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All About Provisional Patent Applications

Kashishipr

For easing the mode of filing a patent and claiming the subject matter contained therein, there are two basic approaches, namely provisional patent application and complete patent application. What is a Provisional Patent Application? Why Should an Inventor File a Provisional Patent Application?

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Take shelter in this post and check what was published last week around the IP blogs. A Kat being extra careful while Mercury is retrograde Copyright SpicyIP analysed a recent decision from the Bombay High Court, in which it was decided that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law.

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Keep it secret or file a patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. Keep it secret or file a patent ? The disclosure in a patent application must enable others of reasonable skill in the field to make and use your invention. What if your patent is not enabling?

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Join me for a walk around the blogs. Patents The German Bundestag has adopted amendments to the German Patent Act. Kluwer Patent Blog reported on the changes. The UK IPO refused the application because Tefal had not shown that it was inherently distinctive, nor had it acquired distinctiveness through use.

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Celanese v. ITC – Exploring the Crossroads of Trade Secrets and Patent Rights Post AIA

Trading Secrets

This blog has been cross-posted to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill site. 2024), a case that may reshape the dynamics between trade secrets and patent rights. Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. They then filed for a patent more than a year after Ace-K hit the market.

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Celanese v. ITC – Exploring the Crossroads of Trade Secrets and Patent Rights Post AIA

LexBlog IP

This blog has been cross-posted to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill site. 2024), a case that may reshape the dynamics between trade secrets and patent rights. Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. v ITC, 22-1827 (Fed. Plot twist!

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How to Patent a Medical Device

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a smarter way to patent a medical device? Medical device patents can make a direct impact on sales as well as create licensing opportunities. Even pending patent applications may help startups raise capital. Let’s look at some smart ways to patent a medical device.