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Governance and Supervision of Trademark and Patent Agents: Discussing DHC’s Saurav Chaudhary vs. Union Of India

SpicyIP

First thing first, let’s unfold the case: The case involves a writ petition challenging the abandonment of a patent application and praying for its restoration. Here, the background is that the Petitioner hired Mr. Naveen Chaklan of M/s Delhi Intellectual Property LLP to deal with his patent application.

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How to Expedite Trademark Application: When and how can you speed up your trademark examination process?

Patent Trademark Blog

While it’s not impossible, bumping up a US trademark application can only occur under very limited circumstances. Actually, it is significantly more difficult to expedite a trademark application than a patent application. What situations would not support making a trademark application special?

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Patent Search and its Types in India

Kashishipr

All in all, the advantages of conducting a patent search are as follows: The chances of patent grant increase; You get clarity in drafting a patent claim in your Patent Application ; The scope of patent protection extends; and. It helps keep track of similar patents and the status of other patent filings.

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Smart Wallets and Measuring Credibility of the Prior Art

Patently-O

I think of these generally as “smart wallets” but I learned today that the company Storus has a registered trademark for that term. In 2020, Storus (AKA “Mosaic Brands”) sued Ridge Wallet for both patent infringement (US7334616) and product-design trade dress misappropriation. Mosaic Brands, Inc.

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Patent Assertion Entities: A Boon or a Bane?

Kashishipr

The internet has resulted in the era of patent trolls, directly or indirectly. The maximum number of cases are witnessed in the software industry wherein statistics project that as many as 74 percent of the patents issued are being litigated. It would help optimize the cost and risk management strategy of the entity.

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IP Due Diligence: Issues in M&A Transactions

Traverse Legal Blog

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. post-grant review, oppositions, etc.) concerning the target’s IP assets or the target?

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Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO) Concerning IP & Patents

Kashishipr

FTO agreements have now become common in certain sectors, particularly the IT sector, where there is extensive Patent Filing and risks involved in commercialization are being blocked by a competitor who holds a patented technology incorporated within some product. Overcoming Obstacles . Bottom Line.

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