LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 8, 2024

On January 5, 2024, in litigation between REGENXBIO and Sarepta Therapeutics, Judge Richard Andrews of the U.S. 10,526,617 (the ’617 Patent; licensed to REGENXBIO) is invalid as being directed to ineligible subject matter. Sarepta Litigation appeared first on Big Molecule Watch. Stay tuned.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2022

The book opens with Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland advancing their vision as to why intellectual property (IP) must be regarded as a complex adaptive system (CAS). Harper continues with the topic of IP as complex phenomena in Chapter 2. In the definition of John H.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Having a robust Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategizing well to maintain it can do wonders in enhancing your brand value and market share. However, keep in mind that using your IP assets to support the current and future market position of your business can prove to be a major challenge. Managing the IP Portfolio Well.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 11, 2022

In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors. Continue reading.

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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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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitation to its authors to discuss their key arguments.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A patent protects your intangible property from others’ use, but what happens when patent protection operates in a way that ensures no other innovators can build upon a patented invention? When IP and competition clashes, authorities will step in to regulate as demonstrated in a recent dawn raid. Federal Court held in Chemours v.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. IP Challenges in the Metaverse. A Comprehensive Approach to IPRs.

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Resources spent on wasteful litigation is better used in research and development for new products.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A main focus in most M&A transactions involves conducting intellectual property (IP) due diligence, including patent due diligence in order to properly assess risk involved in the potential transaction. Have all conveyances, including assignments, been properly recorded for the IP assets with the respective IP offices?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Highlights of the Week A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023 Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the top IP developments in India. Other Posts Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V. Controller of Patents declared that the subject invention had technical effects.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These rights safeguard intangible assets resulting from human creativity and innovation, allowing creators to have control and benefit from their inventions or creations. Revenue Generation: Through partnerships or licensing agreements, IPR enables startups to monetize from their innovations.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

The major amendments proposed to IP laws remain the same in the 2023 version. In this regard, at least from an IP standpoint, it appears that bigger businesses stand to gain while smaller ones may suffer. We had discussed salient features of the JV Bill, 2022 along with its limitations in a post here.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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The IPKat

AUGUST 27, 2023

As the summer winds down, we invite you to go through some IP news and events to get your schedule full and exciting for the autumn! Other events Dutch group of UNION-IP An informal roundtable event will be hosted on September 21, 2023 by the Dutch group of UNION-IP, with EPO and Dutch patent profession representatives.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Step 2: If the claims are directed to an abstract idea, then the court determines whether the claims include elements showing an inventive concept that transforms the idea into a patent-eligible invention. Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Bambauer, Everything You Want: The Paradox of Tailored IP Regimes Customized IP has benefits (avoids lowest common denominator [or highest] problem), but also costs: manipulation to shift from one regime to another; colleciton of information by decisionmakers. Consider compulsory licensing as a midway point here as well.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Read the full article on Managing IP. For example, companies pursuing patent protection in both the US and the EU should keep in mind a few key differences between these two jurisdictions to avoid losing valuable IP rights. One joint inventor cannot stop another from independently selling, conveying, assigning, or licensing the patent.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Whether in speeches, conferences, or articles, no subject engendered more IP conversation. The worst of these patent trolls pick up low-quality patents and take advantage of asymmetries in the economics of litigation to make quick cash. A decade ago, patent trolls were all the rage in the patent world. Focusing on the U.S.,

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Merpel does not like this form of taxi Friend of the Kat and Legal Head of Delivery for Gett in Moscow, Konstantin Voropaev has been following some developments out of Kazakhstan relating to an uptick in litigation in the taxi-app space. The subject matter of the patented invention must be new at the time of filing a patent application.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Trademark infringement litigation is expensive and time consuming, many times individuals are not aware they are infringing on a trademark. Intellectual property or IP is a creative work or invention that one holds rights to. Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? What is Intellectual Property?

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

We’ve funneled IP protection for AI generated inventions/information to trade secrecy w/o patent or copyright for human authors/inventors. Instead, proposes trust but verify: register to certify compliance with regulations, including limited government inspection, similar to source code review in litigation.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Pfizer/BioNTech claims that Moderna did not give credit to scientists at Pfizer/BioNTech and NIH who developed the underlying technology and that Pfizer/BioNTech had invented and patented aspects of the technology that Moderna used before it had obtained its patents. Pfizer/BioNTech, of course, declined to take a license.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. Swapnil Patil & Ors.

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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 Litigation. FDA Regulation.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

For instance, members of a patent pool may agree to pool and license their patent rights to a third party in exchange for fees or royalties. In another scenario, members of a patent pool may agree to pool and cross-license their patent rights to one another. License on Transfer (LOT) Network.

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The IPKat

MARCH 21, 2024

The UPC CoA interpreted the claims of the patent more broadly than the Local Division and found the patent likely to be invalid for lack of inventive step. The Munich Local Division was satisfied that the patent was novel, sufficiently disclosed and inventive. The UPC CoA also ordered 10x Genomics to pay €7 million of costs.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

How is eligibility jurisprudence impacting the following: quantum computing; AI; precision medicine; diagnostic methods; pharmaceutical treatments; and other computer-related inventions? Explain if US eligibility doctrine has shifted IP strategy toward trade secrecy.

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Intepat

MAY 18, 2023

These standards are established due to the level of effectiveness that the invention might have achieved. Therefore, the need to obtain information as well as the license to use such technology is innately high, and this is where the concept of FRAND licensing comes in.

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

The doctrine of equivalents prevents parties from circumventing literal infringement by making minor variations to a patented invention. The doctrine of specific exclusion states that a product cannot be deemed equivalent to a patented invention if it is literally the opposite of the patented invention. Concluding Remarks.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

and the wealthy countries, Moderna announced that it expected its competitors to respect Moderna’s intellectual property and that it would offer patent licenses on reasonable terms to those who asked. Pfizer and BioNTech have stated that they did not use Moderna’s patented inventions, and that they will fully defend the case.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? Thus, the FRAND undertaking is a safeguard that seeks to balance users' interests with SEP owners' interests in protecting their IP. How wide or narrow is this FRAND undertaking? To whom is the FRAND undertaking owed?

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 30, 2021

IP CloseUp celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in 2021, with viewership up 44% since 2018. Annual increases since 2018 were 7%, 11 % and 21%, respectively. The 2021 Continue reading.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

Of late, even in the EU, there has been an increased focus on the quality of patents in response to the rise of business models centered around patent litigation. The Court in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. – The patent system needs complete searches and substantive examination for functioning well. In Agfa NV & Anr.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The parties settled the litigation before the IPRs were complete, but agreed that the IPRs could continue. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. And, although the license is set to expire before the patents, the court found that potential future infringement to be too speculative.

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