LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

Over the past two decades or so, the number of major jurisdictions offering some form of general ‘grace period’ for filing of patent applications has grown significantly. This has largely been driven by bilateral agreements (e.g. and European universities at 12.1%.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2022

The reasoning of the CAFC makes a striking contrast to how the doctrine of "obvious-to-try" is applied by the EPO and the national courts of Europe. The reasoning of the CAFC makes a striking contrast to how the doctrine of "obvious-to-try" is applied by the EPO and the national courts of Europe.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 24, 2021

It is still rethinking how to approach and solve challenges in a wide range of sectors. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law. BACKGROUND.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This year also saw release of the EBA decision on double-patenting and a new referral on the thorny issue of plausibility and post-published evidence. As the year draws to a close, we also have news of a new referral to the EBA on the EPO's co-applicant approach to priority. Double-trouble ??

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Following on from our IPKat EBA 2021 Year in Review , here is some more festive holiday reading on some of the important decisions to come out of the EPO Boards of Appeal this year. As the year draws to the close, the EPO has announced the Legal Boards of Appeal decision on whether an AI can be named as an inventor (J 8/20 and J 9/20).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Software patentability remains a tricky issue, raising questions about a computer program’s inventive step and technical characteristics. However, a deep dive into the applicable legislation provides much-needed clarity for rights holders in Greece. Protection under the directive only covers a program’s code.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2021

The timing of a patent filing is critical to the patent's validity. The earlier a patent is filed, the lower the risk of disclosures before the priority date destroying novelty and inventive step. In fact, the data provided in the patent in question was surprisingly light. Lewy bodies are abnormal deposits of aggregated

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why do patent grace periods matter? Procrastinating can be an unforgiveable offense when it comes to patenting. Nearly every country has a timing requirement for filing patents. Tardiness can lead to an irrevocable loss of patent rights. And how late is too late? So what is considered late? Whose activities matter?

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 18, 2021

One area of law that has been undergoing constant amendments due to changing technologies are patent laws. However, how are patent laws and AI interconnected? For one, there exists no clear-cut definition of AIs in any patent laws. Today, we live in a wired world. AIs are considered as a subset of computer sciences.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In May 2023, the UK Court of Appeal upheld the invalidity of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Apaxiban patent for lacking “plausibility” But how does this finding interact with the position of relevant laws in India? Amit is a registered Patent Agent and is currently part of IP litigation team at Sun Pharmaceuticals.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

US patent attorneys wishing to understand certain peculiarities of European patent drafting need look no further than the recent Board of Appeal decision in T 2171/21. This case is a textbook example of the EPO's strict approach to added matter. Profanity The patent was opposed for added matter.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Does an international PCT patent application cover the whole world? No, a PCT application does not cover every country. Depending upon your foreign patent goals, there is a good probability that the member PCT countries are sufficient for you. Should you file a PCT application? Taiwan, however, is not a member.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

The written description requirement stipulates that a patent specification should sufficiently describe the claimed invention such that a skilled person would be convinced that the inventor had possession of the claimed subject matter at the filing date. cancer) cells ( Singh et al. ). cancer) cells ( Singh et al. ).

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