LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Allgenesis lost at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), which issued a final written decision upholding the patentability of the challenged claims. An Allgenesis executive testified by declaration that the parties were unable to reach a settlement. Are there multiple patents in the patent family?

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

In this guest post, Prathibha Sivasubramanian and Sreenath Namboodiri discuss the combined effect of these changes on transparency, the public information system in the Indian patent regime, and public health. The Court allowed the defendants to use the sound recordings subject to payment of the ad hoc fees.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Allgenesis also asserted settlement conversations as evidence of a likelihood of litigation for patent infringement when Allgenesis brings its product to market. However, the Federal Circuit rejected this argument and determined that Allgenesis did not establish that the Board’s decision will have preclusive effect.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Nevertheless, awareness about dispute settlement strategies can minimise the economic and legal costs of ignoring IPR law. Comprehend the concept, rationale, and significance of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Learn the practical aspects of Patent application and prosecution in the context of Indian IPR law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 15, 2024

In G 1/22 (and G 2/22), the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) found that there is a strong rebuttable presumption that an applicant of a European patent application is entitled to claim priority. The Broad Institute famously lost a highly commercially valuable CRISPR patent for invalid priority ( T 844/18 , IPKat ).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The Order also contained a controversial proposal to ban many patent settlements that delay the market entry of generic drugs or biosimilars. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was instructed to target misleading and deceptive statements made about the safety and effectiveness of generics and biosimilars.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 21, 2022

With vigorous marketing of patent portfolios, it becomes necessary that those dispute settlements must be done on an amicable basis. Also, Huawei wants to have a strong patent portfolio in the Chinese market where all such measures are more or less beneficial for it. Image Source: gettyimages].

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced an 80% reduction in patent application fees for all recognised educational institutions. The fee reduction will be applicable to recognised educational institutions in India and abroad. This move has been reported to bring down the application fee from Rs.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Case: Biomoneta Research Vs Controller General of Patents Designs on 13 March 2023 (Delhi High Court) The matter pertained to an appeal against the order of the controller rejecting a patent application for ‘Air Decontamination Assembly’. India currently holds 127 patents for 6G,” says Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

They sought an Arrow declaration that the importation, disposal, use and keeping by them of generic fingolimod in the UK for that specific use would have been obvious at the priority date of the patent in question ([5]). In this way the court can decide a patent infringement case even before the patent has been granted ([17]).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Additionally, if you are a patent owner or inventor, please include the number of U.S. and foreign patent applications you have filed; the number of U.S. Patent prosecution strategy and portfolio management; b. patent enforcement and litigation; c. patent counseling and opinions; d. employment; f.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

OCTOBER 5, 2022

To invoke post-grant review, a challenge must be filed within nine months of a patent’s issuance (or reissuance), establishing that at least one challenged claim is more likely than not to be found unpatentable, or that the request raises a novel or unsettled legal question that is important to other patents or patent applications.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The Court sets aside the rejection, staying the suit until the rectification application’s disposal within eight months. Ynsect vs The Controller Of Patents on 28 February, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The appeal challenged the denial of an Indian patent application for insect treatment.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Delhi High Court decreed the suit as per the terms settlement between the parties. In the terms of settlement, the Defendant agreed it shall withdraw its registered trademark containing the mark ‘Tata’ and undertook that it shall never register the same in future and in any event abandon any mark similar to that of the Plaintiff.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr on May 14, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The present appeal was filed under Section 117A of Patents Act, 1970 against an order rejecting the patent application for ‘crop safeners’. Intergrow Brands Pvt. Alimentary Health Ltd.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

They requested that access to this information be limited and excluded, in particular, access by Fujifilm's R&D staff, sales staff and staff involved in prosecution of patent applications in the next 5 years. They also requested that the number of people with access be limited to 3 staff members.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Further, FTO analyses are aimed at evaluating whether a particular intellectual property, specifically patents, can be exploited commercially without infringing any third party rights, thereby helping in avoiding infringement allegations.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

The Controller Of Patents on 15 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) The appeal challenged the order rejecting the Appellants’ patent application under Section 15 of the Patent Act, 1970, for lack of novelty and inventive steps compared to prior art. Indian Patent Office Grants Over 1 Lakh Patents in a Year.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 14, 2023

Case: Dow Agrosciences LLC vs The Controller of Patents on 7 August 2023 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner filed an appeal against the impugned order rejecting its patent application for Stabilized Agricultural Oil Dispersions. There were various reasons for refusing the application including lack of inventive step.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Regents Of The University Of California vs Controller General Of Patents (Delhi High Court) The appellant challenged the rejection of their patent application under Section 117A of the Patents Act. The appeal was allowed, and the patent application was remanded for fresh consideration with the amendments.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

An Uber self-driving car killed a woman in the US, but the issue did not reach the courts, as the parties reached a settlement. Worldwide Developments Relating to AI and Patents. Patent applications naming DABUS as the inventor have been filed in multiple jurisdictions around the world.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

on 3 January, 2024 (Madras High Court) In this case, the fourth respondent had filed a patent application for “fluorescence based imaging and monitoring” in the Indian Patent Office, Delhi. International IP Developments Nokia and Honor enter into an amicable settlement of their 5G SEP dispute in China.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. The International Business Machine (IBM) company was granted almost 4000 patents in 2017 for AI related advancements which included blockchains. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Analysing this decision, first of all, the question arises as to how it was possible to register this patent? The subject matter of the patented invention must be new at the time of filing a patent application. That is when these entities start demanding compensation from market players for the use of the technology.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 13, 2023

Patent Title US 11589674 B2 Side rail mounted organizer US 11591937 B2 Remotely mounted idler gear US 11591003 B2 Stowable steering column US 11591574 B2 Optical-quality surface that imparts spatial control of macrophage fusion US 11594682 B2 Semiconducting polymer blends for high temperature organic electronics US 11592201 B2 Space conditioning control (..)

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 12, 2023

District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Judge Timothy Black rejected arguments that a state court declaratory relief action over the ownership of several disputed patent applications involved federal patent or trade secret claims and ruled that it belonged in state court. Cannata , where the U.S.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Patent cases also involve aspects of secrecy—such as unpublished patent applications that might bear on validity and business strategy related to damages—but trade secret litigation goes to the very heart of the cause of action: that the information that was allegedly misappropriated was not known or readily ascertainable.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Obtaining patent protection for battery innovations requires battery companies to file patent applications with the USPTO. One key strategic consideration in building a robust patent portfolio involves deciding in which countries to file the patent applications. through enforcement at the ITC).

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