Remove patent-final-office-action-vs-non-final-office-action
article thumbnail

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. Read on to know more! SpicyIP Tidbit: The Competition Act v.

article thumbnail

How does the USPTO Decide the Discretionary Aspect of Institution?

Patently-O

But, discretion still requires that the decision-maker make a non-arbitrary decision that at least has a rational basis after considering both the law and the evidence at hand. 706 authorizing actions to compel agency to stop any behavior that is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

SpicyIP

Sidhi is a final year B.A. From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. Highlights of the Week By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited?

IP 59
article thumbnail

2021 Post-Grant Report

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

10 YEARS AFTER THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA), THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD (PTAB) ENDURES. 1] Nevertheless, the PTAB remains the most active forum for patent disputes nationwide, handling significantly more matters in 2021 than both the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the District of Delaware. [2].

article thumbnail

India’s High Court of Delhi issues guidance on SEP licensing that seeks to harmonize decisions in other countries (Intex v. Ericsson)

LexBlog IP

This decision indicates that an SEP owner sometimes might need to provide information to a prospective licensee (under a confidentiality agreement), although that may not be necessary for an experienced licensee who can consult existing patent licenses they have entered with others. are finally de4termined.