IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Patents that are expected to protect a company’s most valuable innovations must stake a claim to that innovation and be equipped to defend it. This is because being worthy of patent protection doesn’t guarantee that an application’s claims to an innovation will not be rejected and rights to that innovation jeopardized.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day?

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IP Watchdog

JULY 12, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register announcing that the agency would be revising its rules of practice to require that information disclosure statements related to patent term adjustments (PTAs) be submitted on Form PTO/SB/133.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India. She has been working in the field of access to medicines, patents and IP for more than a decade.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Since the summer of 2020, the Canadian federal government has been looking for ways to decrease the needless delays and unwanted wait times present in the patent process under the Patent Rules. Shawn Dhue is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. .

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

He is interested in IP law, and commercial and criminal litigation. From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. Relying on the decision in Dominos Ip Holder LLC & Anr.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 14, 2021

Furthermore, patent prosecution occurring after the initial filing will vary by each governmental patent office. Some IP offices may present a more challenging patent examination process than others. Do US national stage applications require a subsequent request for examination?

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Suggestions for intra-agency collaboration included more access to drug dossier information during patent prosecution, although concerns were also raised regarding the prospect that such increased engagement could tax agency resources to the detriment of all patent applicants.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on May 10, 2024 (89 Fed. 40439), that would dramatically alter patent applicant and patentee statutory rights in their patent filings by proposing a draconian change to the requirements for submission of a terminal disclaimer (TD).

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2023

companies and inventors still filed more patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) than any other country, according to its Patent Index 2022, which was released today. patent applications numbered 48,088, a 2.9% The index showed that U.S. increase from 2021.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

A typical utility nonprovisional patent application will receive at least one Office Action rejecting the claims. Amendments are, therefore, common and to be expected in the normal course of patent prosecution. Think of the patent process as a negotiation with the US government.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

From the text it appears that the HNLU team relied on an underlying ‘study’ conducted by a renowned IP law firm. Neither HNLU nor the IP law firm has made the raw data available to the public nor have they clarified the basis of selecting or excluding the data that they have used for their ’study’.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Dear readers, as you may have noticed, after a bit of a slowdown, SpicyIP is once again picking up steam and we will be looking to bring you the spicy IP updates that you have been used to! Announcing Winners of 3 rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law. Exploring the “Space” for Makeup Dupes in the Indian IP Framework”.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) published a report detailing patent application filing trends at the USPTO related to COVID-19 diagnostics technologies. On October 23, the U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In view of this notice, life sciences companies should consider involving patent counsel in the review of relevant FDA submissions for possible inconsistencies with PTO filings and determination of the appropriate course of action where material inconsistencies are found to exist. What This Means for Life Sciences Patent Applicants.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2021

With South Africa’s patent office having recently granted the first patent to an AI inventor, and an Australian court ruling in favor of AI inventorship, it’s time to review how we got here—and where we’re going. If AI-related patent applications and grants are on the uptick, what was the problem with DABUS?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

As with any growing industry, cannabis stakeholders are eager to protect their valuable intellectual property (IP) rights, but their ability to obtain comprehensive IP protection and enforce their IP rights is sometimes in conflict with federal drug law. Patent Prosecution. FDA Regulation.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) office actions on the merits, a patent applicant has the option to appeal the patent examiner’s decision rejecting one or more claims to a higher forum, i.e., the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). After two or more U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. We provide a brief overview of this program. §101).

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2023

Patent and Trademark (USPTO) published a pair of documents in the Federal Register regarding due dates on new document formatting requirements for patent applications filed with the Office.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

As the battery and electric vehicle (EV) industries continue to grow, in tandem the IP world is experiencing an increase in battery patenting activity. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. PDF copy available.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

The goal was to provide better access to the patent system for a number of potential participants, such as individual inventors, small businesses, and underrepresented innovators. government’s spending package, the Consolidated Appropriations Act , for 2023. had a gross income.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

On Friday, November 19, the USPTO announced that it will be delaying the $400 fee for patent applications filed in non-DOCX formats until January 1, 2023.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With the spike in economic growth in the battery and electric vehicle (EV) industries, the IP world is seeing a commensurate spike in battery patenting activity. Ralph Phillips , and Daniel Tishman explore this growth and discuss considerations for companies protecting and defending their IP.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

This period of exclusivity lasts for 20 years from the date the patent application was filed. The patent examiners are government employees who are responsible for ensuring that all patent applications meet the requirements for patent rights to be granted.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Patent Application No. The GATT Bubble is the term applied to patent applications filed but not yet granted before the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which amended the U.S. patent term to 20 years from the effective filing date, took effect on June 8, 1995. 1.129 (“Rule 129”).

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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. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES. Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (NRDC).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The winds of a busy Belgian court term blows through the IPKat's wild ancestor's mane (c) Christopher Stothers 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2021 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2022. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2022

The notice was specifically targeted to parties proceeding before both the USPTO and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and was issued in response to urging by Senators to establish interagency communications aimed in part at eliminating so-called drug patent thickets.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is currently assessing comments collected pursuant to a pair of requests for public input, one focused on the agency’s subject matter eligibility guidelines for examining patent applications for 35 U.S.C. § Supreme Court case law.

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