JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Patents are increasingly being used to protect innovation in the food technology space. Food technology companies should carefully decide whether to use patents or trade secrets to protect their proprietary assets. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 7, 2023

Cranial Technologies, Inc. sued Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA and Active Life LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on March 29, 2023. The lawsuit alleges that Ottobock’s MyCRO Band and iFab system infringe U.S. 7,227,979, titled “Automatic Selection of Cranial Remodeling Device Trim Lines,” which issued in 2007.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 11, 2024

A Delaware federal judge on Monday denied MediaTek's bid to throw out claims in a suit in which it is accused by Philips of patent infringement, calling MediaTek's attempt to exit the case "scattershot."

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 12, 2022

Boston Consulting Group, LLC found that a patent directed to blockchain technology covered patent ineligible subject matter under the Alice test for 35 U.S.C. § To our knowledge, this is the first time any court has specifically dealt with the issue of patent eligibility for blockchain technology. 13, 2020) at 4-6.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

GM Global Technology Operations LLC has brought attention to the ongoing debate surrounding design patent law, particularly with respect to the Rosen-Durling test for design patent obviousness.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 23, 2023

PACid Technologies, LLC sued a major financial institution (the “Bank”) on March 7, 2023. Patent Nos. The suit is pending in the Western District of Texas – Austin Division. PACid alleges it owns U.S. 9,577,993, 9,876,771, 10,044,689, 10,171,433, 10,484,344, and 11,070,530 each entitled “System and Method for Authenticating Users.”.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2023

USPTO’s Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program by Yuri L. Eliezer Accelerating Innovation: Navigating the USPTO’s New Path for Semiconductor Patents The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced an important initiative that could significantly impact the semiconductor industry.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

However, a new patent application suggests that this could change in the future. Patent Detects Theft. The proposed patent titled “System And Method For Detecting And Responding To Theft Of Service Devices” describes a technology to ban rogue devices. This technology can be used for a wide range of purposes.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program on December 1, 2023 for patent applications for processes or apparatuses for manufacturing semiconductor devices.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). This installment will focus on a company named Stormborn Technologies, an IP Edge entity. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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WIPO Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Standardized technology ensures the digital devices we use every day communicate seamlessly. The so-called standard essential patents that underpin a technology standard and the terms under which they are licensed can trigger legal disputes. Arbitration and mediation offers notable benefits in handling them.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Apotex ], I have decided to look at precedence from around the world where courts have contemplated recognizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology as an “inventor.” However, this 2002 decision did not define whether AI technology can be an inventor. Australia: Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In this episode, IMS Senior Client Success Advisor Adam Bloomberg is joined by Professor Ian Cullimore, expert witness and patent inventor, and IMS Trial Consulting Lead Dan Martin to explain how to simplify sophisticated intellectual property into compelling presentations that judges, juries, and tribunals can comprehend.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2023

International Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a Notice of Final Initial Determination (FID) finding that Apple violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing and selling in the United States Apple Watches with light-based pulse oximetry technology that infringed claims 24 and 30 of Masimo’s U.S. 10,945,648.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 12, 2022

The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) signed a deal today with the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) that allows manufacturers greater access to key COVID-19 technologies owned by NIH.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. Part One – Helpful Tips for Prosecuting Patents in the Biotechnology Space. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It was a typical week for patent filings at both the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and in district courts, with 25 new PTAB petitions (five post grant review and 20 inter partes review) and 53 new district court complaints filed.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The PTAB recently hosted a Boardside Chat on effectively presenting technology in AIA proceedings. Patent Trial and Appeal Board Boardside Chat: Presenting Technology in AIA Proceedings, (Nov. 17, 2022) (“Presenting Technology”). By: Jones Day

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On December 1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office launched the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2024

Uribe speaks with author, technology disruptor, strategist and CEO Linda Bernardi on the role of patent strategies in VC funding opportunities and due diligence. In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio A. Leveraging Linda’s current role as CEO at XdMind Inc.,

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

finally commenced its patent infringement trial this Monday against Maxwell Technologies, Inc. After four years of litigation, Australian-based CAP-XX, Ltd. before Judge Jennifer Hall and a Delaware jury and is set to end on Friday.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Ficep begins its petition for certiorari with a brilliant statement of how its patented steel manufacturing method has won numerous awards and complements for its innovative approach, been copied by competitors, and led to numerous successful sales. Ficep petition for certiorari. Ficep Corp. CLS Bank Int’l , 573 U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The World Intellectual Property Organization is Seeking a Senior Director, PCT Legal and International Affairs Department, Patents and Technology Sector. The post is in the PCT Legal and International Affairs Department of the Patents and Technology Sector.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Last month, the High Court dismissed an appeal by gaming technology provider Aristocrat Technologies over whether computerised components in their electronic gaming machines ( EGMs ) which triggered a “feature game” constituted patentable subject matter. The patent.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 15, 2023

STMicroelectronics , a leading European chipmaker, has been held accountable for violating Purdue University’s patent related to transistor technology. Purdue initiated the lawsuit against ST in 2021, alleging that the company’s MOSFETs infringed upon two of its transistor technology patents.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A - Before Chen, Stoll, and Cunningham. By: Knobbe Martens

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Effective management of intellectual property is crucial in the contracting stages of technology projects. For example, copyright protection, patent protection, and know-how (trade secrets) are all subject to different rules when it comes to contracting.

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Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2023

by Dennis Crouch A decade ago, the US Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions that upended substantial aspects of patent practice. Many thousands of patents have been denied or invalidated under the expanded doctrine. Patent Nos. Mayo Collaborative Servs. Prometheus Labs., 66 (2012); and Alice Corp. CLS Bank Int’l , 573 U.S.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 27, 2021

There are many misconceptions or ‘myths’ about patents that have found their way into popular discourse among business leaders and technology managers, ranging from what type of innovations are patentable, to how important it is to own and protect your intellectual property (IP) using patents. By: Smart & Biggar

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The prevalence and power of AI technologies are rapidly expanding, both at the captivating cutting-edge of creative AI models like the DALL-E image generator and the ChatGPT chatbot, and in the increasing pervasiveness of household and industrial applications of AI systems like autonomous vehicles and intelligent virtual assistants.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Liquidia Technologies, Inc., Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Tyvaso® (treprostinil); U.S. Patents Nos. 9,593,066 (“the ’066 patent”) and 10,716,793 (“the ’793 patent”). Case Name: United Therapeutics Corp. 20-755-RGA, 2022 WL 3910252 (D. 31, 2022) (Andrews, J.) By: Robins Kaplan LLP

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WIPO Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Analyzing patent data can uncover technologies with low patenting activity that could be spaces for future innovation.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A New Mexico device manufacturer told a Texas federal court that State Farm is infringing two of its patents for safe driving technology that authenticates drivers and monitors vehicle operations via GPS through the insurer's "Drive Safe & Save" technology.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. Patent 10,716,793 (’793 patent) are not invalid and are infringed by Liquidia Technologies and (2) claims 1-3 of U.S. Patent 9,593,066 (’066 patent) are invalid as anticipated, but are otherwise infringed by.

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2022

The 5 th Annual IP Data & Research Conference , organized by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (“CIGI”), included a session on “Clean Technologies” about the status of Canada’s IP ownership and cleantech sector. Clean Technologies’ Economic Impact and Innovation.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Technology, a company owned by Martin David Hoyle, developer of internet advertising technology who has been embroiled in litigation with big tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google for close to a decade now, today filed a petition for writ of mandamus with the U.S. Technology, L.L.C., and Google LLC v.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But these headlines obscure the continued progress in using blockchains for technologies such as payments, information security, and collaborative databases. In these areas and others, innovators continue to realize the transformative potential of blockchains and distributed ledger technologies.

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