LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2022

Interesting Patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing the most exciting developments in technology and innovation. In this article, we highlight several interesting US patents recently issued by the USPTO. Looking for more information on patents?

Design Patent 52

Design Patent Patent Intellectual Property Designs 52

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Invention Intellectual Property Law Design Patent 67

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Invention Designs 52

IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The emergence of blockchain-supported Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has captured the interest of the entertainment and business worlds in the past couple of years. NFTs are both a new creative form of intellectual and artistic expression and a lucrative business opportunity. IP Rights and NFTs.

IP 109

IP Ownership Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Law 109

Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? This sort of science fiction is not patentable because it cannot logically be enabled or have credible utility when the patent is filed. For similar reasons, science fiction is rarely cited as prior art against later patent filings. See [link].

Patent Law 95

Patent Law Law Inventor Patent 95

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

When things are happening en masse at a business, just as in the TM system, w/o individualized attention and with a different agenda than the law’s, you can see the law’s protective features be minimized. We like how they sort us/how we get to identify with them? How much of that is cultural? Human desire for TMs?

Fair Use 45

Fair Use Branding Brands Branding 45

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. Though a judgement that could potentially have an impact on how opposition proceedings are done, it is currently stayed by the Division Bench (covered here ). Syngenta Ltd.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

The emergence of blockchain-supported Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has captured the interest of the entertainment and business worlds in the past couple of years. NFTs are both a new creative form of intellectual and artistic expression and a lucrative business opportunity. IP Rights and NFTs.

IP 52

IP Ownership Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Law 52

azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They copy business models, and any aspect of a business’ successful branding, be it, by introducing new features, copying its positioning, or even using similar names or brand identifiers. For example, the law won’t generally stop copying of ideas or business models or colours of other brands unless these are trademarked.

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding Copying 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

But to deal with different holidays in different states, emergency legislation was passed within weeks so the Office would know how to count deadlines. IP Australia also regulates patent & TM attorneys through professional standards board domination. The business of the PTO is granting patents/TM.

Registration 59

Registration Branding Brands Branding 59

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

As the battery and electric vehicle (EV) industries continue to grow, in tandem the IP world is experiencing an increase in battery patenting activity. Research and development in the battery industry have led to a notable increase in patent filings at the U.S. Figure 1: Battery Patent Filings: CPC Class H01M 1. Valued at $108.4

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ester van Zimmeren, University of Antwerp Exploring Trust Building Mechanisms for Specialized Intellectual Property Courts CJEU patent court hasn’t entered into force, but there are local and regional bodies. Quote: will a business trust its crown jewels when it doesn’t know the court/the judges?) Compete for patent litigation?

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IP Fair Use Copying Intellectual Property 40

43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

2d Cir in Descriptive fair use—how “pure” is the descriptive character of the use? RT: I would say lots of courts in © also try to reduce merger to meaning that you can do anything but copy verbatim, which is a narrowing that many courts in TM don’t bother with, though some variants of Rogers v. How are you?”

Trademark Law 75

Trademark Law Law Trademark Registration 75

43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Industry pushed very hard against cheap copying, and yet as of 2019 there were only 538 registrations in 20 years versus hundreds of thousands of utility patents. Registration is fast—takes a month—versus patent, but term of protection is only 10 years. But what are the subject matters and how are they to be distinguished?

IP 45

IP Invention Designs Design 45