Patently-O
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
” The invention was not yet “ready for patenting” and therefore its public use was not disqualifying. .” ” The invention was not yet “ready for patenting” and therefore its public use was not disqualifying. ” See, Delano Farms Co. 3d 1243 (Fed. 3d 1376 (Fed.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 10, 2024
It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges. Before the knowledge or invention is transferred, the owner must make sure they own rights over it.
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LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The act sets up a mechanism for transferring federally funded research to be performed by businesses and nonprofits through funding agreements. The act also establishes the rights for businesses and nonprofits to patent and commercialize inventions developed within the scope of the funding agreement.
LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents to inventions every day. Important requirements must be met in order for an invention to be patented. Usefulness: This is a low bar to meet, fortunately. It doesn’t mean the invention has to provide some important use.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 5, 2024
According to the NIST, the US govt invests approximately $115 billion in R&D through various universities, non-profits, and businesses. March-in rights are provisions that allow the government to require a license for inventions stemming from this investment, upon the fulfilment of certain conditions.
Garrigues Blog
JANUARY 12, 2022
The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. All of us at the Garrigues IP Blog would like to wish you a very happy new year. What is the right of prior use or “pre-use”?
The IPKat
DECEMBER 24, 2022
As a busy year comes, take the time to settle down with your favourite feline friend, a mince pie and the annual IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal roundup. These included the decision in T 1349/19, finding against an inventive step attack based on a step-by-step path to a goal only known from hindsight ( IPKat ).
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