Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. In order to gain certain exclusive rights from the government, inventors must disclose detailed information on how to make and use their invention. Can you keep your US patent application confidential?

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Trading Secrets

MARCH 15, 2024

Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. The ITC sided with Jinhe, asserting that a product’s sale made through a confidential process constitutes an “on sale” event under the statute, thus nullifying subsequent patent claims for that process. Plot twist! Here’s where the story gets sweeter!

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2024

Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. The ITC sided with Jinhe, asserting that a product’s sale made through a confidential process constitutes an “on sale” event under the statute, thus nullifying subsequent patent claims for that process. Plot twist!

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Opting to keep this process confidential, Celanese sold Ace-K for several years. The ITC sided with Jinhe, asserting that a product’s sale made through a confidential process constitutes an “on sale” event under the statute, thus nullifying subsequent patent claims for that process. Plot twist!

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But in its final written decisions, the Board changed course and found that the manuals were not sufficiently publicly accessible due to limited dissemination and confidentiality restrictions. With regard to the distribution to commercial entities, the court found found that the inventor had requested and expected confidentiality.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In a cautionary tale for inventors participating in trade shows and other non-confidential presentations, on February 15, 2023, the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

When developing an innovative product, you may be concerned about obtaining protection for your idea while keeping the details of your invention confidential to prevent copycats. First-to-File System The first-to-file system, introduced in 2013, prioritizes the first inventor who files a patent application for an invention.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Federal Circuit first pointed out that the patented technology was “in public use” because, before the critical date, Minerva disclosed fifteen devices having the technology at AAAGL 2009, an industry related event dubbed “the Super Bowl of [the] industry” by one of the inventors.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Patents Benjamin unpacked a patent royalties dispute between the University of Oxford and a student inventor, where the English High Court explained which categories of students should be treated as consumers for the purposes of consumer protection law, and why.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

A trade secret is a form of intellectual property that protects confidential business information that (1) has economic value, providing a business with a competitive advantage, and (2) is not generally known or readily accessible to others. Also, confidential business information is not a trade secret if it can be reverse-engineered.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

Contrary to most legal practice, representing inventors to secure a patent does not require a licensed attorney. Patent agents” can also represent inventors when seeking a patent from the USPTO. On this exam, applicants are tested on laws and rules that address patentability issues and inventor obligations. (A

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Promoting innovation and competition in AI, such as through public-private partnerships, addressing intellectual property issues in ways that “Protect inventors and creators”, and ensuring market competition and opportunities for small businesses. ” Improving government use of AI.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The AmeriKat instructing her computer overlord to come up with an invention which turns household objects into tuna Can machines be inventors? Over to Henry : "Background Dr Stephen Thaler is the inventor of an artificial intelligence machine called DABUS. 7(3) was that the inventor is a person ([19]). DABUS made inventions.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Usually, the inventor is under constant fear of leakage of information relating to the invention as a certain disclosure has to be made to the manufacturer. It is for this reason that inventors prefer signing a binding Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Why Should an Inventor File a Provisional Patent Application?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. defense departments (e.g., This veil of secrecy could extend to concepts and items conceived by individual civilians.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. defense departments (e.g., This veil of secrecy could extend to concepts and items conceived by individual civilians.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2023

various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. defense departments (e.g., This veil of secrecy could extend to concepts and items conceived by individual civilians.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

In these situations, the prior activities may bar the inventor from patenting a composition if it has been used for quite some time. Perhaps, the inventor may have a protectable trade secret if certain confidentiality requirements have been met. This may be the case even if the ingredients are unknown.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 13, 2022

The exclusive rights that the Intellectual Property Rights provides to an inventor and a creator in consideration for the efforts being taken by them so that they could reap commercial benefits out of their work, substantiates the importance of IP. Labelling key documents as ‘confidential’, ‘secret’ could be beneficial.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

August 5, 2022): “the Patent Act requires an ‘inventor’ to be a natural person…only a natural person can be an inventor, so AI cannot be.” . * Hollywood Reporter : 12 Notorious Movies and TV Shows That Have Never Been Released. Vidal, 2021-2347 (Fed. ” * All Star Recruiting Locums, LLC v. April 8, 2022).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2024

Certificate of Inventorship The Amended Rules make a provision for issuing a certificate of inventorship at the request of the inventor. Furthermore, under this agreement, parties cannot publish confidential information, including information on commercial value.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). Can a machine be an “inventor”? Rights Management Information a. WIPO Copyright Treaty B. Impacts on innovation?

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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. . Today’s law protects intellectual property to encourage creativity and the incentive to work for the public good by compensating the artist or inventor fairly. . .

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is responsible for rules governing federal trademark registration for product and service identification and for issuing patents to inventors, regardless of where the business is located. The Copyright Office maintains records of all copyright registrations throughout the US.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

A critical first step for the licensor is to set up a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement with the licensee prior to sharing any details related to intellectual property. Duties and rights after the license ends , particularly concerning confidentiality. Laws that govern the agreement. Procedures for dispute resolution.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 11, 2024

To ensure that trade secrets are protected, the information needs to be kept confidential. Patents that float ‘Above Below’ is the brainchild of businessman and inventor, Will Watt. As well as their brand, their intellectual property (IP) will lie in the special recipes they’ve formulated for their organic skin products.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. A patent is a legally enforceable right granted by a government authority that gives the inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a limited period.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand. 35 US Code section 122 ensures the confidentiality of the patent process, and subsection (b) lets the director disclose information about the patent process at the director’s discretion.). What is Prior Art? Exceptions.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

For example, what if the inventors live totally or partially in a foreign country but the applicant is Spanish and resides in Spain? Many scenarios may arise. Each case would have to be resolved according to the validity of the evidence submitted to justify that the invention was made or was not made in Spain.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

They cannot be held to IP rights broader than those foreshadowed at the time of assignment; they can say the law has relevantly changed since the assignment; they can say the right has expired or does not catch their activities; and (unless subject to duties of confidentiality) they can tell anyone else they like of the IP’s infirmities. [6].

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MAY 27, 2021

It acts as a placeholder so an inventor can delay upfront costs of pursuing a full patent application while seeking additional funding, performing further testing of the invention, and determining its usefulness and value. Reasons to File a Provisional Patent Application. Keep Trade Secrets Secret. Filing Date.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 30, 2021

Conception is the formation, in the mind of the inventor, of a definite and permanent idea of a complete and operative invention. Because of this, patent attorneys typically need to gather information from the inventors, which may include a combination of written information, sketches, and discussions with the inventors.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States. Law in multiple jurisdictions holds that the first owner of the invention is the inventor and likewise, the first owner of the copyright is the author of the work.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Yes, Canada, the US, and a few other countries offer a special type of grace period for inventors who have made a public disclosure of their invention. The inventors have until 12 months from the date of their public disclosure to file for patent protection within each of those countries.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 24, 2021

Handling technical matters (patents, geographical indications and plant varieties) will be a special challenge to deal with as it is critical that judges have a comprehensive understanding of not only the legal framework, but also the technical subject, market forces, and the manner in which inventors and investors rely on IP rights.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You just mentioned IP” First up in the Den, we had entrepreneur and inventor Michael Horsfall, asking for 45k in exchange for 10% of his Van Guardian business. However, there was one thing the entrepreneurs had in common.they were seeking that all important investment from the Dragons.

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