LexBlog IP

MARCH 26, 2022

March 23, 2022), the Court adopted the Oral Report and Recommendation entered by Magistrate Judge Burke on December 15, 2021 recommending that the Court grant-in-part and deny-in-part Defendants Daikin Industries, Ltd. Patent Nos. 7,122,609 (“the ‘609 patent”) and 8,076,431 (“the ‘431 patent”).

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gajewski, and Ivy Clarice Estoesta will present the webinar "2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends" on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Attendees will receive an advance copy of our Design Patents Year in Review report via email after the webinar concludes. Wells, Daniel A.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., Image from here A ‘Captured’ Patent Office? Two of the provisions slated to be amended have a direct impact on the quality of patents granted by the Patent Office. Prashant Reddy T.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This post is about patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration. April saw Cape Verde join the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property as well as the Madrid Protocol and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. Katfriend, Ifeanyi E.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a blog post published in February 2021 ( here ), we addressed regulatory initiatives from the Chinese government aimed at moving China from a country dependent on “imported” patents (i.e., patents filed by foreign entities) to a country with great autochthone creativity.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

1: Russia Mulls Making Software Piracy Legal and Patent Licensing Compulsory. Next up today, Diana Kwon at Nature reports that a Munich court has ruled that ResearchGate should be barred from hosting papers uploaded to it and that the site is responsible for copyright-infringing content uploaded on its platform.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 25, 2022

A judge in Russia has ruled that the British cartoon series “Peppa Pig” can be freely copied in Russia without violating Russian copyright law. As The Independent reported, Russia is using Peppa Pig to retaliate against economic sanctions imposed worldwide against its invasion of Ukraine. By: AEON Law

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT patent application has two phases: namely, International and National.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT patent application has two phases: namely, International and National.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Leap of Faith: File a PCT patent application while your US application might get rejected? Timing your patent filings can be tricky. For US applicants, the deadline for filing a PCT patent application is 1 year from your earliest US filing date known as the priority date. Here is a helpful timeline. PCT National Phase Timeline.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

First off today, Nicholas Slayton at Task & Purpose reports that the United States Navy has been ordered to pay $154,400 in damages to a software firm after a court found the Navy had violated the copyright in one of their applications. Though the Navy had purchased some 38 copies, it ended up installing it on more than 550,000 machines.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

February 14, 2022), the Court overruled Plaintiff’s objections to the Report and Recommendation Regarding Claim Construction (D.I. Hall of seven claims in dispute in the patents-at-issue in the infringement action. Copies of the Memorandum Opinion and Order are attached.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a blog post published in February 2021 ( here ), we addressed regulatory initiatives from the Chinese government aimed at moving China from a country dependent on “imported” patents (i.e., patents filed by foreign entities) to a country with great autochthone creativity.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2022

Earlier this month, the ecommerce site Etsy announced that they are launching a new intellectual property portal that they hope will make it easier for brands, creators and other rightsholders to report listings that are infringing on their rights. From there, they can search function to find listings and add them to the report.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Ling Zhao of the MARQUES China team reports here. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for use on cosmetics. COPYRIGHT YouTube has released the first edition of its copyright transparency report. Paul Keller reports on the Kluwer Copyright Blog. Aaron Moss reports for copyrightlately. PATENTS Prof.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a 2023 report published by EndPoints News , it is suggested that for 2022, an estimated 70% of US FDA approvals for new treatments originated in small companies when compared to 66% in 2021. In  In addition to this, 6,918 clinical programs were reported in 2022 with an astonishing 77% originating from small companies.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging. The report identifies algorithms and data to be key elements that ensure the operational success of AI-powered applications.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

As Rights Alliance reported in 2023, the cross-border nature of the offending can require evidence to be obtained from overseas, meaning that cases can drag on for quite some time. Decision Went to Appeal A Rights Alliance statement published Thursday summarizes a verdict also handed down yesterdayby the Patent and Market Appeal Court.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In a response to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) inquiry about future anti-piracy strategies and policies, Google stresses that the availability of legal content is key. When copyright holders find a link to pirated content in Google’s results they can report the URL, asking for it to be removed.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ideally, it is the responsibility of the Patent Office to check that every applicant wishing to obtain a patent registration is complying with the mandated rules and procedural formalities, and in case there are any lapses, the office must take appropriate measures. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

How can a patent boost Amazon sales? Amazon Sellers cannot ignore patent protection. Unless you’re selling only me-too goods, consider how the right patent can boost Amazon sales of your innovative product. Going naked without patent protection will simply invite competitors to steal your market share.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This is the second article of the multi-part series discussing benefits of prosecuting patents under Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH. To recap, PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

February 14, 2022), the Court overruled Plaintiff’s objections to the Report and Recommendation Regarding Claim Construction (D.I. Hall of seven claims in dispute in the patents-at-issue in the infringement action. Copies of the Memorandum Opinion and Order are attached.

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The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

Patents Photo by TootSweetCarole via Pixabay Rose Hughes commented on a recent case about the validity of a patent for the second medical use of a known drug for treating type II diabetes (empagliflozin, or Jardiance™) in a subpopulation of patients.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2023

According to the petition, the ’992 patent claims “encompass a formulation comprising the VEGF inhibitor protein, aflibercept, which Regeneron markets under the trade name EYLEA®, and three excipients that are commonly used to stabilize proteins like aflibercept: polysorbate 20, phosphate buffer, and sucrose.”

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

JANUARY 22, 2022

In his Report and Recommendation entered in Bear Box LLC et al. Counts I and II of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint purport to assert claims to correct the inventorship for United States Patent No. 10,608,433 (“the ‘433 patent”) which purportedly claims proprietary technology for energy-efficient cryptocurrency mining systems.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Different countries have their own set of requirements for translations, and therefore if the translation is not done professionally, it could lead to misinterpretation of the scope of the claims, which may end up ruining the purpose of filing patents. With the Patent Translation, it’s more than just a Google Translation. Good or Bad?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2024

Controller of Patents made some notable observations on amendment of claims in a PCT application and Section 3(h) of the Patent Act. Controller of Patents. Second, procedure for amendment of claims under Section 59 of the Patent Act, 1970 (Act). Third, patentability of a method of agriculture- the issue of Section 3(h).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A cropped version of a scanned copy of a US newspaper named ‘The Examiner’ (image from here ) This post is co-authored with Swaraj. So does this mean that like the QCI previously, the NTA will also supersede the authority of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) in the process of recruiting its officers?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

These and other relevant figures were recently published by WIPO and Marques' CLASS 46 reported on them here. MD Patent referred to case T-589/20 on the likelihood of confusion between the signs "MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY" and "YAMAMAY", recently decided by the General Court. Marques' CLASS 99 reported more insights here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Patent owners worry about what they can and cannot publicly say about infringement of their patent rights. Accused infringers may believe that certain public statements by patent owners are actionable on the basis that such statements interfere with business, are defamatory, or both. Patent Nos. Patent Nos.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Online piracy is a complex and constantly evolving phenomenon that fuels the daily reporting on this website. The Premier League lists media reporting as one of the main ways the public at large is informed about the harms and dangers of piracy. A critical look at industry reports can pay off though.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

As most readers must be aware by now, the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on India’s IP regime has revealed a problematic, maximalist approach to IP protection, showing no more than a tokenistic appreciation of public interest considerations. Limitations on storage of copied works in digital formats.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 5, 2024

After all, if the Opposition Board’s Report was merely recommendatory in nature, it would seem fruitless to file a writ petition against the same. On the other hand, in E.R

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

According to Grant, UMG broadly embraces AI technology and has already obtained several patents in this area. — A copy of the WIPO contribution, prepared by UMG’s Vice President of Global Content Protection, Graeme Grant, is available here (pdf) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For example, the availability of no-fault injunctions under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has allowed Paramount to mitigate the threats presented by pirate sites. Once again, the term ‘gold standard’ is used. ” The problem is highlighted by the MPA, and separately by members Warner and Paramount.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Furthermore, it was reported that all certified documents such as attestations, certificate copies and extracts are being issued in digital PDF format via e-mail and digitally signed. Finally, in order to warrant document authenticity, the Madrid System will continue sending copies of legalized paper documents only.

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