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Empowering Innovation: The Role of Intellectual Property in Technology Transfer

IP and Legal Filings

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. The transfer is facilitated in India by the Indian Patent office. Well, it helps in commercialisation of the invention by allowing its public use.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Federally Funded Research

LexBlog IP

Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. The nations in which the Contractor seeks to file the patent application. media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-63579507143ea2268{display:

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Precedential No. 34: "IFG" Fails to Function as a Trademark For Live Plants Because It's a Varietal Name

The TTABlog

law) and purported prior trademark use? As to the third question, the Board concluded that applicant's ownership of a registration for IFG for partly identical goods ("live plants, namely, table grape vines, cherry trees") did not alter the result here. PVP certificates under U.S. Pennington Seed , 80 USPQ2d at 1762. Welch 2022.

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The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal Year in Review 2023

The IPKat

PatKat reviewing the year It is time once more for the IPKat patent year in review! The topic of prior use has been elevated to the status of a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal ( G1/23 ). At the very least, LLMs have substantially lessened the burden of sourcing cat-themed patent blog illustrations.

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Manufacturers of Enbrel ® biosimilars (Sandoz and Samsung Bioepis) have been embroiled in patent litigation with Immunex, and, as discussed below, Sandoz recently lost its appeal to the Federal Circuit. All currently approved Humira ® biosimilars cannot launch until 2023 per settlements with AbbVie. FDA Addresses the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

LexBlog IP

26 , rejected the claim that taking away, or ignoring, the ability-to-control indicia of ownership amounts to a taking: Similarly, property rights, including copyright, have been described as ownership of a bundle of rights or interests. 92, 96 (1876) (“A patent for an invention is as much property as a patent for land.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent.