LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

On 27 April 2023, the European Commission (the “ Commission ”) proposed a new regulation on the licensing of standard essential patents (the “ Proposal ”). [1] SEP holders seeking to license their SEPs for royalties and to enforce them in the EU would have to register the patents in a SEP register.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

It includes creations of mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, and names used in commerce. Evaluation: Intellectual property valuation is a crucial process that determines the financial expression of an intangible asset. As an SME one can opt for different levels of the IP Management process.

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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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Intepat

MAY 30, 2023

Recent developments In the year 2019, DRDO modified its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy to grant the Indian industry royalty-free access to patents for the technologies developed by it and detailed guidelines on the subject have been issued. This license shall be renewable after five years, on request, without any extra cost.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

How to prepare for the first patent attorney meeting. While we never want to discourage anyone from asking questions, coming prepared to an initial meeting with a patent attorney will lead to a more helpful discussion. Let’s cover some basic questions that you should try to answer before your initial patent attorney meeting.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

The bill would authorize the Copyright Office to designate technology as “‘designated technical measures” (DTMs) that all UGC services must implement, and copyright owners could sue any services that don’t properly implement DTMs. Remember the protections for vessel hull designs? 512 provided 5 safe harbors.

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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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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Recently, Yuri Eliezer was invited to share his insights on the Conscious Design Podcast , hosted by Ian Peterman. This podcast brings together thought leaders from various fields to discuss the future of design and its impact on our world. AI and Patent Search : Yuri explains how AI can improve the patent search process.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

This is an important decision to review in understanding licensing and litigation of international SEP portfolios. This decision indicates that a FRAND commitment is not a one-way street, but imposes obligations on both the SEP owner and someone seeking to license the SEP. those who stall licensing negotiations).

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tokenization refers to the process of creating digital tokens that represent ownership of an asset. Intellectual property (IP) assets, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, can be valuable assets for businesses and individuals. Stablecoins are designed to maintain a stable value relative to a specific asset or currency.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 4, 2023

The update for December 2022 summarizes three patent decisions that issued from the Western District of Texas. These three decisions all evaluated challenges to venue in patent suits. Patent Nos. In the end, the court transferred two of the cases to an out-of-state court and kept one in WDTX. Microsoft Corp.,

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Highlights of the week Jab We Met (if at all): Do Patent Oppositions and Examination Run on a Parallel track? Delhi High Court to Examine Do patent oppositions and examinations run on parallel tracks? Controller of Patents and Designs. 7 of the plaintiff’s registered design of urination device.

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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 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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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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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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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Based on the above reasoning, the Court refused to grant an injunction against the novelization of Nayak’s screenplay by Harper Collins Publishers India Pvt. the licensee.

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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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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Novartis appeal and the MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. Controller of Patents. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness.

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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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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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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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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 26, 2022

Removing these barriers to information is one of the problems we aim to solve with our licensing and content management solutions. Patent Validity. You can read more on t he benefits of exploring patents here.). The ability to easily confirm copyright permissions is also an important piece of the puzzle.

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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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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts on the MHC’s interpretation of Section 3(d) in the Novozymes case, DHC’s referral of 3 questions concerning the jurisdiction of High Courts in trademark rectification matters, and DHC’s decision on infringement of product by process claims. Costs of Rs. 1,00,000 as costs.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

While at this stage the particulars of Getty’s claim are unavailable, their press release states that Stability AI “unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright and the associated metadata owned or represented by Getty Images”. What is AI image generation software?

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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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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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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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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

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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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8].

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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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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 7, 2024

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The hardware does not have any anti-authoritarian bias, but it is still a tricky process to ensure uniqueness – especially in a distributed global system. In 2017, Adasa sued Avery Dennison for patent infringement. On appeal, the Federal Circuit found no general problem with awarding sanctions or the process involved.

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