Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. In modern biology research, inventors come from various disciplines such as pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and dairy, and all of them are involved in improving the quality of life.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

How long is the average design patent application? There are two tracks or timeframes for US design patents. On the fast track known as Rocket Docket , you may be able to get a design patent granted in about 5-10 months from the filing date if there are no rejections.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

If you find that your US patent practitioner is lacking in the areas discussed below, then it might make sense to consider a change. Looking for a new US patent attorney to take over your pending patent application? How prompt is your US patent agent or attorney? Did your US patent practitioner drop a deadline?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 26, 2021

For World IP Day, Fish Principal and chair of Fish’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative , Ahmed Davis , authored the article “Celebrating Black Inventors on World IP Day” for the National Law Journal, which celebrates the contributions of Black inventors who all too often get overlooked.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

However, because the environment within a law firm can be unfriendly to non-Caucasian, non-cisgender male, non-heterosexual lawyers, people who identify as such tend to leave legal practice at higher rates. As Figure 1 below shows, of the highly-credited patent practitioners identified from 2016-2020, over 90% were male.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

To mitigate potential conflicts of interest and to improve the public’s understanding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedures, the agency has recently made various amendments to its rules relating to the conduct of registered patent attorneys and agents.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Obtaining patents or trademarks for their inventions or brand names can prevent others from copying or imitating their innovations, protecting those ideas and giving them a competitive edge. Let’s delve into the specific reasons why.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. To avoid information overload, let’s get back to the most basic things you need to know to file a patent application. When do you need to patent an idea? Patent deadlines are critical.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Need a new patent attorney? What are some excuses that do not justify changing your patent lawyer? The patent application process is inherently challenging. treats the procurement and enforcement of patents, so certain things may simply be out of your patent lawyer’s control.

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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. Further, OpenAI allows commercial use of material output by ChatGPT. Patents: Inventorship Can an AI, such as ChatGPT, invent? For example, under U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

If after further consideration you think a utility patent would be more appropriate, here’s a helpful post on filing a utility nonprovisional patent application. If so, you have only one year from the earliest date of public disclosure or sale to file US patent applications. 2D or 3D design, or both?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In calendar year (CY) 2021, the total number of post-grant petitions in the biopharma space, which we define as petitions involving United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Technology Center 1600 patents, was 100, which accounted for ~7% of all petitions filed. Developments in the Biopharma Sector.

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