Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Does our firm recommend PCT patent applications? If foreign utility patent protection is desired, filing a PCT patent application makes sense for many applicants. For example, assume you filed a direct utility patent application in China by the 12-month deadline. Need to file a PCT application?

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Protecting your business’s ideas, products, and processes is a critical part of any entrepreneur’s journey. Crafting a patent application is a key step in helping to ensure that your business is safe from outside competition. Today, we’ll be discussing the following topics: -Why you should pursue a patent.

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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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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At its core, the case relates to whether the right to file a patent application in the future is covered by the same provisions relating to the right to an existing patent or patent application. Unfortunately, Mr Jones then encountered some bad luck in the form of a fire at his business premises.

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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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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

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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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

What factors affect the cost to file a PCT patent application? The cost of a PCT patent application will typically consist of attorney’s fees and government fees. PCT patent attorney’s fees which will vary widely between firms and the amount of work involved (e.g., How much are the PCT government fees?

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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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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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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Aside from the PCT, a US utility patent application may be filed claiming the benefit of an earlier filing date of a foreign priority application for the same invention. Whatever it may be called, one thing is clear – a direct priority application is not a national stage entry based on a PCT application.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at legal odds with Moderna, claiming that Moderna neglected to add three NIH scientists to Moderna’s patent application on a principal COVID-19 vaccine.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 22, 2021

Therefore the company must typically strategize between the IP and the business it gets into. That is why the perspective of IP analysis is important for the business for the purpose of monetizing its invention. The first part it follows is the issue of patentability criteria of the invention. Business and IP.

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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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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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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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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents. In 2022 alone, the USPTO received more than 50,000 design patent applications. The Office has seen a 20% growth in design patent applications over the last five years.

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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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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

JANUARY 4, 2023

What is a utility nonprovisional patent application? Unlike design patents , utility patents protect functionality. To get a utility patent, you have to file a utility nonprovisional patent application and ultimately get it allowed. Need to file a utility nonprovisional patent application?

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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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WIPO Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

Women inventors still account for less than a quarter of patent applications. So, in a busy first year, GLIPA teamed up with the Mexican think tank CAIINNO to better understand the gender IP gap in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Two such pressures that are frequently at odds with each other are the need to adequately protect the intellectual property that will be the basis for future revenue and investment, and the need to bring such revenue and investment into the business to allow for continued technology development and commercialization.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

For this, the court relied not only on the importance given to the ‘appropriate office’ under the Patent Act, Patent Manual, the Patent Rules but also because of the following reasons: The appeal is a continuation of the original proceeding; The entire record of the patent application is readily available at.

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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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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2024

The Agent or Associate must have 2+ years of patent prosecution experience at a firm or in-house, and the ability to draft patent applications is a must. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Admission to the USPTO is preferred.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

If you are thinking of patenting software, it is critical to have your utility nonprovisional patent application drafted with Section 101 in mind. By anticipating the potential rejections, more can written in your specification and illustrated in your drawings before you file your software patent application.

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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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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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IP Law 360

MARCH 5, 2024

Valeant marks a significant development in False Claims Act jurisprudence, opens new avenues for litigation and potentially raises the stakes for patent applicants who intend to do business with the government, say Joshua Robbins and Rick Taché at Buchalter. The Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling in Silbersher v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Application filings continue their explosive growth trend at the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). At the end of 2020, the USPTO published a report finding an exponential increase in the number of patent application filings from 2002 to 2018.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

UH filed a patent application in Delhi, which AD opposed with a pre-grant opposition also filed in Delhi. Both the examination of the patent application and the objection were assigned to the Office of the Patent Controller in Chennai, where the objection was dismissed, and the patent was granted to UH.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Principle of Good Faith in Patent Applications The revised regulations emphasize the principle of good faith in all patent applications: New Article 11: Mandates adherence to the principle of good faith. Genuine Inventive Activities: Requires applications to be based on real and original inventive activities.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These initiatives offer financial support, strategic advantages, and unique opportunities to foster growth, innovation, and diversity in the business community. This program reflects the city’s commitment to nurturing the tech ecosystem and supporting innovative businesses in a dynamic market.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 12, 2023

businesses and global public health. It is also unnecessary to patent underlying pathogenic sequences in order to protect novel and innovative technologies such as diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. Pathogens Usually Emerge, and are Sequenced, Outside the United States.

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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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