Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The ultimate success of brands and businesses in the modern world largely depends on the groundbreaking innovation that sets them apart from the rising competition in the market. However, keep in mind that using your IP assets to support the current and future market position of your business can prove to be a major challenge.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. However, the applicant has limited financial resources for filing the patent application. Should you claim small entity status or micro entity status for the applicant at the time of filing the patent application?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

Combining Multiple Inventions in an Single Patent Application @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: important;}} As a business, cost is always a concern. However, is combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application worth the cost savings?

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MAY 27, 2021

The cost savings of filing a provisional patent application without consulting a professional are certainly tempting. However, such a strategy may ultimately cost more in the long run, including possibly costing valuable patent protection. What is a Provisional Patent Application? Keep Trade Secrets Secret.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

What are warning signs that may warrant a change in your US patent agent or law firm? When it comes USPTO patent prosecution, many factors are out of the control of your US patent agent or attorney. So it makes sense to focus on what is within a patent attorney’s control.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Michelle Mao is an incoming 2L student at Osgoode Hall Law School and an IPilogue writer. 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.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In recent years, there appear not only many foreign applicants who have been constantly investing in China’s patent assets, but also some big Chinese software companies applying for a large number of invention patents on algorithms or business rules and methods related to artificial intelligence, "Internet +", big data, and blockchain.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

AI and IP Law: Podcast with Yuri Eliezer by Yuri L. Eliezer AI and Intellectual Property Law An Insightful Discussion with Yuri Eliezer The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property (IP) Law is becoming increasingly significant in the dynamic landscape of technology and innovation.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The winds of a busy Belgian court term blows through the IPKat's wild ancestor's mane (c) Christopher Stothers 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2021 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2022.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2009, Dr. Robinson and Spectrum (collectively “Plaintiffs”) hired law firm FisherBroyles to file patent applications for his inventions. patent application for the spinal implant in March 2013. It then filed a PCT application and a non-provisional U.S. FisherBroyles filed a provisional U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

For example, in Alice, the court stated “[t]he ‘abstract ideas’ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.” The Supreme Court further recognized that “laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas” are not patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Though most clients appear to prefer flat rates, even fixed fee patent cost estimates may exceed the budget of many startups and small businesses who might otherwise benefit from our services. So we asked ourselves the following question: What can we do to make utility patents more affordable?

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Patent prosecution refers to the writing, filing and handling of patent applications. It encompasses the patent examination process from initial filing to the grant, including all the back-and-forth responses with the USPTO. Prosecuting a patent application includes the following: drafting patent application.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The parties agree that the products described in the letter embody the design that was later patented. February 2000 : Junker filed his patent application that led to the D’839 patent. January 1999 : Eddings sent Boston Scientific a letter with pricing information for its Peelable Sheath Set. 102(b) (pre-AIA).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Crunch recently filed a utility patent application (February 2021) with the USPTO seeking to patent the following two claims: 1. 300 words) Based upon what you know so far, do Sections 102 or 103 create any hurdle to patentability? Question 3. Question 4.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Steadily increasing patent activity related to clean energy technologies suggests that the proportion of energy derived from green sources will also continue to grow — but smaller companies could be locked out of the patent race, even as sustainability becomes an inescapable business imperative, says Greg Sharp at Haseltine Lake.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

AI inventor case catch-up: Formalities, not patentability It is worth remembering that a patent application may be filed for any subject matter, provided the appropriate forms are filled in and the necessary fees paid. The patent applications have simply been refused for failing to satisfy the formal requirements of filing.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those four tips are applicable to any subject matter, including chemical, mechanical, and software inventions.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A patent protects your intangible property from others’ use, but what happens when patent protection operates in a way that ensures no other innovators can build upon a patented invention?

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

What makes software hard to patent? The laws and regulations surrounding software patents continue to develop. I’ve written about the hurdles that software inventions must overcome in order to be patent eligible. Subject matter eligibility problems: What are examples of inventions ineligible for patent protection?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., Prashant raises questions as to the influence of business lobbying groups, and concerns regarding the then proposed changes to the Rules. which was written in the context of the October ’23 draft amendments.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 29, 2022

(Part 1 of a 4 Part Series) - The application of innovative data driven approaches such as bioinformatics and artificial intelligence to the life science sector has brought about a change in way that biological inventions can be protected by patent laws.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With an application to the mouth and nose, the antiviral spray aids in naturally flushing pathogens and foreign particles in the digestive tract. In 2017, ABL engaged a private equity fund manager—and its operating partner Anthony Zolezzi—to explore business opportunities. The case is Applied Biological Laboratories, Inc.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the present highly competitive business environment, understanding the market trends well is imperative for the development, and eventually, the success of a particular product or service. Market research helps come across the already existing inventions that may be similar to the applicant’s invention. .

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Since there are no annual dues, CLE requirement, or even check-in many folks continue to stay on the rolls even though they are not practicing patent law. One example is my colleague Professor Royce Barondes who passed the patent bar exam prior to law school and then never practiced in the field. Series codes 16 and 17).

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office review patent applications, saying the deal's winner didn't meet a clear small business subcontracting requirement. Government Accountability Office sustained an intellectual property research firm's protest of a $267 million deal to help the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 30, 2023

There is the old adage in business: to go fast, go alone; and to go far, go together. When this applies to innovation and naming co-inventors in your patent application, it is important to understand the legal ramification of inventorship. By: Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Bottom line, no patent cases were decided by the Court in the 2021-2022 term and none were granted certiorari for the new term starting this week. Of the 17 pending patent-focused petitions, 13 are set to be decided at the long conference. Wade was good law before being overturned by the Court last term. Kite Pharma, Inc. ,

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2022

Emily Chow is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. I attended the 5 th Annual IP Data & Research Conference’s second session on diversity in intellectual property law. The two studies found that firms that file for patent applications are disproportionately more often owned by men.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2024

If you were too busy enjoying the May sunshine last week, here's the summary of what you missed: Patents Image from Pixabay. Its purpose is to undertake the final stage of negotiations for an international legal instrument that aims to (amongst other things) introduce a disclosure of origin requirement for patents.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the European Commission sent notice to several EU member states directing them to codify recent rule changes to EU copyright law; a WIPO report shows that China has a significant lead in global patent application filings for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technologies; Judge O’Grady is removed from the criminal copyright (..)

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Patently-O

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Harris County Texas appellate court recently affirmed summary judgment favoring the Hunton Andrews Kurth law firm and its attorneys. The case offers a few key takeaways for entrepreneurs delving into the patent system. They hired Hunton AK to handle the patent application process. –Hous. July 13, 2023).

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the The Federal Circuit denies rehearing in Teva's case with GlaxoSmithKline’s regarding Teva's induced infringement of a GSK patent directed to a method of treating Congestive Heart Failure; the Eleventh Circuit affirms that press release statements regarding patent licensing and other business activities by (..)

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Patently-O

JANUARY 12, 2023

Likewise, supporters of the draft legislation have enthusiastically proclaimed that it will “rev the US innovation engine once again”, warning that “[e]conomic growth, job creation, global competitiveness, public health and national security are all at risk until Congress repairs the law of patent eligibility that the Supreme Court has distorted.”.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Controller of Patents , we are pleased to bring to you this post by Vishno Sudheendra. Vishno is a second year law student at the NLSIU, Bangalore and wrote this post while interning with us. UH filed a patent application in Delhi, which AD opposed with a pre-grant opposition also filed in Delhi.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 7, 2022

AI finds application in virtually every technology and business paradigm. If you haven’t seen it already, AI is coming soon to an invention near you and can be found in a greatly increasing number of patent applications and patent claims. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and it’s evolving.

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