Larson & Larson

MARCH 25, 2021

Getting the right type of patent and understanding its full implications is a first step in protecting your intellectual property. After all, you want the patent that will give you the protection you need without wasting resources on the wrong paperwork. They patent what you would expect them to: methods or processes.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Recently, it has come to my attention that a system that utilizes a camera to capture images and software to run facial recognition is being rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as an abstract idea.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2024

A company that sells software used to track and monitor the movements of truck drivers said Wednesday that it caught the CEO of a rival business in the driver's seat, operating patent-protected software that his business is accused of infringing.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

What makes an invention eligible for patent protection? Not every new thing is patentable. A concept might be unique, and yet ineligible for patent protection. Subject matter eligibility refers to whether an invention is qualified for patent protection. 35 USC 101 – Inventions patentable. What is Section 101?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 31, 2022

This movie initially began with patents and business software, but has been reportedly expanded to include all types of copyright-protected content. This was backed up by the Business Software Alliance, which released a survey in 2018 that said some 62% of all software installed in the country was unlicensed.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. If you design IP protection into the business through your agreements, choice of brand name and other identifiers you strengthen your position against the most common and damaging forms of copying in business.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2023

The issue of Computer Related Inventions (CRI) in India has popped up again, with Delhi High Court presently hearing an appeal against an order of the Patent Office rejecting an application filed by Microsoft, titled ‘Reversible 2-Dimensional Pre-/Post- Filtering For Lapped Biorthogonal Transform’, under Section 3(k).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 13, 2023

Introduction The Controller General Of Patents Designs & Trade Marks is chief official responsible for facilitating the patent system in India. In light of these facts, the Hon’ble judge made the following observations: There is no ambiguity in the wordings of Section 36E of the trademark act, 1999.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

CODA represents the interests of around 30 corporate entities doing business in the publishing, media, movie, music, and wider entertainment industries. Anti-piracy organization CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) is a permanent fixture on the front lines of Japan’s war against online piracy.

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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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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Navigating these challenges in the proper way will be key to the selection of the appropriate business model for the exploitation and commercialization of the algorithms (e.g. Additional software and technical measures are also encouraged to track and monitor flow of information and data. But rights holders must be prepared.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” As the U.S.

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IP.com

AUGUST 16, 2021

Research suggests that 28% of patents are at least partially invalid. That number may be even higher—as much as 56%—in industries like software and business methods. The post Low Quality Patents’ Threat to the Patent System appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics. This issue is somewhat.

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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sonos and Google have finally ended their long patent infringement disputes. The primary contention here is that Google was accused of infringing Sonos’ patents covering their sound technology and smart speakers. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing audio products. It was formed in 2002. Google Inc. The post Sonos V.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

30, 2022) Pegasystems alleged that defendants, which compete with it in the business process management (BPM) software field, engaged in false advertising and commercial disparagement in an online report that portrayed Pegasystems unfavorably. patent trolls, paid content promoted as ‘unbiased truth,’ and sometimes just blatant lies.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2024

A company that makes payment cards for laundry services says that it is settling a patent lawsuit in Florida federal court with an Oregon software business, with the agreement involving paying out "a base license of $40 million."

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Patently-O

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act should be modified to prevent the reintroduction of patents on naturally-occurring genomic sequences that are isolated and purified in the lab, a change that will enable international pathogen research to continue while interfering little with private incentives to develop new biomedical technologies.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

The following are a few of the articles that I’ve been delving into this past week: James Hicks, Do Patents Drive Investment in Software? , John Howells, Ron D Katznelson, Freedom to Operate analysis as competitive necessity—the Selden automobile patent case revisited , Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (2024).

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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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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 21, 2023

DSI) filed suit against Plaintiff, Perq Software, LLC for Patent Infringement. DSI is a company that develops and sells software that supports omnichannel communications. According to the Complaint, DSI’s software includes numerous technological improvements that were captured in a family of patent applications.

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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 objective of this bill is to increase the ‘Ease of Living and Doing Business in India’. In Knit Pro International v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. Many employees are experimenting with AI in connection with their work. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The new edition led many IP offices around the world, including the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ), the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office to issue guidance on the trade mark classification of emerging technologies. The more specificity, the better.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. Importantly, only those who have developed new technologies and created a product can file for a patent on the new technology.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 14, 2022

Massachusetts software business NetScout Systems is set next week to be the first tech company to fight infringement claims lodged by patent-holding company Longhorn HD in front of a federal jury in Marshall, Texas.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Yet the debate still rages over when a software (or computer-implemented) claim is patentable versus being simply an abstract idea “free to all men and reserved exclusively to none” (as eloquently phrased 76 years ago by then-Supreme Court Justice Douglas in Funk Bros. Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice Corp. CLS Bank decision.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business. Technology is often protected through patents or trade secrets. In most cases, this can be broken down between two central areas – technology and branding.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

Some form of IP such as trademark and copyright does not need to be registered but some form such as patent needs to be registered. The company must understand the best protection of its IP and how it can leverage the protection in the business to create value. [Image Source: gettyimages]. Enforcing your IP.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Southern California Principal William Hunter was recognized as a 2020 Leader in Law by the San Diego Business Journal. He has garnered expertise in patent prosecution, freedom to operate studies, and the intersection of patent law with other areas of intellectual property.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals continues to strike down patents directed to abstract ideas under the Alice test for patent subject matter eligibility. LEXIS 8294, the court invalidated seven patents owned by People.ai. A patent protects an invention. People.ai’s patents are some of the latest casualties.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

By Chris Holman I enjoyed reading the recent article by Professors Rantanen and Datzov , and was not surprised by their conclusion that the courts are generally applying the Supreme Court’s patent eligibility precedent in a relatively predictable manner. it is generally going to be found patent eligible.

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IP Intelligence

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. The caller identified the serial numbers of the applications and stated additional fees were necessary for their processing.

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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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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2022

They outlined some of the key challenges SMEs face in participating successfully in the IP ecosystem: Cost and complexity: The cost of acquiring patents and the complexity of the international system deters companies from participating. Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

Software being a Grey area can be provided protection under two heads, while trade secrets plays a major role in protection of innovation including patent. A robust and substantive IP portfolio does not only protect inventions but, also demonstrates the strength of the innovative business models of companies.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 1, 2022

Roger is a registered patent attorney with over 20 years of experience in a variety of technologies, including software, business methods, consumer goods, complex machinery, and medical devices. He focuses his practice on patent prosecution and counseling, advising start-up and.

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