Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Should you search prior art patents on medical devices? The medical device prior art tends to be quite crowded, meaning that broad patent claims will be challenging to obtain. Knowledge of the prior art can provide a helpful roadmap for claiming more unique features. Design or utility patent?

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Consequently, Individual objects that are afforded intellectual property protection include inventions, trademarks, designs, works in science, literature, art, information, biotechnology, AI, and any creation out of human ingenuity. Trademarks and designs offer unlimited in-time legal protection, providing additional economic benefits.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). EU (CDSM arts 3-4; obligation concerning sufficiently detailed summary in June 2023 draft of AI Act) d. Japan (Art.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

What Every Patent and Trademark Lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance: How to Use (and Defend Against) the MPEP to be a Better Advocate, by David Boundy – Boundy.2021.HowToUseGuidance.pdf. Doerre, Is There Any Need to Resort to a § 101 Exception for Prior Art Ideas? HowToUseGuidance.pdf. BadGuidance ).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. But not all confidential business information that is valuable and generally unknown is a trade secret.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. What Is A Trademark & How Does It Impact NFT Drops? A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

On 24 th February, Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court passed an interesting judgment that discusses the parameters for a trademark to be considered descriptive/laudatory and the evidence needed to establish the same. At issue in Lt Overseas North America Inc & Anr. 2 (Lulu Mall). Not re-examining the re-fled application.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In legal terms, those rights are intellectual property (IP) rights such as copyright, patents, and trademarks, confidentiality obligations, and contract rights. A trademark is a source identifier that distinguishes one company, product or service from another and which is used to prevent confusion in the marketplace.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Image from here F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr v.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v. Tech Square which was passed against a cancellation petition filed by Toyota against the registration of “Alphard” by Tech Square.

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The interpretation of the Constitution ensures that trademarks and patents get monitored at the federal level. Congress also possesses the authority to enact trademark protection through the United States Commerce Clause. At the federal level, the Lanham Act represents the primary statute supporting trademark law.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

This is because most of the relevant intellectual property laws involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are federal laws, which apply uniformly throughout the United States. important;}} The Four Pillars of Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets I.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

Patentibility faces two major challenges namely, framing of invention and prior art in the rapidly developing industry. Branding and Trademark Branding is crucial for promoting a company’s identity, attracting customers, and providing high-quality services. While a trademark has a localised scope, branding is international.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2023

If the application is filed in a country where the principal does not enjoy trade mark protection, Art. In its recent decision in CEDC International v EUIPO - Underberg (Forme d’un brin d’herbe dans une bouteille) , T-145/22 , the General Court had the opportunity to clarify the scope of Art. The concept of ‘trade mark’ in Art.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Navigating Denied Filings: Trademark Justice at the Crossroads of the Commercial Courts Act DHC’s recent order in TTK Prestige v. Baghla Sanitaryware is the classic case when trademark justice to prevent infringement clashes with procedural rigors. Petrol” trademark is registered whereas the plaintiff’s marks are not.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

A Case of Reverse Passing Off: DHC Rules In Favour Of Western Digital On Trademark Infringement Recently, the DHC passed an ex-parte interim injunction order against Geonix, holding them prima facie liable for indulging in ‘reverse passing off’ by selling Western Digital’s hard disks as their own.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

It is common knowledge that using a trademark, a patent or a design of another business may cause an infringement of intellectual property or industrial property rights, or even an act of unfair competition. Our clothes and our accessories are tied to our own history and heritage. who is entitled to take this type of action?

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 30, 2021

Reduction to practice can be satisfied by building a working prototype, performing the process of the invention, or by filing a patent application conveying sufficient information to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention. . using lasers to remove debris on glass). For example. is not patented twice).

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

No, our firm does not sign confidentiality agreements for these reasons. Whether or not your invention is patentable will depend on whether your invention is novel and nonobvious in comparison to the prior art. Does our firm sign an NDA before the initial patent attorney meeting? Can we tell you if your invention is patentable?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the government agency responsible for granting patents and registering trademarks. What makes this particular patent search tool so unique is that users have the ability to run their own preliminary patent searches for free, utilizing a state-of-the-art AI-powered search engine.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? Calvin Klein Trademark Trust & Anr vs M/S Guru Nanak International & Ors. The defendants proposed a new packaging, asserting that it doesn’t infringe the plaintiff’s trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Software products, functionality, and source code can be protected through various means, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and non-disclosure agreements. Jump To: Trademark Protection for Branding. Trademark Protection for Branding. Copyright Protection for Source Code.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The content disclosed within the provisional application is kept confidential until the complete disclosure is made. Reduction to practice occurs when an inventor converts the idea into an operative form, capable of being recreated by other people skilled in the art.

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IPilogue

JULY 7, 2021

Although different types of intellectual property protections may apply, including copyright , patents, industrial designs, trademarks, and trade secrets, this article will focus on private and public sector employees’ patent rights to inventions produced during the course of their employment. Private Sector Employees.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

on December 21, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Appellant filed an appeal against the order of the Trademark Registry allowing the opposition against the Appellant’s ‘BSA’ mark. the Court held that such usage would amount neither to infringement of the trademark, nor taking of unfair advantage of the Respondent’s mark.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office gave away process patents like candy. The thing that trips up a lot of inventors — and causes the USPTO to hold back giving out patent “candy” — is if their invention is strictly in the software or computer-related arts or is a discovery of a scientific process.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This is an efficient result that mitigates risk to the business, but ultimately, without testing the merits of creators’ demands in court, it is difficult to know the true state of the art with these questions. Case Law: Instances Where Fair Use Was Not Upheld Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. TVEyes, Inc.:

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. Signing confidentiality agreements also are one of the ways of protection. [8] Regardless, intellectual property and e-commerce are inseparably linked.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

The impact of big data on Patent Rights is such that the rate of growth of prior art and the access thereof will increase through the use of big data. The same may challenge the traditional notions of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). Conclusion.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

There are, in fact, thousands of US Patents dealing with “spring cleaning” equipment, but only five live US trademarks using “Spring Cleaning” as part of the registered mark. No legal issues of note there for now, but an interesting segue into the notion of political trademarks. At least one, US Reg.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 2, 2021

In preparing its invalidity defense, Supercell subpoenaed third party Electronic Arts (“EA”) requesting source code for the Warhammer Online: Age of Reconning PC game. 107 patent at 1:57-59. EA produced the source code to Supercell on a flash drive and Supercell’s source code review expert began analyzing the code.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Information subject to the duty includes: Prior art. Preserving confidentiality and privilege. Medical devices and drug/device combinations. Diagnostic methods. Digital health. Others (e.g., technology related to clinical studies and batch testing). FDA submissions or disclosures to patent owners during regulatory review.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

SEP Registration The Proposal establishes a “Competence Centre” within the EUIPO (which currently focuses solely on trademarks and design rights) to set up and maintain an EU-wide register for SEPs. Confidential nature of the EUIPO’s findings. Key Provisions and Critical Assessment 1.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

The first (reformulated) question was whether uploading via a P2P network pieces of a media file containing a protected work, which happens automatically when running sharing software, constitutes making available of that work to the public under the InfoSoc Directive art. 3 (1) and (2). by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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