LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Application filings continue their explosive growth trend at the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). At the end of 2020, the USPTO published a report finding an exponential increase in the number of patent application filings from 2002 to 2018. This trend has continued.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced that effective January 1, 2024, most official fees will be increasing by 25%. On the patent side, the increase in the fees will be applicable to standard entity size.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

According to a recent study published in UNSW Law Journal , feminized names are less likely to be granted a patent in Australia. The study investigated female patenting rates in Australia over a period of 15 years. However, recent advances in computing technology and open data polices allowed the study to be done.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Highlights of the Week Draft Patent Amendment Rules – Increasing Efficiency of Granting Patent Monopolies While Forgetting the Reason for Allowing Them in the First Place Changing substantive safeguards through procedural amendments. Comments on the draft rules are invited by the ministry and are due by September 22.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2024

On April 11, 2024 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence Based Tools (“Guidance”) by applying the existing rules and policies to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees. that filed U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office announced that the PTO would be revisiting the test for patent subject matter eligibility. A patent protects an invention. Things that are not patentable (by judicial exceptions) include laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas. On Monday this week, the Director of the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. Filing patent applications under PPH can drastically reduce time it takes to prosecute the patent applications.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Guidance on using AI to Invent Due to the quick rise of artificial intelligence (AI), most (if not all) of the laws relating to the US patent system were not written with AI in mind. Vidal , a Federal Court of Appeals case that determined whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

The following are the comments our firm submitted today regarding the USPTO’s proposed trademark fee changes and increases: Docket No.: Pelton & Associates, PLLC Regarding “Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025” The following are the comments of Erik M. trademark registrations.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

IP practitioners are not always interested in taxation profiles of intellectual property, but sometimes it’s necessary to get acquainted with them. The Patent Box was introduced in Italy in 2015. Most of the discussion over the year has been on what kind of IP assets could be protected. 50 of 24.4.2017). 50 of 24.4.2017).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2022

Interesting Patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing the most exciting developments in technology and innovation. In this article, we highlight several interesting US patents recently issued by the USPTO. Visit our Patents Page here.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

A trademark is an instrument using which a business can set itself apart from its competitors. Indicating the goods and services offered by the business, a trademark can be any word, phrase, logo, symbol, combination of colours etc. However, it must be kept in mind that a trademark has to be a visual representation.

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IPilogue

JULY 26, 2021

On July 7, 2021, I attended the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) second session of their three-part series, “Closing the Gender Gap in IP” titled “Exploring Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives”. of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patents. In 2020, women filed 16.5%

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Though the deadline for sharing these comments passed on October 5 and the government is presently working on finalizing the Rules, we received a guest post underlining the need to regulate the menace caused by dark patterns and its interaction with intellectual property rights. Image by starline on Freepik.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Trade in goods and services, investments, intellectual property, dispute resolution, e-commerce, small and medium-sized businesses, and economic cooperation are the main topics of discussion during the negotiations. The RCEP offers a chance to expand agricultural exports in terms of production, processing, and exports. Conclusion.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Legal-Patent blog summarised a recent decision of the CJEU in a dispute involving two grill bowl designs: the GRILL BOWL Community design was challenged in its individual character because of an older national grill bowl design – submitted as a patent specification.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Representation among intellectual property lawyers parallels this trend, with women representing about 22% of all equity partners and over 50% of all summer associates in 2019. As Figure 1 below shows, of the highly-credited patent practitioners identified from 2016-2020, over 90% were male. As detailed in my study, Ms.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

Interesting Patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing the most exciting developments in technology and innovation. In this article, we highlight several interesting US patents recently issued by the USPTO. Visit our Patents Page here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This allowed the model to generate seemingly “natural,” or at least satisfactory output, e.g., a “story about otters” in the hypothetical training example. Marshall Gerstein is a well-known law firm that has been providing intellectual property legal services for many years.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

As a result of new technologies, and a rapid increase in innovation and creativity, intellectual capital has emerged as valuable assets for businesses. Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention.

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SpicyIP

JULY 24, 2024

He is interested in intellectual property, AI regulation and tech law. In my opinion, these gaps are further exacerbated by India’s linguistic diversity and low English literacy rates, as most drug labels and prescriptions are in English, which only a small fraction of the population can read fluently.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 26, 2021

But throughout our country’s history, scores of inventors, particularly African Americans, have been systematically excluded from reaping the benefits of intellectual property protection for their work, and many of those who found success have been forgotten. Jennings, who in 1821 received a patent for a dry-cleaning process.

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IIPRD

JUNE 21, 2021

ii] With India steadily coming to grips with concept of digital currency, it is bound to raise questions of ownership, legal protection and Intellectual Property law’s role in as it has been said ‘growth to the moon.’. Intellectual Property’s Tryst with Cryptocurrency. India’s Crypto Saga. Regulation of Crypto.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” billion and growing at a rate of nearly 5% annually.” ”: Trademarks Using Holy Names and Words.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Brands are often targeted by bad actors looking to make a quick profit by stealing intellectual property and exploiting consumers. Gather intellectual property information and infringement evidence • Step 3. Conversely, lookalikes and knock-off products intentionally exclude trademarks from their design and packaging.

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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. Read the full article on I ntellectual Property Magazine. Patent prosecution, portfolio, and strategic patenting considerations.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2022

Interesting Patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing the most exciting developments in technology and innovation. In this article, we highlight several interesting US patents recently issued by the USPTO. Visit our Patents Page here.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] 2] Virtually nonexistent in the patent space in the U.S. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The judgement has been passed by Justices G.S.Patel & Justice Gauri Godse. Syngenta Ltd.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 11, 2021

In celebration of Pride Month 2021, Fish litigation associate and LGBTQ+ Affinity Group chair, Jeremy Saks, authored the article “ How Legal Profession Can Help LGBTQ Patent Attys Thrive ” for Law360. LGBTQ attorneys have also made significant contributions to patent law and policy. Patent and Trademark Office.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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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. Valued at $108.4

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the “ Commission ”) proposed a new regulation on the licensing of standard essential patents (the “ Proposal ”). [1] SEP holders seeking to license their SEPs for royalties and to enforce them in the EU would have to register the patents in a SEP register.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We’re pleased to inform you that LexisNexis has introduced LexisNexis PatentAdvisor Extension, a free web tool to display patent examiner statistics on USPTO Websites. LexisNexis Introduces LexisNexis PatentAdvisor Extension, Free Web Tool to Display Patent. Art unit’s average office actions to allowance. “As

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