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Piracy Numbers Drop After Indonesia Blocks Over 3,500 Pirate Sites

TorrentFreak

However, piracy remains a concern, particularly in Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines, where more than 60% of the public uses pirate sites. Academic research previously found that, when Netflix failed to launch in Indonesia in 2016, piracy numbers significantly increased compared to neighboring countries.

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

Patently-O

In 2016, over a year after it began selling Ace-K, Celanese filed patent applications on its heretofore secret Ace-K process. 5][b] (2022) (“[I]t is now well established that commercial exploitation by the inventor of a machine or process constitutes a public use even though the machine or process is held secret.”).

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Lawfare in the orphan drug space

43(B)log

This designation did not indicate that Valtoco was safe or effective for public use but, instead, operated to qualify Neurelis for various development incentives, like tax credits and potential exclusivity for seven years if the FDA ultimately approved Valtoco.”

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. 2016; resubmitted May 2018). September 23, 2016. August 30, 2016. April 5, 2016.

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The US’ Review of March-in Rights, and Some Questions on an Indian Counterpart

SpicyIP

These are (i) failing to effectively realise the subject innovation; (ii) the need to alleviate unaddressed health or safety needs; (iii) failure to meet the requirements of public use of the invention; and (iv) failure of contractual obligations, especially under s.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9]. The essential elements of a design patent are that the new creation be “new, original and ornamental.”

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9]. The essential elements of a design patent are that the new creation be “new, original and ornamental.” [8]. 8] Smith v.