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The Legacy of A.B. Dick and Motion Picture Patents: How these 100+ Year Old Ruling Reshaped Patent Law

Patently-O

as a major turning point in American patent and antitrust law. The Court’s 4-3 decision favored the patentee and allowed the patent owner to place restrictions on the use of its patented product even after sale. Just a few years later, the Supreme Court reversed course in Motion Picture Patents Co.

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How to Patent a Medical Device

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a smarter way to patent a medical device? Medical device patents can make a direct impact on sales as well as create licensing opportunities. Even pending patent applications may help startups raise capital. Let’s look at some smart ways to patent a medical device. Need to patent a medical device?

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Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

IP Tech Blog

In the latest example of the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week issued a decree that owners of Russian patents from countries that Russia considers to be unfriendly are no longer entitled to any compensation for compulsory licensing of their patents.

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Provisional Patent Application: How to Write a PPA

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the purpose of a provisional patent application? To know how to write a provisional patent application (PPA) well, you must first understand its purpose. Sure, you’ll have patent pending status. Want to file a provisional patent application with fixed fees? Design or utility patent protection?

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Semiconductors, IP & India: A Road Less Travelled

SpicyIP

Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Pranav Aggarwal. 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. So, in this post, we will have an overview of the existing IP protections for semiconductors.

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Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

LexBlog IP

In the latest example of the escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin last week issued a decree that owners of Russian patents from countries that Russia considers to be unfriendly are no longer entitled to any compensation for compulsory licensing of their patents.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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