Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

David Tropp sued Travel Sentry for patent infringement back in 2006. That was the same year that I first taught a patent law class. Back then, eligibility was almost an unknown concept in patent litigation. 208 (2014). The rule of thumb was “anything under the sun, made by man,” and I mean ANYTHING.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

PureCircle sued SweeGen for patent infringement back in 2018, asserting U.S. Patent Nos. The patents here claim a method of making Rebaudioside X. Claims 1 and 14 of the 273 patent were treated as representative for the case: 1. However, the patents disclosed only a single species – UGT76G1.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Principal Adam Shartzer and Associate Josh Carrigan authored Expert Analysis for Law360 examining a fee-shifting statute for patent cases that allows prevailing parties to recover their reasonable attorney fees in exceptional patent infringement cases. A fee-shifting statute for patent cases under Title 35 of the U.S.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Over to our Belgian Katfriends : " While 2022 is in full swing with high levels of business in the Belgian courts, 2021 was a quieter year for patent litigators in Belgium. 25 EPC, and the disappearance of the cautio iudicatum solvi that was sometimes required from foreign plaintiffs launching (patent) proceedings in Belgium.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

With all these various fast food restaurants entering the fray, why did Chick-fil-A or other early players in the chicken sandwich game not block these upstarts with copyright or patent infringement injunctions? In 2014 , Lorenzana filed a complaint in an attempt to regain the earnings for his creation.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This case addresses whether patents relating to methods and systems for connecting users based on their answers to polling questions claim patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § Background Trinity sued Covalent for patent infringement of U.S. Patent 9,087,321 (“the ’321 patent”) and U.S.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Supreme Court have eroded the protection previously afforded by patents, particularly in the software industry. 2d 296 (2014) and Mayo Collaborative Servs. 2021), which held that an artificial intelligence machine cannot qualify as an inventor under the Patent Act). See Alice Corp. CLS Bank Int’l , 573 U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

34,] 51-61[(2014) ]. We will start with patents and copyrights because they have constitutional grounding in Article 1, Section 8 : [The Congress shall have power t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

2014; resubmitted Oct. The letter discusses the BPCIA and the Hatch-Waxman Act frameworks (for small molecule drugs) and sets forth several topics for USPTO’s consideration and further discussion: engagement between FDA and USPTO to increase efficiencies, possible misuse of the patent system (e.g., Enbrel ® (Amgen). etanercept-szzs.

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