LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

The defendants also challenged the confidentiality of the information because it was shared with customers who didn’t sign NDAs. Late to discover that a former employee may have used your trade secrets in a patent application? Readers will recall that punitive damages accounted for $62.1 District Court for Delaware.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. 1253/DEL/2006 and 4197/DEL/2015) related to computer software based on earlier guidelines of the patent office. M/S Loreal S.A

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APRIL 17, 2023

Highlights Of The Week IPO Rejects Janssen’s Secondary Patent Application for the Fumarate Salt form of Bedaquiline Image from here. Calcutta High Court observes that when an application has been rectified in conformity with the recommendation of the Controller, it is fair to assume that such an application will be allowed.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week India Accelerates in the Patent Race: But Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Image from here The World IP Indicator 2023 highlights India’s progress in the global patent race. Please drop a comment and let us know. But does this guarantee innovation? Viridian Development Managers Pvt.

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MAY 4, 2023

Section 3 of the Patents Act lists statutorily non-patentable inventions, which pose a challenge to patentability depending on the subject matter claimed. In summary, a patent application for a medical device in India is often objected to under Sections 3(i), (f), and (k).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2023

If your invention has multiple innovations or components, you may be wondering whether to file separate patent applications for each innovation or file one application for the entire invention. In this article, we explore the factors to consider when deciding whether to file multiple patents for a single, multi-use invention.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Judge Timothy Black rejected arguments that a state court declaratory relief action over the ownership of several disputed patent applications involved federal patent or trade secret claims and ruled that it belonged in state court. 21-cv-9321, 2023 WL 2051739 (S.D.N.Y.

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