Designs Invention Licensing Settlement 
IPilogue
APRIL 22, 2022
This article delves into the legal doctrines that support the parties’ claims and the overarching strategy to their settlement. The doctrine of equivalents prevents parties from circumventing literal infringement by making minor variations to a patented invention. In the end, settlement was in the best interests of both parties.
Intepat
MAY 4, 2023
When an inventor is granted exclusive rights over their inventions for a specific period of time, it provides a return on their investment in terms of time, resources and capital. The idea that a specific invention will allow the inventor to reap benefits has a direct effect on incentivising inventors to create and invent more.
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Intepat
JUNE 19, 2023
The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Things to Keep in Mind Maintaining Secrecy – Only inventions and designs which are not previously disclosed can be registered for patents and industrial designs.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. The defendant asserted that the invention lacked novel hardware and was primarily software-based, making it ineligible for patent protection. What’s the best way forward? Burger King Corporation v. Swapnil Patil & Ors.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. And, although the license is set to expire before the patents, the court found that potential future infringement to be too speculative. Patreon, Inc.,
SpicyIP
MARCH 11, 2024
The decision highlighted the Controller’s duty to consider existing knowledge and the inventive step properly. ” The Deputy Controller of Patents cited lack of novelty and inventive step (Section 2(1)(ja)) and non-compliance with Section 59(1).
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
MAY 7, 2021
Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?
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