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

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Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law, and Daniel H. Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? It may surprise you, then, to learn that the genre of science fiction is deeply indebted to patent law and patent theory. See [link].

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

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Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued.

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: The AIA at Ten – How Much Do the Pre-AIA Prior Art Rules Still Matter?

Patently-O

Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued.

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Microsoft v. Asst. Controller of Patents and Designs: Revisting the CRI Guidelines and Ferid Allani

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The issue of Computer Related Inventions (CRI) in India has popped up again, with Delhi High Court presently hearing an appeal against an order of the Patent Office rejecting an application filed by Microsoft, titled ‘Reversible 2-Dimensional Pre-/Post- Filtering For Lapped Biorthogonal Transform’, under Section 3(k).

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Celanese v. ITC: Can a Secret Manufacturing Process Be Patented After Sale of the Resulting Product?

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by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit held oral arguments on March 4, 2024 in the important patent case of Celanese Int’l. The question: Under the AIA, does sale of a product by the patent applicant prohibit the patentee from later patenting the process used to make the product? v ITC , 22-1827 (Fed.

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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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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 29- May 05)

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Natco v Novartis 2024: Delhi High Court’s Novartis Moment & Indian Patent Law’s Déjà Vu Pic from here The Delhi High Court, on 24th April, passed an order that our patent law enthusiast readers will be very interested in! Case Summaries Rich Products Corporation vs The Controller Of Patents & Anr.