a method of preventing plant disease and insect damage, the method comprising… ” The 2nd Examination Report was issued on 26 th February 2014 wherein the amended claims were still found to be running afoul Section 3(h).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 4, 2021

It exempts companies from certain acts of patent infringement by creating the so-called safe harbor that allows them to use a “patented invention” “solely for uses reasonably related to the development and submission of information [to the FDA].” [7] Section 271(e)(1) was enacted to address this situation. Elan Pharms.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And, of course, the debate on computer-generated inventions rumbled on across the world.) 21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ).

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The battle between these two tech giants began with a simple question: “Who invented the graphical user interface (GUI)?” In 2014, Apple and Google released a joint statement saying that it had agreed to settle all patent litigation with Apple and would even “work together in some areas of patent reform.”. Apple vs. Microsoft.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2022

The Russian government issued a decree allowing local companies in Russia to freely use the inventions, utility models and design patents present within Russia from a list of 47 “unfriendly countries.” 1] Although some may say that the invasion began on March 18, 2014, when Russia illegally seized and annexed Crimea. [2]

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Respondents on the other hand claim to be using the mark Sanjha Chulha since 1996 for restaurants operating in Faridabad and New Delhi and had a separate device mark for “Sanjha Chulha” which was lapsed in 2014. Avery Dennison Corporation vs Controller Of Patents And Designs on 4 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2022

In practice, if an applicant from Crimea for example indicates that he is domiciled in Russia, the Office reserves the right to rectify the address since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 has not been recognised by the European Union. The abolition of compensation to patent and design owners established in “unfriendly” countries.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 28, 2022

In practice, if an applicant from Crimea for example indicates that he is domiciled in Russia, the Office reserves the right to rectify the address since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 has not been recognised by the European Union. The abolition of compensation to patent and design owners established in “unfriendly” countries.

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Patently-O

APRIL 11, 2022

Niazi’s US6638268 covers a double lined catheter designed for placing an electrical lead in the coronary sinus vein. 898 (2014). Patent law’s definiteness requirement is derived from the requirement that patent claims “particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter” of the invention.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 27, 2022

.” The dissent argued instead that deference has no role in the definiteness inquiry: The test …is whether the claims ‘inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty,’ Nautilus , not whether the claim language was added by a patent examiner or was not indefinite to the examiner.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2022

INVENTION OVERVIEW: Filed January 22, 2020. This would appear to be the design patent for the Ferrari 2020 F8 Tributo, a mid-engine V8 released in May of 2020. PATENT CLAIM: The ornamental design for an automobile, as shown and described.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-62563b637a3b06381{display: flex !

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 14, 2023

2014), cert. The examiner will likely see those as two separate inventions and force them to be divided. As the district court stated, “an amended application is one ‘filed as a result of such a requirement”‘ when the claims are amended to reflect the restricted groups of inventions. 3d 1208 (Fed.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The invention in Yu was a multi-lens camera deemed abstract by the Federal Circuit. The fourth and final case with a pending CVSG is Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. , Patreon, Inc., Daktronics, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

GM Global Technology to rule on the issue of whether the current test for determining obviousness of design patents, i.e., the Rosen/Durling Standard, is proper in view of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR v. Under the current Standard, the range of applicable prior art combinations in design cases is limited. 2d at 391).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The company was found liable for copyright infringement and breach of contract for using the actor’s photographs picture for advertisements between December 2014 and April 2015 without getting his permission or authorization. The company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2023

by Giorgia Golzio and Daniele Golzio You might have come across The Simpsons’ episode “ Girls Just Want to Have Sums ”, in which Homer challenges the ability of women to invent. As Marge recalls, Bette Nesmith Graham (1929-1984) invented the first correction fluid in her kitchen in 1951: the so-called Liquid Paper.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

They would bring the same unique insights to SEP negotiations as the parties that designed the components that provide standardized functionality. T]he smallest salable unit approach was intended to produce a royalty base much more closely tied to the claimed invention than the entire market value of the accused products.” 21, 2014).

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2023

Computer-generated” is defined as “generated by computer in circumstances such that there is no human author of the work” (Section 178, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA)). 2018) (citing Design Data Corp. Rearden and Design Data , together with Torah Soft Ltd. 16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Merkin , 791 F.3d 3d 247 (2d Cir.

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

15, 1938 An inventive way to showcase your festive centerpiece. This clever invention allows the entire Christmas tree to rotate, providing a 360-degree view of decorations and ornaments. This innovative patent introduces a fabric designed for eco-friendly and reusable gift presentation. Assignee: Conopco Inc.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MAY 4, 2022

Fish Principals Craig Deutsch , Jennifer Huang , and Grace Kim , discuss challenging design patents at the PTAB in their Law360 Expert Analysis article. Challenging design patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is difficult — nearly two-thirds of petitions directed to design patents have been denied institution.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Patent Office is not supposed to issue separate patents for the same invention to competing inventors. So, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board administers an increasingly rare proceeding called an “interference” to assesses which inventor was the last to invent. Those provisions are therefore unhelpful.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Early commercialization efforts were flops—such as the attempt to build a LISP machine designed to implement AI languages. These projects were designed for cloud-based infrastructure that could be leased and rapidly scaled from a prototype into a commercial offering. 208 (2014). CLS Bank International. Alice Corp.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

” U.S. “Computer-generated” is defined as “generated by computer in circumstances such that there is no human author of the work” (Section 178, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA)). 2018) (citing Design Data Corp. Rearden and Design Data , together with Torah Soft Ltd. Merkin , 791 F.3d

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

LSI faced financial distress in 2014 due to cost escalation. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore launched an IP Financing Scheme (IPFS) in 2014. The subsidised valuation is done by government bodies like the Korea Invention Promotion Centre. This was done during 2012-2015 when it faced bankruptcy.

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The district court agreed, finding their contributions were significant to the conception of the claimed invention. Specifically, the judge determined that the port boss slippage problem precluded the original prototype from being viable, and Mackay and Hewson’s design input, like the starburst grooves, helped solve that critical issue.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

decision and the 2014 Alice Corp. If so, under Alice Step 2, the claim is evaluated to determine whether it contains an inventive concept sufficient to ensure that the claim is more than a drafting effort designed to monopolize the ineligible concept. Finally, it will offer suggested solutions to address this problem.

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