The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The potential for a referral on this topic may have come as a surprise to some, given the established case law of the Board of Appeal on plausibility and post-filed evidence (Case Law of the Boards of Appeal, I-D-4.6 ). As such, it was argued, the post-published documents should not be taken into account.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As expected, the Board of Appeal in T 116/18 has now referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) questions on the use of post-filed evidence to establish plausibility for an invention. G2/21 will be closely watched by many, given the potential ramifications of the EBA's answer on the required evidence threshold for patent validity.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Starting with the survey experts: Excluding survey evidence requires meeting a “heavy burden,” as long as a survey is “fairly prepared and its results directed to relevant issues.” properly go only to the weight of the evidence” and not to its admissibility. As a general matter, “[e]rrors in methodology.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This year also saw release of the EBA decision on double-patenting and a new referral on the thorny issue of plausibility and post-published evidence. By contrast, in the ab initio implausibility line of case law, post-published evidence can only be disregarded if the skilled person had reasons to doubt (e.g. Double-trouble ??

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Patent Prosecution History Now Admissible as Evidence. of the Patent Act was added to make patent prosecution history admissible as evidence in patent proceedings. Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

I imagine the appellate court could treat those deceptive characterizations as admissions that the ignored details are, in fact, properly enjoined. These four points of distinction aren’t evidence of it. (1) ” Great, let’s talk about media exceptionalism.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

The district court’s “other FRAND instructions were legally accurate,” HTC was allowed to present evidence and argument to the jury that apportionment was required and HTC “explicitly covered the substance of its proposed instructions during its closing arguments.”

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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2024

Despite Ashford’s knowledge of these facts, defendants “created a high-pressure admissions department whose ‘north star’ was enrollment numbers rather than truthful advising. Ashford called its salespeople “admissions counselors” and trained them to build trust and rapport with prospective students.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For the AG this question on the interpretation of Article 7(2) of the Brussels I bis Regulation might not be admissible since the defendant is not located in the EU and, therefore, the question is not relevant to the outcome of the dispute in the present case.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topic This case addresses the proper standard for an appeal of a discretionary decision by a successor judge as well as requests for attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and certain circumstances that do not make a case exceptional. FMC’s accused device]. Exceptional Case Findings Under 35 U.S.C. §

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

Specifically, the ISP and music companies want to limit what evidence and arguments the other side can present to the jury. The rightsholders note that there is little evidence for this claim. Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern. The legal battle is set to conclude in a few weeks.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Findings on specific issues and topics Data regarding the stack Data regarding the stack could not be obtained directly from ETSI. Apple relied on data from Innography and Optis, from PA Consulting ([111] – [112], after abandoning all the evidence of a witness, Ms Dwyer). The Judge doubted whether even Optis knew what its thinking was.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The scope afforded to chemical genus claims under 35 USC § 112(a)’s enablement and written description requirements has been hot topic recently (at least in certain quarters). Another difference between the two doctrines has to do with the admissibility of evidence. In the Federal Circuit’s first decision in Amgen v.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topic This case addresses the proper standard for an appeal of a discretionary decision by a successor judge as well as requests for attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § § 285 and certain circumstances that do not make a case exceptional. FMC’s accused device]. § 285. .” ”

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Other statements dismissed as puffery: “ ‘Exceed the expectations of our clients’, ‘World Class’ and ‘Unlike any other in Northern California.’ ” as well as statements that defendants use “evidence based methods.” The court need not engage in the application of the intrinsic test in considering a motion to dismiss.”

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. Contrary to this, the respondent argued that the service took place via email given in the relevant TM-M. 1 ayurvedic paste”.

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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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LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

This decision addresses many hot topics in licensing SEPs and attempts to harmonize existing decisions in reaching its rulings here.The Court here, for example, discussed the following topics: There is some dispute about whether a FRAND commitment imposes obligations on someone wanting to license an SEP.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Expected to find a lot of talking around the topic of pleasure, but surprised to find a lot of hostility to, especially, defendants’ enjoyment of their own conduct. Towle, where “by Towle’s own admission, most of his customers were fans who ‘usually know the entire history of the Batmobile.’”

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