Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

Yes for utility, and probably not for design. A nonprovisional utility patent application has a roughly 90% probability of at least one rejection. A design patent application has an approximately 86% chance of approval. Basically, expect a utility patent application to be rejected at least once.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Patent attorneys will sometimes use the term “straight continuation” to refer to a specific type of child application that stems from a parent patent application. A straight continuation is simply a child application that does not contain new matter. PCT), or an international design application.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2023

Priority claims for IP rights allow obtaining an earlier priority date for an IP application based on an earlier IP application in another country. 2) Furthermore, it is permissible to file a utility model in a country by virtue of a right of priority based on the filing of a patent application, and vice versa.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

What factors affect the cost to file a PCT application? whether the utility patent application needs to be drafted). So the cost to file a PCT application will be the sum of attorney’s fees and governmental fees. Let’s look at each component of the PCT filing cost and explore ways to save money.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Even pending patent applications may help startups raise capital. Manufacturers and designers should pay particular attention to independent claims and the strategy of filing child applications. Design or utility patent? It may help to pursue design patents on any nonfunctional ornamental features of your medical device.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

This includes; · a new digital patents applications service – submit information in the order that suits you, save and go back to draft applications and see the status of your application at any time · a new customer accounts service – manage and track all of your patents in one place.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. Jorgenson also discussed how COVID-19 affected WIPO and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system. The buzzword for Ms.

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 30, 2023

The couple disclosed that they have an international patent pending and have already heard from the US Patent and Trademark Office that they’re application is likely to be accepted. You can protect your invention in many international countries using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). What sets you apart?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

has been updated to state "absent any substantiated indication to the contrary, there is a strong rebuttable presumption under the EPC that an applicant or joint applicants claiming priority in accordance with Art. Applicants are now therefore required to convert a ST.25 Entitlement to priority (A-III-6.1)

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2023

This post is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Abhijeet Audichya. Holding that the marks are visually dissimilar, after assessing them and relying on the plaintiff’s earlier stance, the court rejected the application for an interim injunction. f) of the PCT Regulations. Anything important we’re missing out on?

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

On the patent side, the increase in the fees will be applicable to standard entity size. Significant CIPO Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2024, a one-time 25% fee increase will be implemented, impacting most patent, industrial design, trademark and copyright fees.

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Intepat

MARCH 16, 2021

Under the WIPO-INDIA Cooperation agreement, Indian Patent Office (IPO) started the WIPO Digital Access Services (DAS) with effect from 31st January, 2018 for priority documents submitted by the applicants from participating Patent offices. dules and creation of national and/or regional IP databases. ies of priority documents.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As the year draws to a close, we also have news of a new referral to the EBA on the EPO's co-applicant approach to priority. The prohibition against double patenting prevents the grant of more than one European patent application having the same filing date and applicant, and directed to the same subject matter.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations. Novel innovations are protected by patents, but software codes, designs, or artistic components are protected by copyrights.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In order to apply for a patent, it is essential to file a patent application under the Chapter III of the Patent Act. The application procedure for a patent is quite nuanced. The drafting of a patent application requires immense knowledge of science, law, and language. Their proper application is of paramount importance.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is where the various protections under international Intellectual Property Rights conventions come into play. IP can be found in the chassis of cars, uniforms, merchandise, various engineering and designing equipment, television broadcasting, and most importantly, carefully hidden trade secrets. 39 of the TRIPS agreement.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

The urgence for the same was felt due to refusal of foreign exhibitors to attend the International Exhibition of Inventions in Vienna, Austria, 1873, fearing that their ideas would be stolen and will further be exploited commercially in other nations. FUNDAMENTALS: The term ‘IPR’ became inclusive only after the twentieth century.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2023

Can you file the utility patent application with the color drawings or photographs? 113, the Applicant for a patent must “furnish a drawing where necessary for the understanding of the subject matter to be patented”. Typically, the drawings in a utility patent application are submitted in black and white. The answer is YES!

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

That total includes both utility and design patents in the US. Of course, this total does not include all the international and foreign patents I’ve handled. Obviously, if you do not find an attorney’s name on this directory, they do not and can not file patent applications for others.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2022

Freeze on international cooperation. The EPO also recalled Rule 82c( 1) and Article 26bis(3) of the PCT, which allow for the extension of time limits in similar circumstances. The abolition of compensation to patent and design owners established in “unfriendly” countries. b) Before the EUIPO.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Freeze on international cooperation. The EPO also recalled Rule 82c( 1) and Article 26bis(3) of the PCT, which allow for the extension of time limits in similar circumstances. The abolition of compensation to patent and design owners established in “unfriendly” countries. b) Before the EUIPO .

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The UAE is a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty 1970 (PCT) and WIPO Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1883 (Paris Convention). Design rights are registered with the IPPD. Unregistered design rights are not recognised (although in some instances, copyright may apply). Trademarks.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Depending upon whether your idea relates to appearance or function, you can file either a design patent application or utility patent application. Here’s a helpful article on filing a utility patent application and another one filing a design patent application. Is IP time sensitive?

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 4, 2024

Tori and Carrie have intellectual property nailed The pair came up with the idea, design and prototype 10 years ago and have been trading since October 2019. They have turned over £7,000 to date and have a UK, US and EU patent and they have registered their design and also have a UK trade mark.

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More Than Your Mark

JULY 16, 2018

patents (other than design patents) issued from applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, is defined by the “twenty-year term,” which is subject to adjustment due to various factors: type of application (utility, design, plant); filing date of the application; issue (grant) date of the patent; benefit claims under 35 U.S.C.

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Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2024

By Dennis crouch The international IP community is moving toward further harmonizing legal protection for industrial designs. In the US, these are design patent rights. ” Several years ago, the US implemented the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague System).

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Patentably Defined

MAY 20, 2010

The new EFS-Web contingency option will permit users to sign-on as unregistered users to file new applications, national stage submissions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) submitted with the basic national fee necessary to enter the national stage, requests for reexamination, and certain petitions, during unscheduled outages.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Suppose that you have an invention disclosure for a design of an article that you want to protect. When you review the invention disclosure, you notice that the design is ornamental, for example, a pattern, on an article such as a chair. You want to file a patent application to protect the design. The answer is YES.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. To avoid information overload, let’s get back to the most basic things you need to know to file a patent application. Unlike filing trademark and copyright applications, deadlines for filing patents are much less forgiving.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2022

For registering the patent, it is essential to file a patent application before the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, a government agency which reports to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Ordinary or Non- Provisional Application.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

SpicyIP intern Tanvi Agarwal brings us up to date on the last two orders regarding amendments that the defendants wanted in the written statement, and the dismissal of the application to reject the plaint. Delhi High Court reiterates that the counterclaim for revocation of design is maintainable before the High Court.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 8, 2022

USPTO’s Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR) tool, available since the early 2000’s will be official retired on 31 July. 07/08/22 – Patents.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 10, 2023

What is the purpose of a provisional patent application? To know how to write a provisional patent application (PPA) well, you must first understand its purpose. If the disclosure in your provisional is scant, then your provisional application will not be worth much from a legal perspective. Design or utility patent protection?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mathews discussed the Delhi High Court’s order directing for strict interpretation of the PCT timelines while filing the national phase applications. Registrar and referred the question of retrospective applicability of the TM 2017 Rules to a Division Bench. Modern Foods v.

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