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Upcoming Online Conference on ‘Inventorship in Patent Law’

LexBlog IP

On Monday 16 May 2022 the European Patent Office (EPO) is running an online conference on ‘Inventorship in Patent Law’ It commences at 1.30pm Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is 9.30pm on the east coast of Australia (AEST), 9.00pm in South Australia, and a positively civilised 7.30pm in Western Australia.

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Your Intellectual Property Attorney Can be Located in a Different State

LexBlog IP

For most intellectual property questions, your attorney can be located anywhere in the United States. This is because most of the relevant intellectual property laws involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are federal laws, which apply uniformly throughout the United States.

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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. In modern biology research, inventors come from various disciplines such as pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and dairy, and all of them are involved in improving the quality of life.

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Friday Fantasies

The IPKat

At the close of 2023, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down its eagerly awaited and widely publicized judgment in Thaler v Comptroller-General confirming that a patent application may not name an AI machine as an inventor. The charge for non-members is £60.00, payable online at the time of registration.

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Evergreening of Patents

Kashishipr

The main objective of Sections 26C and 27D was to prevent the patent holders from getting an extension on their patents by taking advantage of loopholes and undue benefits of the Justice system. India changed its Patents Laws in 2005 to comply with the TRIPS Agreement.

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Trade Secrets over Patents? What is the Right Choice for You?

Kashishipr

Trade secrets are inexpensive to secure because they do not mandate a registration process or supplemental fee. In the second instance, the proprietor should opt for a trade secret since the Patent Law would be inapplicable. The method of enlisting, although reliable, is, however, unknown. Advantages. Disadvantages.

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Can You Seek a Patent on Life Forms?

Kashishipr

Claiming Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) over a subject matter as debatable as life forms has created diverse opinions since the day such a claim application was first made. However, others are in favor of patenting life forms by accrediting the Patent System’s capability to benefit society.

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