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Obviousness Test for Design Patents Unchanged

The IP Law Blog

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. unique and different).

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China: Design Patents and the Metaverse

IP Tech Blog

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Section 4.4.2

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China: Design Patents and the Metaverse

LexBlog IP

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Section 4.4.2

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

Patently-O

Applicants, for their part, are not required to disclose prior art that is not material to patentability or that is cumulative of other prior art they’ve already provided. It may surprise you, then, to learn that the genre of science fiction is deeply indebted to patent law and patent theory. See [link].

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When is the best time to file a patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

When should you file a patent application? Apply for a patent now or wait a bit? At what point will it be too late to file a patent application ? The best time to file a patent application is before you show your invention to the public or make any sales. Applying for patents is like running a race.

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Computer-Generated Electronic Images & The Article of Manufacture Requirement: The USPTO Declines to Extend Subject Matter Eligibility to “Disembodied” Designs

LexBlog IP

In response to public comments submitted in response to its request thereof regarding the “article of manufacture” requirement for design patent eligibility appearing in Title 35, United States Code, Section 171 , and as explained in our previous post , the U.S. a)(I) ] but provides important clarifications.”

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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Biotechnology-the word suggests that this is biological advancement based on technology. This technological advancement heals the world at the molecular level and most often involves DNA modification techniques. Some important contributions of this technology based biological advancement include- Agriculture-.

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