JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office announced that the Patent Center system will fully replace the EFS-Web system and the Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR) tool for the electronic filing and management of patent applications beginning on November 8, 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2024

So for the moment, the position under the UK patent system is that AI is very much a tool rather than an autonomous agent in its own right. The court unanimously found that AI cannot. The court unanimously found that AI cannot.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Patent Center is slated to fully replace the legacy EFS-Web system and Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR) tool on November 8, 2023. The USPTO continues to host virtual training events to help users transition to the new tool. By: WilmerHale

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SpicyIP

MAY 17, 2023

Image from the Report The US Trade Representative (USTR) released the Special 301 Report for 2023 on April 26, 2023, and has placed India in the ‘Priority Watch List’, yet again. Prabhat Kumar Saha highlighting certain concerns of the USTR in the 2023 Special 301 Report and assessing the same from a public health perspective.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system. Under a first-to-invent system, the first person to come up with an invention has “priority” and is entitled to a patent even if there was an earlier filed patent application from a different inventor covering the same invention.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) published a notice regarding supplemental guidance for PTO personnel examining design patent claims containing computer-generated images. 80277 (Nov. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In 2023 the total number of standard patent applications filed in Australia remained above 30,000 for the third year running, despite a 2.4% As always, a majority of new filings were national phase entries (NPEs) derived from international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). drop in filings.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

Interesting Patents | Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s New Patent Application by Founders Legal The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation. Looking for more information on patents ?

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JD Supra Law

JULY 18, 2023

July 14, 2023) Our case of the week addresses a wrinkle in the law concerning disputes between parties that filed patent applications covering the same invention on either side of the effective date of the America Invents Act (the AIA). SNIPR Technologies Limited v. Rockefeller University, Appeal No. 2022-1260 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 23, 2023

As predictions of an economic recession in the United States loom, 2023 has started with extensive layoffs throughout the tech industry. Though not to an equal degree, the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life science industries have not been excluded from employment cuts.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Patent Center Replaces EFS-Web and Private PAIR - On November 15, following a one-week delay, the legacy EFS-Web and Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR) systems were officially retired and fully replaced by the Patent Center system. By: WilmerHale

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The updated EPO Guidelines for Examination will enter into force on 1 March 2023. The main updates this year are those taking account of the new sequence listing standard, the imminent arrival of the Unified Patent Court and the new Rule 56a EPC on erroneously filed parts. A draft version of the Guidelines can be previewed here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And in 2023, LG has once again grabbed the top spot, with Huawei not too far behind, and IBM easing up on its Australian filing frenzy to slip back into equal 14 th position with a ‘mere’ 100 applications. Indeed, for the past four years they were in the leading three. In 2021, Huawei came out on top with LG a close second.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2023

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) will begin moving away from issuing paper patents and will begin issuing patents electronically as electronic patent grants (eGrants). ” [1] According to the PTO, a patent will issue “shortly after the payment of the issue fee.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

August 22, 2023, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, proposed the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023. This set of amendments if accepted has the potential of altering the entire patent ecosystem of the nation. The post The Patents Amendment Rules, 2023.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 28, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to reject patent applications directed to biotechnology-related inventions, held (In re Brana) that utility of such inventions did not require demonstration of therapeutic effectiveness, those determinations being the purview of the FDA.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 14, 2023

"This application claims priority to [properly identified earlier-filed application, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein in its entirety" is a phrase commonly found in patents and patent applications as an attempt to bolster disclosure without burdening the specification unnecessarily.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 16, 2023

USPTO Officially Transitions to Issuing Electronic Patent Grants on April 18, 2023 by Robert Wiesenberg A Greener, More Efficient Future: USPTO Transitions to Electronic Patent Grants Embracing change with a nostalgic smile: we bid farewell to the era of paper patents.

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Barry Sookman

MARCH 26, 2023

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-03-18 [link] 2023-03-19 Removing copyright information doesn’t necessarily violate DMCA [link] 2023-03-20 Claims for Timekeeping to be an Abstract Idea: “Whether by Quill or by Computer, Humans Have Undertaken Such Timeke… [link] 2023-03-20 UK Intellectual Property Office sets out new guidelines for patent (..)

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently released The Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2023 for public comment. Proposed Change: A cumulative fee based on multiple criteria such as the type of application, specification length, number of claims, and the kind of examination requested. Proposed Change: Every three years.

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Intepat

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the 22nd August, 2023 published “The Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023” (Draft Rules). Patent applications and prosecution thereof is currently governed under the Patents Rules 2003 (2003 Rules).

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down many patents on the grounds that they are invalid as directed to an abstract idea, relying on the Supreme Court’s Alice decision. 12/20/2023) 2023 U.S. Certain other categories are “patent-ineligible subject matter:” laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Patent Application 15/131,442 (the “’442 Patent”) with claims directed to a method of increasing prostacyclin release in systemic blood vessels of a human to improve vasodilation and reduce hypertension. Background John L. Couvaras filed U.S.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Reengineering of the Requirement of Disclosure of Foreign Applications by the 2019 Patent Manual – on the requirement to disclose the corresponding foreign patent applications. Part II: Diagnostic method patents in India – on prohibition to patent diagnostic methods. Hear Me Out!

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For patents governed by the new first-to-file system, the Act also eliminated interferences, which are administrative priority contests before the PTAB. post-AIA) patents owned by SNIPR and a first-to-invent (i.e., pre-AIA) patent application owned by Rockefeller. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2023

The recent High Court decision in Ensygnia v Shell ( [2023] EWHC 1495 (Pat) ) is highly relevant to the ongoing controversy of claim interpretation and description amendments ( IPKat ). The UK approach to claim interpretation under Article 69 EPC contrasts with the EPO's approach.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

However, owners may not appreciate another type of intellectual property right that can complement their trademark portfolios: design patents. Below is an overview of the potential benefits of filing design patent applications to protect two types of designs: trade dress and graphical.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 19, 2023

21-757: This case addressed the Patent Act’s “enablement” requirement—the provision that requires a patent applicant to describe the invention “in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art.to Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions: Amgen Inc. Sanofi, No.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2024

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down many patents on the grounds that they are invalid as directed to an abstract idea, relying on the Supreme Court’s Alice decision. 12/20/2023) 2023 U.S. In In re Elbaum (Fed. By: Weintraub Tobin

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 31, 2023

In 2014, UCB sued Actavis for infringement of the Muller patents. UCB prevailed in the lawsuit, and was awarded an injunction against Actavis until March 2021, when one of the Muller patents expires. In 2018, UCB filed a new patent application (the “’589 patent”, priority date 2009) covering a reformulation of Neupro.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The World Intellectual Property Organization's 2023 report highlights a significant global increase in patent application filings across a wide spectrum of technologies, signaling an enduring commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement worldwide. By: ArentFox Schiff

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2023

On 2 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) received its first patent challenge of its existence. The UPC is a new patents court which came into force on 1 June 2023, made up of judges who are nationals of EU Member states that are participating in the UPC. What is the UPC?

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IP Law 360

MARCH 20, 2024

Companies and inventors filed the highest number of European patent applications to date in 2023, buoyed by marked increases in filings for digital communications and energy technologies.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 21, 2023

On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the addition of a new category for its Patents for Humanity Awards Program: Green Energy. patent or patent application directed to green energy technologies, such as wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, geothermal, and biofuel technologies.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 8, 2024

The United Kingdom Supreme Court (the ultimate appeal level in the UK legal system) has ruled in a decision of 20 December 2023 that an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system cannot be identified in a patent application as the inventor. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Today, the USPTO announced a new, no-cost, pilot program that accelerates the examination process for US patent applications related to semiconductor manufacturing. Starting Friday, December 1, 2023, applicants can file a petition to participate in the pilot program.

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