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Analysing Amazon’s Strategic Approach to Tackle Patent Infringement

IIPRD

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. Amazon often face patent violations with its increasing customer base and involvement of third-party seller. Patent infringement can occur in both of these roles.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself.” then it is no longer a trade secret.

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Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case

SpicyIP

This high-profile case revolves around allegations of patent infringement concerning two patents (“Suit Patents”), both relating to ‘Pertuzumab,’ a monoclonal antibody (Mab) biologic used in inhibiting tumor growth.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

LexBlog IP

Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself.”

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All About Provisional Patent Applications

Kashishipr

Where it is a public sector entity, like a government initiative or a university, there is often the pressure of publishing and disseminating information at the earliest; whereas the private sector is usually free of such challenges, and major consideration is laid on the nature and value of the researched object or invention.

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Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

SpicyIP

This has allowed parties with political, ideological, and other non-technical opposition to patent applications to unduly delay the process by raising a series of pre-grant challenges.”From A failure to disclose these foreign reports can also lead to trouble for the patentee later during patent infringement proceedings.

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The Ibrunitib Saga: DHC Restrains Generic Competitors, but What about Public Interest?

SpicyIP

Readers will recall that this Ibrutinib patent controversy started in 2020 when the Opposition Board rejected patent no. IN262968, covering Ibrutinib , on the basis of Laurus’ post-grant opposition due to a lack of inventive step. In an appeal, the IPAB set aside the impugned rejection and restored the above patent.