TraskBritt Intellectual Property

JUNE 10, 2021

An applicant secures a patent after successfully prosecuting the patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Overall, the amount of time it takes to acquire a patent varies based on the field of technology and on the type of application, which may be a provisional, design, utility, or plant application.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. These rights encompass various forms of intangible assets, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. For example, [15] at 10 and [15] at 126 depict cartoon cats that are not the trademarked image and do not use the term Grumpy Cat.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Registrar of Trademarks rather scathingly pointed out a glaring error in an order passed by the Senior Examiner of Trademarks. The Trademarks Office (TMO) was directed to restore the Appellant’s application and to dispose of the same in an expeditious manner. In April this year, the Delhi HC in Blackberry Ltd v.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This curated guide is designed to inform and assist Founders by highlighting a variety of government and private sector programs. Atlanta Startup Growth Loan Program (ASGL) Mayor Andre Dickens has announced the Atlanta Startup Growth Loan Program (ASGL), a new initiative designed to bolster the growth of local technology startups in Atlanta.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 21, 2022

On March 24, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Pro Bono Program had officially launched. The PTAB Pro Bono Program fills that gap by matching volunteer patent professionals with financially under-resourced inventors. Program Overview.

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 30, 2023

It lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission. When one door closes, another opens Next up in the Den were Mr and Mrs Siriwardana, inventors of the Handisure, a door guard created to protect little fingers getting injured-by-door. What sets you apart?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, December 14, 2023 — On December 13th, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially announced its selection of Atlanta as the site for its new Southeast Regional Office.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For example, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requires applicants to submit paperwork accompanying a patent application, but this paperwork does not allow for equitable attribution of everyone who wrote the patent application.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

*Written by Uttara Nair INTRODUCTION The administration and assignment of intellectual property rights, encompassing patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and proprietary knowledge, are critical for all business entities, particularly those in the technology sector.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction Software refers to a compilation of instructions, data, or programs designed to operate machinery and execute specific tasks. The Patents Act of 1970 focuses on patents, granting exclusive rights to inventors for new inventions or processes. It is given for 60 years. It is given for 20 years.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

That said, WIPO is in the process of trying to bring people back to the office by the end of 2021. It achieves this by bringing staff back in waves and implementing flexible schedules where staff can choose two out of five days to come into the office and work remotely for the remainder of the week. The buzzword for Ms. To assist, Ms.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

important;}} The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation. important;}} ASSIGNEE: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture INVENTORS: Hardigan; Michael A. & & Finn; Chad E.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Unlike filing trademark and copyright applications, deadlines for filing patents are much less forgiving. Apply for design or utility patent? Utility and design applications are not mutually exclusive. File a design application when the appearance of your idea is the primary thing you want to protect.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Guidance aims to clarify how patent applications involving AI-assisted inventions will be examined by patent examiners, and reaffirms the existing jurisprudence maintaining that only natural persons, not AI tools, can be listed as inventors. ” The Guidance addresses the scenario where an AI tool answers a question posed by a human.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 11, 2024

of the order, the administration charged the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) with three directives: 1. Vidal affirmed the holding “that only a natural person can be an inventor.” 1] In section 5.2

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U.S. Department of Commerce

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Census Bureau 2023 CX Action Plan. Streamlining Patent Filing for Inventors and Creators : The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) enhanced its Patent Center website interface by centralizing application processes, data, and training for patent filers. Bureaus and Offices U.S. Visit the U.S. Download the U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Before firing your patent lawyer, recognize that Office Actions are normal in utility patent applications. It can often take three Office Actions or more to get a patent approved. You need your patent or trademark registered, and you need it now. Does your team include an inventor at least 65 years old?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

Finally, a third intriguing development is the US Copyright Office’s March 16, 2023 guidance on works containing material generated by artificial intelligence, which raises the question of what words like “author” and phrases like “human creativity” mean. ” Note, Legal Cause In Actions of Tort, 25 Harv L.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The country has witnessed a substantial increase in patent and trademark filings, aiming to elevate its IP office to a prominent global position. Pandit He emphasized India’s excellent IP journey, highlighting a 36% increase in IP filings, as well as a significant increase in patents, design registrations, and trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) so that the USPTO does not rely on taxpayer money to function. receiving office.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. The case clarifies that the bar on arbitrability of trademark disputes is not an absolute one. Golden Tobacco Ltd [Delhi High Court]. Jorawer Singh Mundy v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8]. .”

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At today’s White House ceremony, inventor Gitanjali Rao was recognized for her patent-pending device to detect lead in water faster than any other current techniques. This includes investing in initiatives designed to generate new economic opportunities for women in the United States. Bureaus and Offices U.S.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions Image from here On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5]

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

6 grants “unreviewable authority” within the executive branch to Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) “incompatible with their status as inferior officers” under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution. 16 and taking no further actions with respect to the wire transfer or petition filing after Dec. Back to Top.

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IIPRD

MAY 10, 2020

Some of these schemes and programs work with the assistance of professional IP practitioners who are empaneled in respective departments, programs, or schemes while others provide monetary assistance to start-ups, inventors, institutions, etc. Trademark search, filing, prosecution, renewals, opposition, and analysis.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Pharmaceutical Trademark Confusion: Poison Pill or Public Health? The Court opined that since the case is regarding a quia timet action with apprehension of the launch of infringing products in Delhi and also because the principal place of Plaintiff’s business is Delhi, it has the territorial jurisdiction. Highlights of the Week.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

PTAB Code of Conduct and Transparenc y – Directs the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish a code of conduct for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), provides for greater transparency in changes to PTAB panels, and ensures that PTAB panels make decisions independent of political influence.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

At the Trademark Office [I feel like there’s a Panic! months first action pendency in 2017. TM office may get in the news more; articles about “how dare they grant a patent to this thing” don’t seem to appear. Christine Haight Farley: connecting to Katyal’s paper: “Indian man” design code. but helpful to research.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Eliezer FTEEP: Tailored for First-Time Inventors in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a new initiative, the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program (FTEEP), to make the patent system more accessible for inventors new to the patent application process. The FTEEP addresses this challenge.

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