Patently-O

DECEMBER 5, 2023

by Dennis Crouch I’m excited that my next patent-law event will be the IP CLE Conference, January 7-10, 2024 at the Viewline in Snowmass, Colorado. As I prepare to teach patent prosecution in the spring, I’m looking forward to hearing prosecution hot topics from George Lewis (Merchant & Gould).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 22, 2024

Here is a brief recap of IP developments from last week. Do read our summaries of the post on the history of IP teaching in India, some pressing questions arising out of a recent patent prosecution proceeding, and Bombay High Court’s interpretation of Section 60, Copyright Act. Vedika writes on this order.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 23, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sent out an email alert on March 16, 2023 about its transition to eGrants for patents. This change to electronic patent grants as opposed to paper patents is in accord with the USPTO’s continued changes to an all-electronic and no paper system.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances Within the IP System. As many studies have shown, such a faith-based approach to IP protection is far from empirical realities. This is not to say that IP protection is completely irrelevant for a country like India. Dr. Arul George Scaria.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

AIPLA is comprised primarily of practitioners in private and corporate practice, in government service, and in the academic community. Membership includes companies, law firms, government personnel, and others who focus on related areas of law. Topics covered at this year’s event include the following: Patent prosecution.

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Intepat

JULY 16, 2021

The following are the important provisions of the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules 2021: A definition for “eligible educational institutions” has been added to Rule 2 (ca). owned or controlled by the Government and is wholly or substantially financed by the Government.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this year, the European Patent Office (EPO) updated some of its Guidelines for Examination in a way that potentially could affect U.S. patent litigation.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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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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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Groups that have weighed in so far include the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), the Patent Center Listserv, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Agents and Applicants for Restoration and Maintenance of Integrity in Government (PTAAARMIGAN), and hundreds of individual patent professionals. (..)

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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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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

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. What This Means for Life Sciences Patent Applicants.

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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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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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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,

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IIPRD

AUGUST 13, 2021

Upon recognizing the cruciality of MSMEs for the Indian economy, the Government of India has introduced several schemes and programs that are specifically targeted to encourage MSMEs. The Government of India has time and again recognized the importance of IPR for MSMEs.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Some comments cited data pointing to supposed issues with artificially extended market exclusivity for branded drugs, while at least one pharmaceutical firm called out a well-known data source as improperly inflating that company’s patent data.

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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. What are the chances of your US national stage patent application getting rejected?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These specialized institutes are usually separate from the government patent office. Impact on Foreign Applicants Despite the change, accelerated examinations can still be requested through the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), ensuring that international applicants won’t be significantly affected.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

Amendments are, therefore, common and to be expected in the normal course of patent prosecution. What is at stake is the scope of the claims that will ultimately end up in the utility patent you’re hoping to obtain. Think of the patent process as a negotiation with the US government.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that certain intellectual property (IP)-related transactions are now authorized in Russia, following publication by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of General License No.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

She has been working in the field of access to medicines, patents and IP for more than a decade. She has been working on patent oppositions and was involved in patent challenges on key drugs including the Gleevec-Novartis case. Prathibha Sivasubramanian is a law researcher working with TWN.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice on the “Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination, Reexamination, and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board” on July 29, 2022 (87 FR 45764-67), without a big reaction from the IP community.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

You may voice your concerns or file a complaint with the USPTO’s Office of General Counsel, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or other government agencies. Arndt is a Member in Dickinson Wright’s Austin office, where she focuses her practice on patent prosecution.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2022

According to condition (c), an application that is granted a special status for expedited processing, such as under Track One or Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), is ineligible to the DSMER Program. According to condition (d), the DSMER Program is only open to applications governed by the SME requirements (the requirements of 35 U.S.C.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

The patent owner is given exclusive rights to the invention, meaning they can prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without their permission. This period of exclusivity lasts for 20 years from the date the patent application was filed.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2023

The Audit Trail An audit trail shows Identifiable Information (Device, IP Address, etc.) And, second, we accumulate evidence to show that the IP address of the device used to access the document was indeed affiliated with the signer. important;}} John is a patent and technology technical advisor at Founders Legal.

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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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IP Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2024

Similar to Steve Martin and John Candy’s calamitous odyssey in the classic 1980s film Planes, Trains and Automobiles, patent practitioners are experiencing their own misadventures when filing applications in the DOCX format. As of January 17, 2024, the U.S. 111(a) in DOCX format or incurring a $400 surcharge (non-discounted).

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidelines for examiners today on the topic of enablement in light of the Supreme Court’s May 2023 decision in Amgen v.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that they will be postponing the transition to Patent Center—the tool meant to replace legacy systems, EFS-Web and Private PAIR—until November 15. On the heels of a report published Sunday by IPWatchdog, the U.S.

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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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IP Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced guidance for practitioners and the public regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the preparation of filings for submission to the Office.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tell the story of society’s innovative future. While the true value of a technological advance develops over time, the following selection of patents of 2023 represent meaningful advances in several emerging areas of technology.

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