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The Inventive Concept: Unclear Judicial Guidance Causes Frustration for Inventors

LexBlog IP

What is at the core of invention? All inventions boil down to applying some natural law , but where is the line between natural law and invention? ” The most recent Supreme Court case which granted certiorari with regard to an “inventive concept” is Alice Corp. CLS Bank Int’l , decided in 2014.

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Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors

U.S. Department of Commerce

Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors. In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of its efforts to protect and promote the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. She will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) this year.

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The Quest for a Meaningful Threshold of Invention: Atlantic Works v. Brady (1883)

Patently-O

The Supreme Court ultimately reversed the lower court’s decision upholding the patent and found instead that Brady’s claimed invention lacked novelty and did not constitute a patentable advance over the prior art. Such inventors are worthy of all favor. Brady for an improved dredge boat design. 63, 67 (2020).

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SCOTUS: “The More a Party Claims for Itself the More it Must Enable”

Intellectual Property Law Blog

After a nine-year saga, beginning when Amgen sued Sanofi for allegedly infringing two of its patents in 2014, the Supreme Court held that Amgen’s asserted patents failed to satisfy the enablement requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a), and are thus invalid. In re Wands , 858 F.2d 2d at 737, 8 USPQ2d at 1404 (Fed.

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Ambiguity Begets Ambiguity: A Legislative Attempt to Bring Clarity to Patentable Subject Matter May Bring More Confusion

JD Supra Law

4734) in an effort to clarify which inventions are actually patentable and to codify those that are not. 208 (2014), courts, attorneys and inventors have struggled with the metes and bounds of what subject matter can and what cannot be patented. Tillis introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (S.4734)

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Docketing Nightmare: CPA Global wins Despite their Docketing Error; Law Firm still on the hook for Missed Deadline

Patently-O

By Dennis Crouch In a recent unpublished decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of CPA Global Support Services, LLC (“CPA”) (now part of Clarivate) against a claim of negligent misrepresentation brought by inventor James C. Dr. Robinson, a neurosurgeon, invented a type of spinal implant.

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Empowering Innovation: Women in Patent Filing

Intepat

Women inventors are making significant strides, leaving an indelible mark on the world of innovation and intellectual property. 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.