Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

This includes patent prosecution, enforcement, R&D, employment, innovation, sales, competition, etc. How is eligibility jurisprudence impacting the following: quantum computing; AI; precision medicine; diagnostic methods; pharmaceutical treatments; and other computer-related inventions?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

Patents offer many advantages to individuals and companies. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

One of the other main concerns raised by IPQC members is that, currently, the patent examination seems to be more biased in the favour of granting patents regardless of the merit of a particular invention. vs The Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs And Anr., The Court in Microsoft Technology Licensing v.

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LexBlog IP

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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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Like the dissenting judge on the panel, several of the opinions denying rehearing en banc faulted the panel majority for establishing a new “nothing more” test—if the claimed invention “clearly invokes a natural law, and nothing more, to accomplish a desired result”—for patent ineligibility. patent enforcement and litigation; c.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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. The root source of this situation, according to Lederer, is the patent prosecution process. Start with the sheer volume of patent applications. International license.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2022

Micro entity status is a newer status, introduced under the America Invents Act Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) in 2011 as an effort to reduce the cost of patenting for small businesses and individual inventors. Current Entity Fees for Patent Applications. Reduce your patent fees.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A first, conservative view holds that proportionality and the other obligations in Article 3 Enforcement Directive add nothing to existing safeguards for infringers, such as compulsory licensing- and abuse of rights provisions. This is also known as the “hold up” problem in the literature [e.g.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

selected address issues such as SPC protection for combination products, double patenting, prosecution history estoppel and the influence of declarations made by the patentee in parallel proceedings, the possibility for national courts to request technical opinions from the EPO under Art. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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IIPRD

AUGUST 13, 2021

This may include novel inventions, an MSME’s brand name, or an industrial design. This included reducing the amount required to file a patent and a design by 60 percent and 50 percent respectively. The Government has also introduced the Bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway Programme that would expedite patent filing processes.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

This is because many patents are granted upon products that improve other patented products. To the extent the improvements incorporate, in whole, a patented claim held by a third party, a license may be required to commercialize the improvement. to determine if any enforceable patents cover the components in question.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Article 12, along with the recent amendments to the Patent Rules, restrict the obligation to disclose the “working” statement., This could make it harder to force companies to license patents if they are not being used to make affordable products in India. And further restricting policy levers such as compulsory licensing.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Natco was launching/ has launched its own version of EO (I think under the tradename “Trombopag”, see here ), without obtaining a license from Novartis. Consequently, Novartis instituted a suit of infringement against Natco and also filed an application seeking interlocutory or interim injunction on Natco’s use of EO patent. .

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Patent Prosecution. Patent protection is generally available for cannabis and cannabis-related innovations on the same basis as any other innovation, presenting relatively few obstacles for applicants. A patent applicant’s planned use of the claimed invention thus has no bearing on its patentability.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

There may be implications of favouring open licensing and open source developments by virtue of its emphasis on sharing expertise and experience across organisations, and the development of an ecosystem of developers, technology and end-users in the future.

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Nelligan Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Key changes to patent prosecution in Canada will come into effect October 3, 2022. These changes will impact the patent prosecution process in Canada by introducing excess claims fees, requests for continued examinations and conditional notices of allowance. Requests for Continued Examination.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. CIT [Supreme Court].

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing the Order Image by Freepik DHC comes down on the Patent Office for a four-year delay in issuing an order. Read this post by SpicyIP intern Jyotpreet on what this means for the delays in patent prosecution timelines.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Patent prosecution, portfolio, and strategic patenting considerations. Patents have contributed significantly to the advances in science and technology that make lithium-ion batteries more affordable and efficient today. The costs of obtaining and maintaining a global patent portfolio can quickly add up.

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IIPRD

MAY 10, 2020

National Research Development Council(NRDC) was established by the Government of India with the primary objective to promote, develop and commercialize the technologies, inventions, patents, processes emanating from various R&D institutions or universities and is presently working under the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

IP includes any creation of the mind, including inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs, and various forms of IP protection cover these different categories. A comprehensive IP strategy must cover all bases – prosecution, enforcement, defense, and transactions.

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