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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

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These two largest services merged their platforms a couple of years ago, which influenced the taxi market in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and several other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. These mobile services have significantly expanded the market, transferring most of Kazakhstanis from public transport to taxis.

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[Guest post] Georgia becomes 5th validating state to the EPO

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Moreover, this agreement plays a role in ensuring the successful fulfilment of commitments outlined in the Association Agreement between the European Union and Georgia , also serving as a driver for the gradual integration of Georgia's economy into the European market.

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“Right to Access a Public Record” vs “Right to not Communicate the Work”: Where is Public Interest?”

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It noted that “ despite relevant University Ordinances stipulating access …, the prerogative lies with the University to withhold one such thesis in absolute confidentiality on the grounds of commercial viability and market competition. ”. Degrees), Regulations, 2016 and the UGC Act, 1956 which have mandatory application on the Universities.

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Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look

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The monograph has 2 major sections: Comparative analysis of patent systems across jurisdictions. Analysis of Patent Proceedings in India and a sub-section on analysis of about 250 patent opposition proceedings that were on-going in the period 2016-2021. of the total published applications. ’.

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PTAB Captains Take Notice: Carefully Weigh Secondary Considerations

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Obviousness analysis primarily focuses on comparing the claimed invention against the prior art and using that consideration to guess whether the gap would have been obvious to fill at the time of the invention. Even without a presumption, nexus can be shown by tying the evidence to the “unique characteristics of the claimed invention.”

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

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Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? In our new paper, The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction , available at [link] , we show that science fiction as a literary form was originally premised on the idea that works of science fiction are like patents. University of Minnesota Press 2016).

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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The judgement was passed in a writ petition filed by Natco Pharma against the Controller’s order granting Novartis a patent for a form of the Valsartan-Sacubitril complex, after conducting a unilateral hearing excluding Natco therefrom. The judgement was passed collectively in an appeal against 4 orders (two impugning the 2016 Ericsson v.

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