Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. How do stipulated protective orders protect confidential information? What types of restrictions do stipulated protective orders impose on the disclosure and use of confidential information?

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. For example, trade secret protection might be considered to protect confidential information or know-how which has some commercial value. system, this is basically a registered design.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 11, 2024

Alex described how he’d suffered from acute, confidence-knocking acne when he was young. She had worked as a special effects makeup artist and props designer but 5 years in, after developing a severe reaction to one of the most used chemicals in the field, she had to walk away from her career. Nicole story really moved me.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The following article focuses on the challenges of enforcing patent rights and Trade Secrets. “ Hence, the traveling chaos of F1 is a world filled with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and Trade Secrets. In the present times, many such developments have made the sport more competitive and exciting.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

How to prepare for the first patent attorney meeting. While we never want to discourage anyone from asking questions, coming prepared to an initial meeting with a patent attorney will lead to a more helpful discussion. Does our firm sign an NDA before the initial patent attorney meeting? Not exactly.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

By Dennis Crouch Over the past year I’ve been investigating various generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools for assisting patent attorneys in their practice. As we move forward some of the struggle will be a focus on how much the attorney needs to know about how the GenAI works in order to use it responsibly.

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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.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

Highlights Of The Week IPO Rejects Janssen’s Secondary Patent Application for the Fumarate Salt form of Bedaquiline Image from here. To Be or Not To Be (Design): Calcutta HC Sways Against Trend of Denying Design Registrations Over GUIs Image from here Can a GUI be regarded as a Design? Where to lean on?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, layout-designs of integrated circuits, plant variety protection, and copyright are all examples of intellectual property. i] said that all disputes stemming from trademarks, copyrights, and patents are inherently unarbitrable. Paramasivam & Ors. [i]

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Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

Increase Innovation and Patent Reliance Among many other aspects, the FTC’s implementation documents assert that the non-compete ban will lead to increased innovation and a more robust patent system. 1023, 1023-1035 (2010) (increases the number of patents, number of firm starts, and employment).

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., It enabled them to steal a handful of IP assets and other confidential business information. How to Minimize the Risk of IP Theft ?

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Patently-O

JUNE 20, 2023

These investigations patent, trademark, or copyright violations caused by trade importation into the US. And, patent holders have been able to rely upon uses of their technology licensees as evidence of a domestic industry. Likewise, R&D may also satisfy the requirements. — i.e., non practicing entities.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

This Kat is excited to report on so many exciting events across various IP topics taking place over the coming months. The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys – Everything you Need to Know about Sequence Listings, WIPO ST.26 The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys – Everything you Need to Know about Sequence Listings, WIPO ST.26

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Product designers, inventors, and artists of all types need to understand the meaning of intellectual property and how to protect their creative contributions. . The Constitution gives the United States Congress the authority to grant copyright and patent rights to artists, authors, and inventors. Code covers patent law. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. Allegations of “general awareness” are not enough. Buzzfeed, Inc. 2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y. Evox Productions, LLC v. .

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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?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

But, unlike patents, trade secrets require their owners to take affirmative steps to maintain the intellectual property protection they provide. Generally, trade secrets refer to confidential information that confers a competitive advantage on its holder by virtue of being unknown by others. What Are Trade Secrets? DTSA § 1839.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

A high number of patent applications are given a non-final rejection from the USPTO according to Yale. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents. What is Prior Art?

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

The author questions this order, looking at prior case laws, and discusses how it inadvertently also limits the importance of the documents in rectification matters. Nirtech – Analysing the Claim of Breach of Confidential Information Image from here. Ex-employees using confidential information acquired from the former employer!

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

It is common knowledge that using a trademark, a patent or a design of another business may cause an infringement of intellectual property or industrial property rights, or even an act of unfair competition. The lawmakers’ task is not straightforward, however, because the nature of this type of products is not so either.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

World IP Day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of SMEs in the economy and how they can use IP rights to build stronger, more competitive, and resilient businesses. We are undergoing a quiet revolution is how the video opens. The new currency in the digital world is information, ideas, know-how, brands, systems, and data.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

Supreme Court recently decided that the doctrine of assignor estoppel—the judge-made law that prevents an assignor, if sued for IP infringement by the assignee, from contesting the title or validity of the IP it transferred—applies to the assignments of patents in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v Hologic, Inc., 594 US (2021). 1] The U.S.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Peter Toren is an experienced criminal trade secret litigator who served for many years in the as a federal prosecutor with the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice where he served as Acting Deputy Chief.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

Earlier this month, the Russian government issued a decree stating it will use patented products from so-called “unfriendly countries” without compensating owners. Conventional wisdom would suggest that Russia’s decree invalidates patent rights. Patents versus Trade Secrets: An Illustration.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The defendant former employee was provided access to plaintiff’s confidential information during employment, including strategies on how to secure winning bids and information about plaintiff’s existing and potential clients. Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Patent Applications. In Life Spine, Inc. Aegis Spine, Inc. , 8 F.4th

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Introduction A “patent” is a right granted by a state to an inventor for a fixed period i.e., 20 years in India in exchange for the disclosure of the invention. The fundamental patentability criteria are universal namely: novelty, inventive step, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Joy of producing/consuming can be important motivation for activities, though, so exploring how courts deal with it in IP is important. Axanar/Star Trek case, defendants repeatedly talked about their fandom and how they wanted to celebrate their love of Star Trek. Giving pleasure can found patentability; use that!

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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

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the “ Commission ”) proposed a new regulation on the licensing of standard essential patents (the “ Proposal ”). [1] SEP holders seeking to license their SEPs for royalties and to enforce them in the EU would have to register the patents in a SEP register.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

Amazon was originally construed as an internet retailer or manufacturer of goods ranging from books, houseware, utility products, clothing to many varied ranges of products. In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 31, 2022

This Article aims to empower & educate investors and other business personnel about the Significance of IP Due-Diligence in an M&A Transaction, how to minimize future legal risk and some examples of goods and bad IP due diligence. For many businesses, intellectual property is the most important asset type. Missing IP.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Recently, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks granted a patent to a ragi walnut soup mix prepared by the 52-year old woman, Shubhangi Patil. In her patent application, she claimed that her soup is free from preservatives and artificial additives. The answer is yes. The answer is yes.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. For example, Amazon holds patent over auto-authentications of transactions in India. Signing confidentiality agreements also are one of the ways of protection. [8]

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

In particular, ChatGPT is a type of “language” model designed to respond with a natural language reply when prompted with a text-based question. The “Chat” in ChatGPT refers to this question-and-answer design, where ChatGPT behaves like a ChatBot. How was ChatGPT trained?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Many cultures have the tradition of spring cleaning. There are so many scattered intellectual property issues of interest to be collected, organized, and commented upon, many as follow-ups to previous posts that need to be dusted off in light of further developments. Don’t believe us? Read on to learn why.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. The draft guidance provides suggestions on how to plan for approval of fewer than all indications. Introduction.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. Introduction. Yet, given fewer FDA approvals in 2020 and 2021, this year saw the lowest number of commercial launches since 2017.

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