The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The winds of a busy Belgian court term blows through the IPKat's wild ancestor's mane (c) Christopher Stothers 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2021 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2022. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. The underlying patent litigation allegedly fraudulently induced Cap Export to enter into a $1.1 and to Amazon. and to Amazon.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Whether you are a patent owner or an Amazon seller, you need the right kind of legal expertise when it comes to patent infringement. Patent agents do not litigate and, therefore, have little to no infringement experience. Trademark attorneys who are not registered with the USPTO patent bar cannot file patents.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitation to its authors to discuss their key arguments.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

In Part I of this series, we discussed how patent portfolio managers should be careful when generating company-owned prior art or reviewing competitor prior art, and how a patent litigation or licensing campaign can be significantly hamstrung based on how the United States and Europe consider intervening prior art.

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Concern with the US patent system. Source: RPX.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at legal odds with Moderna, claiming that Moderna neglected to add three NIH scientists to Moderna’s patent application on a principal COVID-19 vaccine.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

He suggests that the standard might need to change in instances where AI is used for patent examination, as what is “obvious” to an AI might not be obvious to a human. Impact on Patent Litigation and Licensing : Yuri predicts that AI could reduce the number of contested patents and therefore the amount of litigation.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The September 20, 2021 scheduling order sets trial for August 2022 on the infringement, validity and enforceability of the following ten patents (“the Ten Patents”): U.S. Patent Nos. 6,805,686; 8,926,975; 8,961,973; 8,999,337; 9,067,992; 9,085,619; 9,187,559; 9,512,216; 11,083,792; and the patent issuing from U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Pfizer/BioNTech claims that Moderna did not give credit to scientists at Pfizer/BioNTech and NIH who developed the underlying technology and that Pfizer/BioNTech had invented and patented aspects of the technology that Moderna used before it had obtained its patents. Pfizer/BioNTech, of course, declined to take a license.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Three pharmaceutical companies, including Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Micromet AG, and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now acquired by AstraZeneca), in September 2003 announced signing a non-exclusive cross-license agreement. Without any doubt, stepping into patent litigation can be uncertain, full of risks, and expensive.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

According to the regulator, the drug’s patent could be a blocking patent unlawfully used to prevent competing products’ entry into the market. Novartis is allegedly protecting its dermatology drug by using one patent to launch litigation proceedings against possible competitors in the market. On July 22, 2021, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 7, 2024

Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India. And further restricting policy levers such as compulsory licensing. Article 13.2

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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. Who is the culprit?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2023

Pfizer/BioNTech claims that Moderna did not give credit to scientists at Pfizer/BioNTech and NIH who developed the underlying technology and that Pfizer/BioNTech had invented and patented aspects of the technology that Moderna used before it had obtained its patents. Pfizer/BioNTech, of course, declined to take a license.

Technology 52

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Patents that become outdated with time and need not be maintained or renewed to save on the corresponding costs involved. A well-defined patent protection management plan such as the F3 Analysis can help identify the previously mentioned points. An FTO analyzes the patents that can pose a significant threat to your product launch.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Explain whether you have changed your behavior with regard to filing, purchasing, licensing, selling, or maintaining patent applications and patents in the United States as a result of the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States.

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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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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

With deep expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counseling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. Newly promoted principals for 2023 are: Ashley Bolt has experience handling complex patent and intellectual property litigation in U.S. District Courts.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Merpel does not like this form of taxi Friend of the Kat and Legal Head of Delivery for Gett in Moscow, Konstantin Voropaev has been following some developments out of Kazakhstan relating to an uptick in litigation in the taxi-app space. The patent is valid until 21 December 2023. So what is going on? Let’s start at the beginning.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is a case that has been vigorously litigated since 2015 and has already been up on appeal to the U.S. A long and winding litigation road. CODA claimed that Benedict and Goodyear took this information and filed two patent applications covering this technology, naming Benedict as one of the inventors.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This is a case that has been vigorously litigated since 2015 and has already been up on appeal to the U.S. A long and winding litigation road. CODA claimed that Benedict and Goodyear took this information and filed two patent applications covering this technology, naming Benedict as one of the inventors.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Additionally, if you are a patent owner or inventor, please include the number of U.S. and foreign patent applications you have filed; the number of U.S. Patent prosecution strategy and portfolio management; b. patent enforcement and litigation; c. patent counseling and opinions; d. employment; f.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Allgenesis lost at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which issued a final written decision upholding the patentability of the challenged claims. Allgenesis argued that the PTAB finding that Cloudbreak’s patent predated Allgenesis’s patent would have preclusive effect against one of Allgenesis’s pending applications.

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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. Please let us know in the comments below. Read on to know more!

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LexBlog IP

MAY 10, 2022

Patent linkability refers to a newly implemented system of Article 76 of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China. The system establishes a drug marketing review and approval process for marketing license applicants who have been found to infringe on a previously granted patent. Patent Attorney.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 21, 2022

With the change in the patent law in China, curbing the influence of large technology companies in China so that it can be ensured that the innovation and data remain in the country giving relief for all patent applicants for applying in China for declared key technology.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

Explain whether you have changed your behavior with regard to filing, purchasing, licensing, selling, or maintaining patent applications and patents in the United States as a result of the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States.

Law 52

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SpicyIP

MAY 16, 2023

The chapter records a description of the key features in patent proceedings and how case management is done in India including early case management, discovery and gathering information, summary proceedings and evidences among other things. A sub-section has also been dedicated to show the role of mediation in both pre and post-litigation.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

issued patents , pending patent applications, registered trademarks, pending trademark applications , copyrights , trade secrets , etc.) Are there any active litigation and/or administrative proceedings (e.g. correspond to the most important products/services of the target and to those of the potential buyer.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In view of this notice, life sciences companies should consider involving patent counsel in the review of relevant FDA submissions for possible inconsistencies with PTO filings and determination of the appropriate course of action where material inconsistencies are found to exist. What This Means for Life Sciences Patent Applicants.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Investors are more likely to support companies that possess protected IP as it represents a tangible asset that can be monetized or licensed in the future. Startups can license their trademarks to other parties for use in franchising agreements or collaborations, generating additional revenue streams.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 12, 2023

and other companies that wished to develop diagnostics, vaccines and other technologies dependent on those sequences would either be excluded from the market or required to pay unpredictable prices for a license to operate under those patents. Rather, U.S. Countries That Are Willing to Hold-Up Research. where fee shifting is rare.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst from Lewis Silkin report on recent litigation in the UK against the developers of AI generation software. This litigation has arisen amongst a flurry of recent interest in AI generated works. What is AI image generation software?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. Other Developments Delhi High Court records evidence by live transcription in patent infringement suit. Some Perspectives Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

When applying for a patent at the USPTO, the applicant must name all inventors of the invention claimed in the patent application. One joint inventor cannot stop another from independently selling, conveying, assigning, or licensing the patent. Use consistent terminology in the claims and specification.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. SpicyIP Tidbits: Clarification on Jurisdiction of High Courts after the Tribunals Reform Act 2021, and Need for Reasoned Orders for Rejecting Patent Applications. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L

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