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Canadian Patent Infringement: The Role of Non-Infringing Options in Profit Calculations and the Availability of Springboard Profits

LexBlog IP

The Supreme Court of Canada recently clarified the role of non-infringing options as well as springboard profits when calculating profits in patent infringement cases. The majority of the court also confirmed that the calculation properly included profits gained after the patent expired, known as springboard profits.

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Critical Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights and its components.

IIPRD

For setting up the business or for creating something like some inventions it takes a lot of efforts and research to create something new. So, to protect that creativity, inventions, and an idea it is required to protect Intellectual Property. There is a law in India, which protects patent infringement that is Patent Act, 1970.

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Users of Research Tools Take Note

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Are research tools protected from patent infringement under the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor, section 271(e)(1)? [1] This, in effect, not only extended the patent’s term but also delayed introduction of competing products. [6]. 10,221,221 (“the ‘221 patent”). [10] Statutory Background.

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Keeping up with Belgian patent litigation: Year case law review 2021

The IPKat

MYLAN BV and SANDOZ BV One of the first patent cases decided in 2021 was an SPC case between MSD and Apotex, where the Brussels Enterprise Court had to decide whether an SPC could be granted for the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin, even if a previous SPC had already been granted for ezetimibe alone based on the same patent.

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Synergizing Patents to Drive Innovation and Growth

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The LOT Network is a well-known, nonprofit organization that was formed to protect companies from patent assertion entities. LOT’s membership has grown exponentially since its inception in 2014 and now includes thousands of members that range from startups to global giants.

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IP and Cannabis: The Current Landscape

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The 2018 Farm Bill led to widespread availability of products containing CBD, which are commonly marketed as dietary supplements, drugs, food, and cosmetics. As CBD has not been banned, cosmetic products that contain CBD may be marketed for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance of the human body.

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. Instances of companies using IP as collateral during times of distress are as follows: Xerox pledged its Patents as collateral due to problems faced concerning financial fraud and certain distress in 2002.

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