The IPKat
JANUARY 31, 2023
The question became whether the patients could be considered members of the public, and whether their participation in the clinical trial therefore constituted prior public use of the formulation. The disclosure requirements stipulated by regulatory authorities are also increasing, most notably in Europe.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 10, 2024
It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges. Further Trademarks Act, 1999 and Designs Act, 2000 allow licensing of trademarks and designs respectively.
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LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents to inventions every day. Important requirements must be met in order for an invention to be patented. Usefulness: This is a low bar to meet, fortunately. It doesn’t mean the invention has to provide some important use.
Patently-O
JANUARY 17, 2022
Although Deepsouth was barred from using Laitram’s patented inventions throughout the United States , Deepsouth began selling its deveining machine to folks outside of the US in a partially constructed form. patent law. We know that U.S. patents are territorially limited. 271(f)(2). Deepsouth at 531.
Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
From their inception, the federal patent laws have embodied a careful balance between the need to promote innovation and the recognition that imitation and refinement through imitation are both necessary to invention itself and the very lifeblood of a competitive economy. ” Compco Corp. See Kewanee Oil Co. Bicron Corp. , 470 (1974).
Larson & Larson
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
It’s the legal term for ‘thing that is exactly like my thing that was in the public before I made my thing.’ The term covers anything that was sold in public, used publicly, described in a magazine or similar publication, or already has a patent on file with the patent office.
Patently-O
AUGUST 13, 2021
The 1836 Patent Act added the caveat that no patent should issue on an invention previously “described in any printed publication.” A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. 102(a)(1).
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