Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How is a patent attorney different than Amazon seller attorneys? Patent violations are becoming increasingly prevalent among Amazon sellers. Whether you are a patent owner or an Amazon seller, you need the right kind of legal expertise when it comes to patent infringement. Is a patent attorney specially licensed?

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 7, 2023

A urologist told a Los Angeles federal jury on Wednesday that he created the first Food and Drug Administration-approved cosmetic penile implant, only to be "betrayed' by a fellow urologist who stole his company's trade secrets and made it public by filing a patent application based on the confidential information.

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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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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 30, 2021

In May of 2019, Tesla filed a patent application for “Pulsed Laser Cleaning of Debris Accumulated on Glass Articles in Vehicles and Photovoltaic Assemblies.” The Tesla laser patent application also considers using the technology to clean debris from photovoltaic solar panels. Steps to Obtain a Patent.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

To mitigate potential conflicts of interest and to improve the public’s understanding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedures, the agency has recently made various amendments to its rules relating to the conduct of registered patent attorneys and agents.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

Is the protection of patent available for website? The domain name of the website may be protected by Trade Mark laws, whereas the contents of the website- the text, artwork, photographs, audio-visual content etc. enjoy the protection under Copyright laws if you are the first and original creator of these components.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

There have been some noteworthy recent decisions in trade secrets law. 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. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School Noted below, Akin Gump had sued a former vendor, Xcential, arguing that its lawyers had invented what Xcential had sought to patent. 2023), which involved a firm’s admitted use of text from one patent application in an application for another client in closely related cases.

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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. Exceptions.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. Failure to renew a trademark registration can lead to a canceled registration, but the owner may still have common law rights by continually using the mark. And inventions can be protected with patents.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This article is part of a series on commonly held misconceptions about patents. Many prospective patentees often have unfounded reservations about patenting their inventions. The aim of this series of short articles is to debunk these common myths around patent protection.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Lokesh is a graduate from School of Law, Nirma University and an incoming LLM Candidate and InfoJustice Fellow at American University Washington College of Law, and has previously written posts for us here and here. Examining application of Section 8(1)(d). Assessment. suo moto mandatory disclosures.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. Figure 2: 2021 Pending Patent Applications Pre- vs. Post-AIA (Point Estimate).

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IP Tech Blog

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). 102 modified pre-AIA law regarding the sale of products made with a secret process. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. , and Jinhe USA LLC (collectively “Jinhe”).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. Figure 2: 2021 Pending Patent Applications Pre- vs. Post-AIA (Point Estimate).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When considering how to secure your software product from potential theft or infringement, it is essential to understand the key forms of legal protection offered under Intellectual Property (IP) law. Patent Protection for Functionality. The most time-sensitive of all filings are your patent filings.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement). enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 25, 2022

Order to Keep the Patent Filings Secret : The defendant has several patent applications pending at the USPTO which apparently include the trade secret algorithm within its specification. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed that preliminary injunction as warranted based upon California state trade secrecy law.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 19, 2022

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. Instead, a bill must say something like “in 28 USC 1332, strike ‘$75,000’ and replace it with “$100,000” That can get complicated, with all the federal laws that cross-reference each other, different enactment dates, and so on. The patent application is here.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

A Kat being extra careful while Mercury is retrograde Copyright SpicyIP analysed a recent decision from the Bombay High Court, in which it was decided that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law.

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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). §102 modified pre-AIA law regarding the sale of products made with a secret process. In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement). enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

This is because most of the relevant intellectual property laws involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are federal laws, which apply uniformly throughout the United States. Intellectual property attorneys can file these applications from anywhere.

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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. Introduction. The answer is yes.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Huawei and Verizon settle their FRAND patent dispute concerning the infringement claims in Texas, which was done shortly after the start of the trial. Through the settlementwhich was under confidential terms, the parties settle their patent dispute and lawsuits. Image Source: gettyimages]. Chinese market.

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IPilogue

JULY 7, 2021

Claire La Mantia is a Guest Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Patent Act contains no express provisions pertaining to the ownership of inventions produced by an employee during the course of their employment. The employee created or developed the invention with the employer’s confidential information.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement). enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Knowing this, a friend recently directed me to a podcast from a well-known marketing guru who was giving advice about intellectual property, and patents in particular, during one of his episodes. Patent and Trademark Office gave away process patents like candy. In reality, what is patentable is set out by statute.

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Bio Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2020

settled three Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings concerning patents covering Alexion’s blockbuster humanized monoclonal antibody drug Soliris®, with Amgen obtaining a royalty-free license for marketing a biosimilar prior to expiration of the patents at issue. The patents at issue are U.S. Patent Nos.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Here is the scoop: Background The Respondent, Novartis, owns a patent EP 2 959 894 for a specific use of fingolimod. They sought an Arrow declaration that the importation, disposal, use and keeping by them of generic fingolimod in the UK for that specific use would have been obvious at the priority date of the patent in question ([5]).

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

However the two recent posts of this very same blog, one on the preliminary opinion of EBA on plausibility (G2/21, here ), the other on the requisite of sufficiency of disclosure for a first medical use patent (T0424/21, here ) have removed any doubt on whether or not to try and cover it.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

ABL sued Diomics and Zolezzi for trade secret misappropriation under DTSA and unfair competition under California state law. ABL alleged that Zolezzi misappropriated more than 90 confidential and proprietary files. Zolezzi had no prior experience with antiviral nasal spray technology but was particularly curious in ABL’s product.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Among the changes created by the AIA, a new system was put into place for the submission of prior art to the Patent Office prior to patent issuance. Effective September 16, 2012, a third-party may submit prior art to the Patent Office. On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”).

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