The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Another source of confusion is the divergent approaches of the UK courts and the EPO with respect to the test for the evidence standard in sufficiency and inventive step analysis. Readers looking for some clarity on G 2/21 may wish to skip straight to the recent referring Board's interpretation of G 2/21 in T 0116/18. Food for thought.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This month the Federal Circuit decided a case involving whether the display of a flowering plant constitutes an invalidating prior public use. A patent applicant is not entitled to a patent when the claimed invention was “in public use… more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States.”

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

None of these was the first biosimilar for its respective reference product. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. FDA has approved 29 biosimilars corresponding to nine different reference products. Reference Product. Reference Product. Biosimilar Drug.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 21, 2023

How should the USPTO facilitate an applicant’s submission of prior art that is not accessible in the Patents End-to-End Search system ( e.g., “on sale” or prior public use)? adopt a unity of invention requirement in place of the restriction requirement? Specifically, should the USPTO: a.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This month the Federal Circuit decided a case involving whether the display of a flowering plant constitutes an invalidating prior public use. ” A patent applicant is not entitled to a patent when the claimed invention was “in public use. But in that prior case, Delano Farms Co. § 161.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Although the PTAB instituted the IPR, it eventually sided with the patentee in holding that the prior printed publication wasn’t enough render the invention obvious. In the district court litigation, ELCO is seeking to use the single product to show each element. ” 35 U.S.C.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

However, the court failed to even refer to the term used in the provision, ‘covered’. The next argument raised by the defendant was a challenge based on Section 64(1)(a) as per which a patent can be revoked where the invention has been claimed in a patent of an earlier priority date. Anticipation by Prior Claiming.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Where it is known as compulsory licensing in reference to patents, it is known as statutory licenses in reference to copyright and related rights. Non-Working of Patent and Inadequate Supply : It may be understood as a failure to make industrial use of the said invention.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

And, it goes like this–the relevant concept in the United States is that a person shall “ no[t] be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” Wright , 94 U.S. ”); James v. Campbell , 104 U.S. 2d 480 (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Utility patents are for functional inventions. Because of this, a popular use of design patents is to protect the outside of common consumer products. A typeface is sometimes referred to as a “font,” although these two concepts are slightly different (technically, a font is a typeface having a specific size).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

Relatedly, how does that give us any insight into situations that didn’t go well, like Al-muhammad, where there was no agreement to give credit in the beginning?] Docudrama is a popular genre dating to the early 20 th century. Mike Tyson was furious when Hulu made an unauthorized biopic: you have stolen my life rights.

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