LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. In this chart, Mr. Pairolero analyzed patent application filings in accordance with the country of the patent owner once the patent application granted.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

How long is the average design patent application? There are two tracks or timeframes for US design patents. On the fast track known as Rocket Docket , you may be able to get a design patent granted in about 5-10 months from the filing date if there are no rejections.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What is the filing deadline for a US design patent based on a foreign priority application? When it comes to filing related patent applications across different countries, filing dates are critical. A US design patent application must be filed within six months of your foreign priority date.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The study investigated female patenting rates in Australia over a period of 15 years. However, recent advances in computing technology and open data polices allowed the study to be done. Furthermore, studies performed by the US Patent and Trademarks Office typically analyzed patents from a majority of US residents.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

A helpful way to estimate your probability of success in obtaining a US design patent is to consider the average design allowance rate which is the percentage of design patent applications allowed by the USPTO. In fiscal year 2021, the design allowance rate was over 85%.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For roughly $1,500 , you can file a US design patent application as a small entity (e.g., This covers the initial filing cost including our flat rate attorney fee, USPTO fees and illustrator fees. Additional costs will apply after initial filing, such as paying the issue fee if and when your design patent application is allowed.

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The USPTO recently released its FY 2021 Performance and Accountability Report , which contains detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. The number of provisional patent applications dropped by 9.2%

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

If you find that your US patent practitioner is lacking in the areas discussed below, then it might make sense to consider a change. Looking for a new US patent attorney to take over your pending patent application? How prompt is your US patent agent or attorney? Did your US patent practitioner drop a deadline?

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The USPTO recently released its FY2020 Performance and Accountability Report , with contains helpful information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. 399,055 patents issued in FY 2020, also an all-time high of 665,231.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office announced that the PTO would be revisiting the test for patent subject matter eligibility. A patent protects an invention. patent laws agree that subject matter eligibility “needs to be clear, predictable, and consistently applied.” On Monday this week, the Director of the U.S.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Significant CIPO Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2024, a one-time 25% fee increase will be implemented, impacting most patent, industrial design, trademark and copyright fees. With respect to patent matters, this increase will not apply to businesses qualifying as a “small entity” under the Patent Rules.

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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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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, IP Spotlight updates our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? The Data Visualization Center includes several dashboards with detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about patent and trademark proceedings.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. Filing patent applications under PPH can drastically reduce time it takes to prosecute the patent applications.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

However, because the environment within a law firm can be unfriendly to non-Caucasian, non-cisgender male, non-heterosexual lawyers, people who identify as such tend to leave legal practice at higher rates. As Figure 1 below shows, of the highly-credited patent practitioners identified from 2016-2020, over 90% were male.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office announced that the PTO would be revisiting the test for patent subject matter eligibility. A patent protects an invention. patent laws agree that subject matter eligibility “needs to be clear, predictable, and consistently applied.”

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Court precedent and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) guidelines have taken the place of written law to guide the USPTO in matters relating to AI. Vidal , a Federal Court of Appeals case that determined whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

This leads to a reduction in the rate of infectious diseases using vaccines and the development of techniques for detecting, treating, and curing diseases such as cancer, diabetes, respiratory complications, cardiovascular problems, and viral diseases like Covid etc. Who can file a patent application?

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

This is where trademarks play a role. Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. Trademarks can last indefinitely. Unlike patents, trademarks do not necessarily need to be registered in order to be protectable.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Patents IPFinance published an article on the USPTO's new patent search tool, which features a series of improvements on the previous version. PatentlyO posted on the US Utility Patent Applications Allowance Rate followed by a quick analysis of the results.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

To mitigate potential conflicts of interest and to improve the public’s understanding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedures, the agency has recently made various amendments to its rules relating to the conduct of registered patent attorneys and agents.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. To avoid information overload, let’s get back to the most basic things you need to know to file a patent application. When do you need to patent an idea? Patent deadlines are critical.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Obtaining patents or trademarks for their inventions or brand names can prevent others from copying or imitating their innovations, protecting those ideas and giving them a competitive edge. Let’s delve into the specific reasons why. All for free.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Who’s Filing These Patents, and Are They Working Alright? Looking at the Data from the IPO Annual Reports Patent filings and grants are at an all-time high in India. But who are the parties filing these patent applications? And are these granted patents commercially worked in India? And Anr vs Twin Parts Pvt.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 26, 2021

Granville Woods, known as the “Black Edison,” held over 60 patents, many related to railroad and communications technologies. His most important patent was for the multiplex telegraph, which allowed conductors on moving trains to communicate with each other by voice over telegraph wires. Elijah McCoy held over 50 patents.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

patent applications have mimicked the larger investment in AI technologies, AI-related IP disputes have lagged behind consumer adoption. Even at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) – one of the busiest forums for IP disputes – very few cases directly involve AI technologies. A Bloomberg Law article noted that U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Need a new patent attorney? What are some excuses that do not justify changing your patent lawyer? The patent application process is inherently challenging. treats the procurement and enforcement of patents, so certain things may simply be out of your patent lawyer’s control.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

If after further consideration you think a utility patent would be more appropriate, here’s a helpful post on filing a utility nonprovisional patent application. If so, you have only one year from the earliest date of public disclosure or sale to file US patent applications. 2D or 3D design, or both?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The case was discussed on the blog here. The Microsoft Technology Licensing judgement was passed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2023

Dil Afza Part II: Meaning Found in Trademark Protection Hamdard Foundation and Sadar Labs battle it out again in the Delhi High Court over whether Sadar’s Dil Afza infringes Hamdard’s trademark in Rooh Afza. Rooh Afza v. Case: Lite Bite Travel Foods Private Ltd. Case: The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This allowed the model to generate seemingly “natural,” or at least satisfactory output, e.g., a “story about otters” in the hypothetical training example. Further, OpenAI allows commercial use of material output by ChatGPT. Patents: Inventorship Can an AI, such as ChatGPT, invent?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The 2019 average allowance rate in CPC Class H10M was 82%, which is higher than the overall USPTO average for all technologies. Battery and EV companies should focus on patent strategy beyond prosecution and enforcement. The costs of obtaining and maintaining a global patent portfolio can quickly add up.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In calendar year (CY) 2021, the total number of post-grant petitions in the biopharma space, which we define as petitions involving United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Technology Center 1600 patents, was 100, which accounted for ~7% of all petitions filed. Developments in the Biopharma Sector.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

LexisNexis Legal & Professional today announced the launch of PatentAdvisor Extension, a free web browser extension that makes available data insights about individual patent examiners and art units directly on the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO) websites. Art unit’s average office actions to allowance.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Research and development in the battery industry have led to a notable increase in patent filings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), climbing from 3,773 in 2010 to 5,319 in 2019 (see Figure 1). billion from the lithium-ion product segment alone), it is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14.1

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sonia Katyal, A Trademark Theory of Rebranding Lots of rebranding out there. Allows tacking of priority w/continuing commercial impression. Nicholson Price, Empirical Studies of Medical AI Patents (w/ Mateo Aboy & Seth Raker) Applications are up even after Bilski, etc. Grant rates dipped but then went back up.

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