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What to Know About the USPTO’s Duty of Candor Guidance Regarding FDA Submissions

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The “‘reasonable inquiry’ may comprise reviewing documents that are submitted to or received from other Government agencies, including the FDA.” If, upon review, “any reviewed document is material to the patentability of a pending matter before the Office. the party has a duty to submit the information to the USPTO.”.

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Community Property and Patent Ownership

Patently-O

2:21-cv-00126-JRG-RSP) (not available on line for free from what I can see) addressed an accused infringer’s argument that the assignment of the patent-in-suit from the sole inventor (Afana) to the plaintiff, Mobile Equity, was ineffective, and so the patentee lacked standing. Walmart (Case No. Taylor Made Plastics, Inc.,

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

Patent trolls often conduct through IP Due Diligence to acquire high-quality patents capable of exponential monetization. Patent trolls, as per this point of view, do well to the economy as well as to the inventor since litigation cost has the potential to leave the inventor bankrupt. For more visit: [link].

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Difference Between Prior Art Search, Invalidation Search And FTO Search

Intepat

This search is done to identify patents and non-patent documents that may impact the claims of a patent. Further, if done comprehensively, it can cover all jurisdictions where the inventor decides to plan to launch that product or processWhilele it might be costly, this search shows that there has been an attempt at due diligence.

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A judicial lens on controversial IP realities in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The Assistant Controller of Patents, the Indian Patent Office (IPO), while refusing to grant a patent, provided a grand total of one sentence as reasoning, with the entire order being cut and pasted in an incoherent manner from incomplete documents, along with an incomplete diagram that was irrelevant to the application.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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. Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.