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EPO consults on patent grace periods (again)

The IPKat

Legal Background: Grace Periods According to Article 54 EPC , the state of the art for determining novelty constitutes everything that was made available to the public before the priority date of the patent application, regardless of whether the applicant/inventor was responsible for the publication. 102(b)(1)(A) ).

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The Board has no Time to Waste: TTAB Highlights Importance of Correctly Submitting and Categorizing Evidence in Proceedings

LexBlog IP

In June of 2020, Applicant Panini Americas, Inc. (“Panini”) applied to register the mark MOSAIC for “collectible trading cards; sports trading cards” in Class 16. The TTAB did not address any likelihood of confusion factors, issues of priority, or other substantive issues.

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Japan’s Systematic Assault on Manga & Anime Piracy Broadens & Intensifies

TorrentFreak

In August 2022, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed an ex parte application at a California district court seeking information for use in a foreign proceeding – a lawsuit in Vietnam or Japan targeting pirate site operators. com – were also among the targets in the ex parte application filed last August.

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Quantum Computing and the Financial Sector: World Economic Forum Lays Out Roadmap Towards Quantum Security

LexBlog IP

2] Quantum technology is regarded as having a wide range of possible applications with the potential to bring enormous benefits, including in the financial services sector. Global technical standards and open-source projects should be translated into practical applications and implemented across new and existing systems.

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[Conference Report] Patents, truth, PCT and more at the UIC School of Law International IP Practice Seminar

The IPKat

She cautioned that because PCT filings are second filings, meaning the filings for the technologies likely had to happen before COVID-19, it “means [these trends are] probably not the result of COVID-19 technologies, but more in the commercialization area, which would be filing more PCT applications from the applications they filed.”

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2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series Recap: Key Takeaways and Access to Recordings

Trading Secrets

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. The Protecting American Intellectual Property Act signed on January 5, 2023, is designed to help American businesses from trade secret theft by foreign actors.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Topicality/Impact]. Despite reasoning in the plaintiff’s favour, the Court disposed of the interim applications. b) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) and.

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