LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Miller provides guidance to legal departments that are responsible for maintaining a global patent portfolio. Summarized in five tips for in-house counsel, Miller looks at ways to maximize patent filings to save time and money. It begins with “universal” patent application disclosures. The firm also ranks No.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 25, 2023

Kilpatrick Townsend recently held its semi-annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) in San Francisco.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Upcoming Changes in Korean Patent Law for 2024 by John DeStefano Understanding the 2024 Korean Patent Law Amendments As champions of innovation and protectors of intellectual property, it is vital for us to stay informed about the most recent developments in patent law worldwide.

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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. This is one of my favorite events of the year because it mixes intellectual property law discussion with three days of skiing.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 22, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has denied Cellect’s en banc petition on the interplay between obviousness-type-double-patenting and patent-term-adjustment. The situation here is creating some strategic challenges for patentees with large patent families. That appeal process will typically take years to complete.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

I’m always on the lookout for interesting new scholarship related to intellectual property and innovation policy. The following are a few of the articles that I’ve been delving into this past week: James Hicks, Do Patents Drive Investment in Software? , Judges , American University Law Review (2025) (forthcoming).

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I was tasked with creating business and marketing materials for the Engineering and Technology practice group, focusing mainly on topics pertaining to patent prosecution. One of the skills I sharpened over the course of my internship was effective and accessible legal writing.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. In one key takeaway, the panel suggested drafting an application with specific details about the innovation in order to support patent eligibility and enablement for the innovative concept.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

D827,946 for a “Pet Grooming Glove,” a design that was allegedly already in circulation in the United States before the patent application. The complaint contended that the Defendant deliberately failed to disclose this information to the USPTO during the patent’s prosecution.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. Part One – Helpful Tips for Prosecuting Patents in the Biotechnology Space. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

With deep expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counseling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. Newly promoted principals for 2023 are: Ashley Bolt has experience handling complex patent and intellectual property litigation in U.S. District Courts.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2022

Protecting the Product ’s Editor-in-Chief James Aquilina and regular contributor Joseph Ambrose will each teach sessions at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Design Rights Boot Camp” on June 23-24, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. Date & Time. James Aquilina. June 24 – 10 a.m.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Specifically, the Federal Circuit found the plain and ordinary meaning of “pipette guiding mechanism” sufficient and addressed how various claim construction doctrines affected its analysis, including the use of a non-related patent cited in an IDS as intrinsic evidence. 8,827,549 (the “’549 patent”) and its parent, U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I was not one of those people, and I expect that neither were most other patent attorneys. Perhaps more surprisingly, however, raising standards of patentability has not resulted in applicants making more rounds of amendment to their applications in order to achieve acceptance. of cases in 2013/14 to 5.1% in 2019/20.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 7, 2021

Here’s their announcement: The Elevate Your Prosecution 2021 conference on patent prosecution will be held in the Murano room of the Grand America in Salt Lake City on Friday, September 24 – Saturday, September 25. 2.8. Dennis Crouch (University of Missouri School of Law): To Be Determined.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Distributed law firm Founders Legal® adds three new practitioners. Kennington Groff, Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Attorney. Kennington Groff is an intellectual property, entertainment, and business attorney. important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-621487772fdfa5667{flex-wrap:

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Newly promoted principals for 2022 are: Michael Ballanco focuses his practice on all aspects of patent infringement matters at the trial and appellate level. magna cum laude , from George Mason University School of Law in 2014 and his B.S., from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2013, his Ph.D. He received his J.D.,

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

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. Introduction. On January 6, 2022, the U.S. We provide a brief overview of this program.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

However, he also stated that the government was not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of artificial intelligence in the country. As the chatter around AI maintains its upward flight, its interplay with the intellectual property system of the country must be discussed too. On page no.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

of the Patent Act has brought about a significant shift in the Canadian approach to file wrapper estoppel by enabling the introduction of a patent’s prosecution history during claim construction. However, whether the prosecution history of a foreign application can ever be considered pursuant to section 53.1 TA Foods Ltd.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

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. Introduction On January 6, 2022, the U.S. We provide a brief overview of this program.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. Additionally, attorneys who violate a protective order jeopardize their license to practice law. Can confidential information learned during litigation be used to draft better patent claims? More questions?

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Obtaining a patent is an uphill battle. Even after a patent is secured, it is not the end of all battles. There are instances where a patent holder may be deterred from enforcing his patent against an act of infringement on account of equitable defenses like unclean hands, estoppel, or laches. What is Inequitable Conduct?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Court’s denial of opportunities to clarify this issue has caused American inventors to unreasonably weigh the risk of disclosing their inventions against the uncertainty of acquiring a patent. In that case, the Federal Circuit affirmed that American Axle’s patent claim was patent ineligible as it violated 35 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 18, 2023

Patent Practice: Creation of a Design Patent Practitioner Bar by John DeStefano The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed a significant change to the rules of practice in patent cases. Enable more underrepresented groups to practice design patent law. Proposed Changes to U.S.

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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. Read this post by Praharsh and Swaraj to find out more.

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