IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Additional software and technical measures are also encouraged to track and monitor flow of information and data. Litigating in China is a viable option and there are competent and experienced Specialized IP courts that can handle very complex patent and copyright infringement matters. But rights holders must be prepared.

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Intepat

MAY 2, 2024

The unique nature of quantum innovations poses novel challenges in patenting, necessitating legal frameworks that acknowledge the intricate dance of particles in the quantum realm. This dialogue is pivotal for an IPR blog audience, underscoring the complexities and opportunities at this nexus.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction Software refers to a compilation of instructions, data, or programs designed to operate machinery and execute specific tasks. The realm of software serves as the driving force behind modern efficiency and innovation in various industries, relying on intricate instructions and programs to accomplish specific tasks.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Image by pvproductions on Freepik A gentle reminder to our readers that the last day to submit comments for the revision of the Patent, Designs, Trademark, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines is just around the corner. Part II: Diagnostic method patents in India – on prohibition to patent diagnostic methods.

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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. On the guidelines regarding product by process patent.

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IP Intelligence

JANUARY 12, 2024

Expanding on our blog post of January 2, 2024, yet another scam has been brought to our attention—with serious consequences. The caller’s telephone number showed as 571.272.4000 (made possible by caller ID spoofing software), which is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s number for its Application Assistance Unit.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

However, there are legal concerns associated with using AI to generate content, like this blog article, which was created in part through the assistance of ChatSonic AI. However, there are legal concerns associated with using AI to generate content, like this blog article, which was created in part through the assistance of ChatSonic AI.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The IP principle that abstract ideas cannot be patented has often been misapplied to the development of software, often boiling down to concluding software to be unpatentable. However, which parts of software are patentable, and which parts are not?

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

An Application Programming Interface (API) is an electrical socket of a modern software system. API primarily allows interaction of different software elements since, in isolation, they would not derive substantial returns. The Role of Standard Software Libraries. What is an Application Programming Interface?

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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

A patent is a form of Intellectual Property (IP) granted to the owners of an invention or innovation, giving them the right to control how others could use or exploit their invention or innovation. If a business company releases its software via open-source licensing, it can limit the company’s ability to assert its Patent Rights.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 18, 2023

In a case that could have some lasting impact, the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a 2020 ruling by Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas dismissing claims that a competitor infringed non-literal elements of the plaintiff’s software. Because SAS failed to do so, Judge Gilstrap dismissed SAS’s claim.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2023

PatentNext Summary: Software and computer-implemented inventions (CII) have experienced explosive growth in recent years. This article looks at laws of jurisdictions in Southeast Asia, comparing the status of enforcement and protection of software and CII in various Southeast Asia countries. or by telephone at +65 6956 9943.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience. As ventureLAB works with hardware and software companies, the IP concerns were quite intricate and varied with the company stage. One of my biggest projects was creating two IP blog series.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2023

Last week saw some really interesting discussions on the blog. Swaraj announced the new initiative to discuss the history of IP law on the blog and kickstarted this with informative posts from Shivam Kaushik on Indian copyright history and its entanglement with Berne Convention. Anything important we’re missing out on? Bhagga And Ors.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The use of fingerprint recognition has grown significantly in recent years. It is now a common feature in many aspects of our lives, from unlocking our smartphones and accessing secure apps to entering high-security facilities, this technology is everywhere. These features are used to create a unique digital representation of the fingerprint.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations. Novel innovations are protected by patents, but software codes, designs, or artistic components are protected by copyrights.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 15, 2023

Intellectual property rights statutes i.e. the Copyright Act, 1957, the Patents Act, 1970, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Geographical Indications Act, 1999 are among the laws that are proposed to be amended. The Parliament is considering a bill that decriminalises offences across 42 statutes. In Knit Pro International v.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

IP comes into the picture considering the patented hardware used to access, collect, and store data and the copyrighted software that helps to make deduction possible. Copyright comes into the picture since the law safeguards the computer software and programs that are used to collect and analyze big data. What is Big Data?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

Major intellectual property rights laws – the Copyright Act, 1957, the Patents Act, 1970, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Geographical Indications Act, 1999, have also been amended. In the absence of this form, competitors may not be able to differentiate between deadwood patents and patents that are actually being worked (i.e.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) closed the public comment period on the contentious topic of patent eligibility. Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) closed the public comment period on the contentious topic of patent eligibility. The law outlines what innovators can and cannot patent in the United States.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It has several components such as Machine Learning (ML) that are programmed in a way that it can predict human action in its functioning using Natural Language Processing (NLP) that enables these software or machines to understand and interpret human language. Thus, it may be said that it considers both function and form.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970 (the Act) puts forth the criteria of what does not fall under the ambit of “inventions”. However, the underlying argument from the Controller’s office pertained to the aspects of software and hardware. More so, the requirement of novel hardware was negated due to lack of basis in law.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

Will your patent be rejected? Here are statistics on whether your patent will be rejected. A nonprovisional utility patent application has a roughly 90% probability of at least one rejection. A design patent application has an approximately 86% chance of approval. How to respond to utility patent rejections.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

After an invention is patented, the inventor has exclusive rights over the invention. However, getting a patent is not enough to sell your product in the market. Many cars these days come with smart technology, these technologies are often patented, however, they alone are not responsible for the final product that is the car.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2022

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience. Xanadu also develops software and offers the Penny Lane, which is a premier quantum machine learning library for users to access the hardware from the company and all the other providers as well.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Congress continues to explore ways to address the ongoing and increasing theft of IP from US companies, including patents, trade secrets and bootleg software, which is estimated to cost between $225-$600 billion annually.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., Copyright and trade secrets like software, secret formula/recipes, music, etc., by using the internet and computers as a medium. Vulnerable Forms of IP under the Threat of Theft.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Using 3D printed software or a 3D scanner, the object to be printed is digitally formatted in the digital file. Using special software, the CAD file is then sent to a 3D printer, which converts the digital model into a physical thing. However, many of these early technologies’ patent protections have expired.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

In this article, we will be throwing light on the 03 most common forms of IP, including trademarks, copyright, and patents, along with the different and varying levels of protection that they offer. Copyright safeguards the original works of authorship like music and lyrics, novels, software, paintings, to name a few. Trademarks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 4, 2022

” The system involves a central unit, field modules, and software to run the system. ” This kind of vague technical jargon is what we typically see in patent specifications, not “original works of authorship.” To secure such a monopoly, Pyrotechnics could have sought a patent, but it did not.”

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Kashishipr

JUNE 3, 2021

As embodied in the Internal Revenue Code, IRS regulations, and case laws, IP includes patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, know-how, and computer software. Today, something known as ‘Patent Box Regimes’ is widespread in Europe. Patent box regimes provide lower effective tax rates on income derived from IP.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

How to protect your innovation with patents. Unlike trademarks, patents do not require any use by the owner in order to be protectable. Unlike trademarks, patents do not require any use by the owner in order to be protectable. Patents also expire. But, how do you convert an idea in your mind into an actual patent?

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More Than Your Mark

AUGUST 20, 2021

the past decade, the use of 3-D printing has expanded rapidly, in part because the original intellectual property protections on the technology, first invented in the 1980s, expired, making it less expensive to produce the hardware and software involved in the 3-D printing process. 3-D Printing and Copyrights, Patents, or Trademarks.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 9, 2023

For example, suppose you are offering software-as-a-service to anyone and everyone. appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A. Trademarking Goods vs. Services in Foreign Countries Considerations for trademarking goods in a foreign country will obviously differ from those for trademarking services.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. The defendant asserted that the invention lacked novel hardware and was primarily software-based, making it ineligible for patent protection. Emami Ltd. Raytheon Company v.

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Google’s contribution to the US patent system. Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Concern with the US patent system. Anita Gogia is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

This blog has reported on this trend here and here. As recently reported by our US colleagues Deborah Lodge and Shyloah Daniel on this blog , French luxury design house Hermès started litigation against “MetaBirkin” NFTs created by digital artist Mason Rothschild. Here is why: New opportunities for growing your brand.

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