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USPTO Patent Fees Reduced for Small Businesses

The IP Law Blog

In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully. However, the cost of obtaining and maintaining patents may be a barrier for individual inventors and small businesses to benefit from the advantage or enter certain markets.

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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s grant of summary judgment that an inventor, Dr. Mark Core, had automatically assigned a patent associated with his PhD thesis to his then-employer and education funder TRW. Core Optical Techs., Nokia Corp. , 23-1001 (Fed. May 21, 2024).

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment.

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The Critical Role of Trade Secrets in Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Intepat

Opting for Patent protection often requires disclosing key aspects of the invention, which can be used by competitors. Therefore, in a situation where both protection and disclosure become important, inventors and companies must find a way to safeguard their inventions and crucial information.

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The Quest for a Meaningful Threshold of Invention: Atlantic Works v. Brady (1883)

Patently-O

I thought I would write a more complete discussion of this important historic patent case. Atlantic Works has had a profound impact on the development of patent law, particularly in shaping the doctrine of obviousness, but more generally providing theoretical frameworks for attacking “bad patents.”

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IP Financing in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

The valuation of the IP that is used as collateral must be done using the following approach: Cost approach; Market approach; Revenue approach: and/or. Collateral between the investor and the creative economy actor can be in the form of: Fiduciary guarantee of intellectual property; A contract for creative economic activities; and/or.

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Empowering MSMEs through Patents:  Catalyst for Innovation and Growth

Intepat

This showcases the growing importance of these enterprises in enhancing India’s presence in the global market. The Role of Patents in Empowering MSMEs Patents play a transformative role in the growth and success of MSMEs. The surge in patent applications by MSMEs in the financial year 2022-23, marking a 28.4%

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