SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

Image from here Issues related to patent quality are pressing and worrying, even a standard measure of monitoring patent quality has been difficult. 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.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 30, 2021

Modularity allows firms and companies with complex technical systems to divide the components therein, called the modules, which are capable of being designed independently, but to function, they need to be looked at together as a whole. The concept focuses on the notion of distributed innovation in the contemporary global economy.

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Intepat

MAY 18, 2023

INTRODUCTION Oftentimes, it is observed how intellectual property laws, specifically; patent laws are contradictory to competition and antitrust laws. Patent laws acknowledge that patents play a crucial role in facilitating the exchange of goods and services.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations. Novel innovations are protected by patents, but software codes, designs, or artistic components are protected by copyrights.

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The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

It was eventually passed on 29 February 2024 after a very tumultuous process (Okorie tells the story here ). The CAB now awaits presidential assent to become law. Lack of reversionary rights for creators and regulation of the exploitation of copyright in the digital space were also found to be of major concern.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

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. These rights encompass various forms of intangible assets, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Patents filed before March 2013 are examined using the pre-AIA rules of patentability, including 35 U.S.C. 102(f): A person shall be entitled to a patent unless — (f) he did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented. The patents list two inventors, Richard Darr and Edward Morgan. by Dennis Crouch.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Enforcing intellectual property rights is a cost-effective preventive measure for deterring infringing conducts. The ownership is not transferred.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The bigger problem I see in this policy-making exercise is transparency and inclusivity of the process itself. For example, it is not clear whether any of the members was also a representative of or an advocate for specific types of licensing modes, such as Creative Commons for example. For a full list, see here.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. The Patent Act: Catch 22 Does the Patent Act prevail over the Competition Act?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2023

In India, market power as well as local innovation capacity to help shape the design of what is being innovated, is lacking. Even though India is the largest manufacturer and exporter of generics , the demand for patented drugs is largely met through imports. Of course, some exceptions do exist.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The same eases the process of the creation of software since the programmer does not have to build things from scratch. There has been a long-standing debate about the different modes of safeguarding an API through the laws on patents, copyright, and trade secrets. Patents and APIs. We shall now examine each of them separately.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This curated guide is designed to inform and assist Founders by highlighting a variety of government and private sector programs. Atlanta Startup Growth Loan Program (ASGL) Mayor Andre Dickens has announced the Atlanta Startup Growth Loan Program (ASGL), a new initiative designed to bolster the growth of local technology startups in Atlanta.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

Trademark Scam Alert: Fraudulent Low-cost trademark design & filing sites. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a number of show-cause orders and exclusion orders issued by the Commissioner for Trademarks. Design Iconix. Design Logo USA. Designing Territory. Digitalech.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2023

In patent law, these secrets are often at the core of the business process: product development and manufacturing processes, key product details, detailed market and sales data, etc. Rather, Modern Font is a patent assertion entity that makes its money through licensing IP rights.

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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? This undertaking obliges SEP owners to be prepared to licence their patents on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The following article focuses on the challenges of enforcing patent rights and Trade Secrets. “ When a margin of a second can cost the team and the driver the entire championship, a tremendous amount of effort is put in to obtain that technology, which makes the car a hundredth of a second faster than the rest of the grid.

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The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2023

The AmeriKat hunkering down to a belated Christmas meal of kibble Back in the dark depths of January, the great, the good and the cold of patents practitioners were invited to gather at Hogan Lovells’ London office to attend the AIPPI’s annual patent round-up. Moreover, of the 18 patents litigated only six were held to be valid.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

Patent Rights defined. Other patent search options to consider. A freedom to operate (FTO) study is usually performed on a finalized product design before its release in order to determine if the product, or any of its components, would infringe on any enforceable patents. Patent Rights. When to conduct a search.

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Intepat

JUNE 9, 2023

It intends to regulate the copyright law, which is managed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development as well as the trademarks, patents, and designs act, which were overseen by Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. The policy is more inclined towards the pharmaceutical industry.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

Earlier this month, the Russian government issued a decree stating it will use patented products from so-called “unfriendly countries” without compensating owners. But now, the government is taking this one step further by moving toward creating compulsory licenses for certain technologies.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Process. A trademark can be a word, phrase, symbol, or design that distinguishes the source of goods or services and identifies their origin. The United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has registered color marks, smell marks, sound marks, trade dress, logos, and of course word marks.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Do read our summaries of the post on the DHC restraining generic competitors for Ibrunitib, Delhi High Court’s finding on opposition and examination process, and some quick tidbits on the Ram Mandir, Oppo-Nokia dispute settlement, and the Bombay High Court order on Pan cards. But what about the public interest? Gsp Crop Science Pvt.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

We consider that TMs have costs as well as benefits; we should think about the costs as well as benefits of these proxies. Mistakes are common in the process and appeals are almost nonexistent. Other examples: design patent, as Sarah Burstein has writte n. Amazon is used for more product search than Google.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

IP Australia also regulates patent & TM attorneys through professional standards board domination. A broader/systemic problem is the problem of scope: we see this in patent side when Office tries to intervene. The business of the PTO is granting patents/TM. It’s a tough process to get SCOTUS to fix.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Over to Adam : "Patents and Technology: Perspective, Truth, and Change WIPO’s Deputy Director-General of Patents & Technology, Ms. Jorgenson also discussed how COVID-19 affected WIPO and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system. Adam Ernette (UIC) reports on the seminar. The panel also consisted of Ms.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Several organizations have noted that the patenting of healthcare products and vaccines translates to a “red tape” that is uncalled for in such tumultuous times. More specifically, patents have time and again acted as a hindrance when it comes to ensuring the equal distribution of medical products. Image Source:gettyimages].

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It covers architectural design, software, graphic arts, motions pictures, sound recordings, and more, and it is adaptive to new technological advances that would likely apply to NFTs.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In Xerox case [viii] , the court stated that, “ The conflict between the antitrust [ix] and IPR laws arises in the methods the embrace that was designed to achieve reciprocal goals. The allegation, against Microsoft was that they were refusing to license its software to Sun Microsystems while at the same time licensing to Sun’s competitors.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 7, 2024

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2022

In 2012, the America Invents Act (AIA) created a mechanism for challenging patents outside of the district court through post-grant review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), primarily inter partes reviews (IPRs). See, e.g., 3G Licensing, SA et al. Powder Springs Logistics, LLC et al., 547 at 15-16 (D.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

He has 80 patents to his credit, among which his invention of the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) has been phenomenal in the world of wireless networking systems. The necessity for such an Act arose because one could not protect Integrated Circuit (IC) layout design under the existing IP rights.

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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. Bespoke systems are often underutilized by their own designers and outmoded.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Running from 29 October 2021 to 7 January 2022, the “ Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents ” consultation formed the latest round in an ongoing national conversation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and interested stakeholders (see here ). Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash.

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