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Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Written by Brandon Furdock “[T]he patent system represents a carefully crafted bargain that encourages both the creation and the public disclosure of new and useful advances in technology, in return for an exclusive monopoly for a limited period of time.” [1]
JD Supra Law
MARCH 15, 2023
The Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi is the first time in almost a hundred years that the Court has deigned to consider sufficiency of disclosure decisions, in this case enablement under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a).
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JD Supra Law
JANUARY 16, 2023
2022 was an active year in Canadian patent law. Claim fees were introduced for the first time; changes were made to regulations providing remedies for excessive pricing of patented medicines; and a range of court decisions addressed important issues.
IP.com
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Patents and the “Green” Economy Patents awarded for intellectual property are important to the overall functioning of technology marketplaces where the government determines policy regarding the length and limitations of.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 10, 2021
This article explains how NFTs have been creating new challenges and opportunities specifically in the patent space. NFTs continue to make waves, even as there is much speculation about their long-term future.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 12, 2022
The question is often discussed in private among patent attorneys who find themselves completely befuddled by the wanton disregard and open duplicitous handling of patent laws by the Nation’s High Court. Is the Supreme Court competent to handle issues dealing with technology?
IP.com
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The post Thank Patent Law for Gifts this Valentine’s Day appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics. Having trouble picking out a gift for Valentine’s Day?
IAM Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
While Russian patent law identifies which objects are excluded from patentability, not all exclusions are straightforward. A deep dive into a recent case study provides useful guidance for this murky area
Patently-O
JANUARY 7, 2023
I just gave a short (45 min) talk about the past year in patent law. See the slides here: Patent Year in Review. Patents as Commodity : Many folks are treating it as such. Patent Venue : Lots still happening in W.D.Tex. Patentby Dennis Crouch. Key points: Director Review and Ex Parte Lobbying : Exercising the constitutional right to petition the government via shadow request for director review.
Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. And the Supreme Court affirmed — holding that the “carefully crafted bargain” embodied by the US patent system occupies the entire space and thus preempts any further state action offering patent-like rights. Patent
Patently-O
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Although somewhat slow thus far, there is some potential that 2023 will turn out to be a major year for Supreme Court patent law jurisprudence. Juno’s petition argues that the Federal Circuit’s test goes too far by requiring the original patent filing “demonstrate the inventor’s possession of ‘the full scope of the claimed invention,’ including all ‘known and unknown.'” Vidal (patentability of AI-created inventions). Patent
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. Bottom line, no patent cases were decided by the Court in the 2021-2022 term and none were granted certiorari for the new term starting this week. Double Patenting and SawStop Holding LLC v.
Patently-O
JUNE 28, 2022
The following year, Congress passed the first patent act that was then signed-into law by President George Washington. The new law eliminated the female pronoun “she.” Swanson, Making Patents: Patent Administration, 1790-1860 , 71 Case W. patent system.
IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Junghi Woo is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Recently, AI technology once again exceeded the legal community’s expectations by filing a patent for its invention of interlocking food containers. Patent Law in Canada.
IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
In the fast growing economy, innovation is necessary for businesses and Patents as an intellectual property rights protects that innovation. On the other hand competition law aims to maximize social welfare by condemning monopolies. 1] WIPO, Competition and Patents. [2]
Patently-O
DECEMBER 5, 2021
Crunch recently filed a utility patent application (February 2021) with the USPTO seeking to patent the following two claims: 1. 300 words) Based upon what you know so far, do Sections 102 or 103 create any hurdle to patentability? 100 words) Five years later … Crunch has obtained his patent exactly as claimed above and business is booming. PatentYou should be able to easily answer these questions: . Crunch stays fit with his rebounder (a mini-trampoline).
IAM Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The imminent appointment of judges to the UPC has sparked debates over whether and how far patent law across Europe might be coordinated and how, if successful, it could transform the EU patent law landscape
IAM Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The imminent appointment of judges to the UPC has sparked debates over whether and how far patent law across Europe might be coordinated and how, if successful, it could transform the EU patent law landscape
Patently-O
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
This Friday, November 5, the Iowa Innovation, Business & Law Center will be hosting a first-of-its-kind event (to the best of my knowledge at least): a panel discussion by patent law casebook authors about what makes their textbooks tick. PatentBy Jason Rantanen.
Patently-O
AUGUST 11, 2022
Every year, law schools advertise open faculty positions via a Faculty Appointments Register sponsored by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). This year’s list was just released, and lots of schools are looking to hire patent and IP professors. Note that top ranked law schools rarely advertise for particular subject matter areas. Patentby Dennis Crouch.
IP Watchdog
JULY 14, 2022
The idea of patented inventions brings to mind machines fully realized - flying contraptions and engines with gears and pistons operating in coherent symphony.
Patently-O
DECEMBER 8, 2021
This case helps show that patent law has arrived at Nerdsville. This video was suggested by a friend as relevant: Patentby Dennis Crouch. Astrazeneca AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( 2021 ). Actually, I’ve been here for a while and so welcome to all you newcomers.
Patently-O
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Today in Patent Law Class, we covered the Supreme Court’s important decision in Markman v. 370 (1996) focusing on the question of whether the patentee has a 7th Amendment right to have a jury decide “genuine factual disputes about the meaning of a patent?”
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
2022 is expected to be another busy year in the world of patent litigation. We fully expect persistence in these spaces: STANDARD-ESSENTIAL PATENT (SEP) LICENSING AND THE GROWING DEMAND FROM TECH COMPANIES FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS - After the number of disputes involving SEPs.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
On his wonderful Fed Circuit Blog , Professor Taylor is hosting an interesting online symposium on the topic of Patent Law and Institutional Choice with the following nine thought provoking essays: Arthrex: . Narechania , Arthrex and the Politics of Patents. Forum Shopping: Jonas Anderson , Extreme Forum Shopping in Patent Law. La Belle , Mandamus is Not a Mechanism for Patent Reform. Exclusive Patent Jurisdiction: . Patent
Patently-O
APRIL 21, 2022
For the first time since 2008, the Supreme Court’s October 2021 term will come to a close without any patent decisions. I have included a chart below, but should note that there is some debate around the edges about what constitutes a “patent decision.” Patent
The IPKat
JULY 11, 2022
The Board of Appeal had previously announced its decision to refuse two European patent applications naming an algorithm ("DABUS") as the sole inventor at the end of last year ( IPKat ). Thus, contrary to the recent Nature article on this topic, AI is not breaking patent law.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 28, 2022
2021 saw changes in Canadian patent legislation, and a variety of court decisions addressing rarely interpreted provisions of the Patent Act, early consideration of recently enacted provisions, and new takes on central tenets of patent law.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 1, 2021
The Report focuses on reviewing the working of the Patents Act since its 2005 amendment that brought the Indian legislation in compliance with the TRIPS Agreement. The singular focus of these recommendations is on increasing patent filing in the country.
Patently-O
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
I’ve linked to a new whitepaper on Patents, Knowhow, and Vaccine Diplomacy. PatentThe whitepaper authored: Gary Locke (former Secretary of Commerce, Governor of Washington, and Ambassador to China). Andrei Iancu (former USPTO Director). David Kappos (former USPTO Director). 211117_Iancu_Covid_Vaccine_Diplomacy.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 1, 2021
In the first part of this post, I had covered the Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Report recommendations on amendments to Section 3 of the Patents Act. Flexibility in Procedure or Bending Over Backwards for Higher Patent Filing? Image with the text ‘open the gate’ (Image from here ).
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 12, 2023
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Patently-O
JANUARY 20, 2023
Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law, and Daniel H. Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? This sort of science fiction is not patentable because it cannot logically be enabled or have credible utility when the patent is filed. For similar reasons, science fiction is rarely cited as prior art against later patent filings. He died with over thirty patents to his name.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
The Supreme Court has not yet granted writ of certiorari in any patent cases this term. And, absent an unusual shadow-docket patent case, it is now too late for any case to be granted and heard this term. Still, there are a number of important patent cases pending before the court.
JD Supra Law
JULY 11, 2022
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a study entitled “Patent eligible subject matter: Public views on the current jurisprudence in the United States.” By: AEON Law
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Zachary Silbersher is a NY Patent Attorney. The allegation was that Allergan fraudulently obtained patents covering Alzheimer’s drug treatments with the result of inflated Medicare drug prices. government since 1863 (the “Lincoln Law”) and is designed as a mechanism for catching (and thus deterring) fraud against the Federal Government. Here, the basis of Silbersher claim stem from the prosecution history files of the Allergan patent applications.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
So far, the Supreme Court has not granted certiorari in any patent cases for its 2021-2022 Term. Tormasi is a convicted murderer and also a patentee seeking to enforce his disk-drive patent. In patent law, we also have the “ Kessler doctrine,” which sits between the two.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Keith Grady at Tucker Ellis looks at critical 2022 Federal Circuit rulings and their impact on patent law, including the February Caltech v Broadcom decision expanding estoppel rules relating to inter partes review practices and the June Centripetal Networks v.
JD Supra Law
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Supreme Court granted Amgen’s petition to review the “enablement requirement” of Section 112 of the Patent Act. The Court’s decision will likely come in the late second quarter of 2023 and could require significant strategic adjustments by patent owners and prosecutors.
The IPKat
JANUARY 24, 2023
This Kat is delighted to review “ A Practitioner’s Guide to European Patent Law: For National Practice and the Unified Patent Court ” (Hart Publishing, 2022, 664 pp.). The book’s main focus being substantive law, most of the chapters cover core issues of patent law.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 9, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ordered that the only Orange Book patent asserted in a lawsuit must be delisted since its claims were directed to the computer-implemented distribution system and not a method of use.
Patently-O
MARCH 11, 2022
Thaler filed for patent protection, but refused to name himself as the inventor — although he created DABUS, these particular inventions did not originate in his mind. The USPTO rejected the applications — explaining US patents must name a human inventor. Patent
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), expressing concern about policymaking on drug patents and drug prices being driven by a narrative rooted more in policy goals than in actual data.
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