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Why is Market Research Important for Patent Protection?

Kashishipr

To be specific, market research performed before filing a Patent Application or after obtaining Patent Protection may help an inventor or innovator significantly in examining the business environment for his invention or innovation. Market research may also help down the road in preventing Patent Infringement actions.

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I was already like this before you got here: prior use as an exception to patent infringement

Garrigues Blog

In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ). In addition, a third party’s use of an invention before its registration by another is also relevant to assess patent infringement.

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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Patent Search and its Types in India

Kashishipr

Before we delve into understanding the concept of Patent Search , let us first make ourselves familiar with the definition of a patent. A patent refers to an exclusive right granted by the patent authority of a nation to the inventor or applicant of a unique invention. Patent Search and its Importance.

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Critical Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights and its components.

IIPRD

Also, it is really important to renew the registration because there is a limit to registration. Patents : – It is a right which is granted to protect the interest of an invention, to protect the interest of the inventors for their new inventions. This is one of the famous case laws on patent infringement.

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All About Provisional Patent Applications

Kashishipr

What is a Provisional Patent Application? Usually, the inventor is under constant fear of leakage of information relating to the invention as a certain disclosure has to be made to the manufacturer. It is for this reason that inventors prefer signing a binding Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

the plaintiff opened an art gallery in the virtual game world with the assistance of Second life, called “SLART” and obtained a trademark registration. Patent Infringement. Liden Research, Inc. , At some time the plaintiff realized that the avatar is Second Life was using SLART for his art gallery.

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