The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Advocate General (‘AG’) Laila Medina recently published her Opinion and – without mentioning the German Supreme Court’s judgment – arrived at a different conclusion ( C-334/22 ). This study was published on 10 January 2023 in the IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law and is accessible here.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

In 2006, work on simplifying procedures for the protection of industrial designs started in the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) , which has evolved into the draft for the proposed DLT. Review here the press release published by WIPO. Copyright: WIPO.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2023

I am a co-author of this paper with my fellow AIPLA committee colleagues, who each provided perspectives on AR/VR as it relates to the Metaverse and in view of current utility and design patent law. The article can be found here and was published as part of the AIPLA’s INNOVATE Magazine.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: EPC.App and PCT.App (Self-editable EPC and PCT reference books) Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: A Global Guide, (eds) Paul W Browning, Christopher C Johns and Sara A Leiman The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA, by Jorge L.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Most significantly, “the development of blockchain technology” has been accepted as a legal business activity by the Indonesian standard industrial business categorization code, which was published in 2020. Patent: Blockchain-related inventions can be protected as patents.

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SpicyIP

MAY 28, 2023

Other Posts Trademark musings to beat the Monday Blues! Discussing a bunch of Delhi High Court’s recent orders on trademark disputes, Lokesh raises some questions for readers to deliberate upon. Supreme Court issues notice to Zydus in an appeal against Delhi High Court’s order regarding the use of “Sugarlite” trademark.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog. In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published. Finally, Fig.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog. In a recent post , we discussed whether patent applications could provide insight into the blueprints of extraterrestrial spacecraft. Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published. defense departments (e.g.,

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. for protection of its trademark “L.O.L. company MGA Entertainment, Inc.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Over on FOSS Patents, Florian Mueller commented on the new German patent law, questioning its ability to make a real difference to issues such as the so-called injunction gap, and reported on the newest patent division of the Munich I Regional Court starting operations.

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The interpretation of the Constitution ensures that trademarks and patents get monitored at the federal level. More specifically, Sections of Title 17, including chapters one through eight and ten through 12 in the United States code cover copyright law. Code covers patent law. . and foreign patents.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Under the Invention Secrecy Act of 1951, federal law prevents the disclosure of new technologies and inventions that may present a national security threat to the United States. Under this act, the Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the authority to highlight patent applications for scrutiny by U.S.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2022

I think of these generally as “smart wallets” but I learned today that the company Storus has a registered trademark for that term. In 2020, Storus (AKA “Mosaic Brands”) sued Ridge Wallet for both patent infringement (US7334616) and product-design trade dress misappropriation. What should I call them now?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts including a post discussing the concept of hot tubbing, a post on the DHC interim injunction order restraining Geonix on the grounds of reverse passing off, and a tidbit on CCI’s appeal before the Supreme Court in. Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. Anything we are missing out on?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patents (including utility models) are protected through registration with the UAE Ministry of Economy, Intellectual Property Protection Department (IPPD) and/or through the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Patent which is administered by the GCC Patent Office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and governed by the GCC Patent Law.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In response to public comments submitted in response to its request thereof regarding the “article of manufacture” requirement for design patent eligibility appearing in Title 35, United States Code, Section 171 , and as explained in our previous post , the U.S. a)(I) ] but provides important clarifications.” ” 80 Fed.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ryan Abbott, have made headlines around the world as they sought patent protection for a fractal-inspired beverage container (shown below) that they contend was invented by DABUS. Does substantive South African patent law preclude AI inventorship? The pitfalls of formal examination in South Africa. Mr Meshandren Naidoo is a Ph.D

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As the editors explain, “I hope the readers will find multiple reasons to continue to think about the role of moral rights in copyright law, of course, but also in patent law, design law, and trademark law.”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As outlined in our previous post , on June 1, 2021 the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law came into effect, allowing partial claiming in design patent applications.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

China has been negotiating such accession for a few years, and it was partly anticipated by certain measures of harmonization introduced with the latest amendment to the patent law in 2019, for example, the extension of a design patent duration from 10 to 15 years.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

This year, we will be accepting entries from not only current law students but also those who completed their first law degree in 2019 or later. Two values that guided Shamnad through the course of his academic writing, were the need for transparency and democratic participation, during the process of making the law and implementation.

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2022

Events IFIM - IP and Regulatory Rights in the Age of Personalized Medicine - 15 March 2022 The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law of Stockholm University (IFIM) will hold the webinar "IP and Regulatory Rights in the Age of Personalized Medicine" tomorrow (15 March 2022, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm (CET)). by 31 March 2022.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

China has been negotiating such accession for a few years, and it was partly anticipated by certain measures of harmonization introduced with the latest amendment to the patent law in 2019, for example, the extension of a design patent duration from 10 to 15 years.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 13, 2022

12/05/22 – Trademarks. The individual fees will increase by between 2-6 Swiss Francs for subsequent applications or appointments of International Trademark Registrations, and between 2-3 Swiss Francs for renovations. . of the Madrid Protocol. 12/05/22 – International Trade.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Starting off with the copyright exceptions, she writes about how the Standing Committee Report views the exception to infringement under Section 52 as widely scoped and detrimental to the publishing industry and authors. Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Part I and II.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

10th Mahamana Malviya National Moot Court Competition by Law School, Banaras Hindu University [Varanasi, March 24-26, 2023]. We informed our readers of the 10th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition concerning a moot problem on patents law and incremental innovations. Case Summaries.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Fast forward to 2017, when Vanity Fair published a special issue to pay homage to the recently deceased musician that featured ‘Orange Prince’ – Andy Warhol’s pop art depiction of Goldsmith’s photograph.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2023

Under the previous law, no provision relating to restoration upon expiration of the Design registration was provided. Revocation of Design There is no concept of a Pre-Grant Opposition in the Design law of India, like in the case of Patents law. Landmark Judgments Crocs Inc. Bata India Ltd.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 11, 2021

LGBTQ attorneys have also made significant contributions to patent law and policy. Patent and Trademark Office. patent law. Despite these successes, little is known about the overall state of LGBTQ representation in STEM and patent law. Department of Commerce and commissioner of the U.S.

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IP Intelligence

MAY 24, 2024

These post-grant proceedings were designed to lessen the burden on district courts while also ensuring that administrative judges with expertise in patent law and scientific disciplines would be rendering invalidity rulings. Vidal , 63 F.4th 4th 1, 14 (Fed. The Federal Circuit remanded that issue to the Northern District of California.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Therefore, most of the APIs are not patentable since they comprise the declaring code and the SSO, which is essentially a source code in a written format having no functionality as such unless implemented through the implementing code. It has no shape or structure as such. It is what was laid in the case of Alice Corp.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” market for religious publishing and products at $6.8 ”: Trademarks Using Holy Names and Words.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 30, 2021

However, provisional patent applications have a few key differences. One of the primary reasons for filing a provisional patent application is to secure an early effective filing date. Next, the utility patent application will publish 18 months after the filing date of the provisional patent application.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 10, 2022

This article was written in affiliation with Madelaine’s placement at ventureLAB and published December 17, 2021, as part of ventureLAB’s IP Deep Dive Series. Part 1: The Four Pillars of Patentability. Part 2: A Beginner’s Guide to Patenting Software and Artificial Intelligence.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Revealing an invention to the public or selling it prior to filing a patent application will bar inventors from obtaining patent rights unless a grace period for a desired country applies. Yes, the US has a 1-year grace period that is generally more lenient than the patent laws of most foreign countries.

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