The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

The patentee, CUP&CINO, requested a preliminary injunction against a coffee machine with milk frothers manufactured by the defendant, Alpina Coffee Systems. Because there was no infringement, relevant topics such as the weighing of the parties' interest and the question of urgency are left open by the Court (see p.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 11, 2023

During the webinar, our presenters will cover the following topics: - An overview of the ITC and how it differs from other forums for litigation; - Ways to minimize the risk of being sued at the ITC when your product is manufactured overseas. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This webinar will explore topics including: Evolving trends of biologic patent challenges at the PTAB; Strategic considerations for biosimilar manufacturers; and Lessons learned from recent filings. Click here to register for the webinar. CLE credit will be offered for California, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

Branded drugs are typically controlled by one manufacturer with exclusivity, while the generic industry operates with multiple competitors, resulting in a decline in generic drug prices since 2008 while branded drug prices continue to rise. [ix]

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IP Law 360

MARCH 14, 2022

A Florida federal magistrate judge on Monday denied sanction bids brought by a California-based hemp products merchant and a manufacturer against a Florida company that filed suit over the purported theft of a secret formula for CBD topical cream.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Salvation also complained that it “was not allowed to present extrinsic evidence of actual use by the registrant to show that the goods are not substantially related,' specifically, that Registrant is a manufacturer of guest amenities for hotels, which do not provide supplements and vitamins for their guests."

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The case wasn’t filed by major entertainment companies but by two manufacturers and wholesalers of wedding dresses. The wedding dress manufacturers argued that Cloudflare should have done more to stop pirates, while the CDN provider positioned itself as a neutral service provider that simply passes on traffic.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A Florida federal judge on Wednesday allowed Medterra CBD LLC and a manufacturer to exit a suit over their purported theft of a secret formula for CBD topical cream, leaving three claims against another defendant as the case heads to trial.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) closed the public comment period on the contentious topic of patent eligibility. However, many industry sectors have been pushing the bounds of what a manufacture, machine, or composition of matter could mean. On October 15, 2021, the U.S Current State.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Image from here A topic close to this blog’s heart – informal innovation, recently made headlines. Awards may be meaningless to informal innovators, like Remya Jose, unless they are cash-based and come with other benefits such as strategic market mentoring, access to manufacturing and marketing networks etc.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the Commission’s proposal , the so-called Repair Clause is the hottest topic. Manufacturing spare parts by third parties for example would not constitute an infringement of the original manufacturer’s design rights, thereby liberalising the spare part industry. The overlap with other IP regimes could prove to be problematic.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The NSF funding Regional Innovation Engines to support biotechnology and biomanufacturing topics such as manufacturing life-saving medicines.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

Sanning discussed this topic along with Brendan Groves from Skydio; Taylor Lochrane, the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at DOT; Lauren Haertlein from Zipline; and Margaret Nagle from Wing. What did the panel have to say about this issue?

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

The conference lasted almost three days and with a large number of topics having been discussed. The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below. In fact, manufacturing is key in the biosimilars/biologics/antibodies area, even more than it was in the field of small molecules.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

iv) Common use of position trade marks in the foot wear sector From the evidence filed by the Applicant, it emerges that is common for footwear manufacturers to show the same sign on their products (lines, stripes, geometric shapes or a combination of these) always in the same place on the outside of the product, making it visible from distance.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Further analysis on the topics of authorship of computer-generated works, text and data mining exception, and inventorship in case of inventions created by AIs was published on the Kluwer Copyright Blog. The SpicyIP blog published a brief analysis of the situation and explained why the topic of cultural appropriation matters even more today.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TINCTURES, EDIBLES AND TOPICALS. Topicals also have very low bioavailability, since they cannot penetrate the skin. There are many patents for cannabis tinctures, edibles, and topicals—from the formulations, methods of manufacturing, and extraction techniques, to name a few.

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The TTABlog

JULY 28, 2022

Bergsman) [Section 2(d) refusal of the mark YOUR BODY for “downloadable podcasts in the field of medical health by medical doctors and others experienced in the relevant medical topics discussed," in view of the registered mark YOURBODY.COM for "providing information and advice on aerobics and general health issues through electronic media."]

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2022

District Court for the District of Florida, a healthcare product manufacturer’s claim of trade secret misappropriation against a competitor and a customer was thrown out on summary judgement. Healthcare Res. Econatura All Healthy World, LLC , No. 9:20-cv-81501-Matthewman, 2021 U.S. LEXIS 206871 (S.D. at *4-6, 15.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In the present case, even if the mark applied for contained a message concerning the goods and services indicating, for example, that thanks to the care taken in their manufacture their damage to the climate is limited, this indication would not be obvious. Photo courtesy of Luisa Callini and Minou.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Trade in goods and services, investments, intellectual property, dispute resolution, e-commerce, small and medium-sized businesses, and economic cooperation are the main topics of discussion during the negotiations. When it comes to trade and foreign direct investment, the economy adopts an open economic policy.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

He wrote detailed posts on this topic later here and here. Talking about this topic, the issue of Judicial Recusals also shouldn’t be left untouched – an issue that has been the heart of several IP controversies, notably the Novartis dispute. The results revealed that the Ministry of Home Affairs had no source or backing of the data.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The patent ( EP (UK) 1613296 ) claimed safinamide in combination with levodopa for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The basic patent ( EP1613296 B1 ) claimed safinamide in combination with levodopa for use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease (Swiss-style claim).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. If not the user, then perhaps the manufacturer of the model? More generally, why copyright law cannot provide the solution is the topic for a separate post. 2021/41/N/HS5/02726.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

T-1869/19 , which relates to the patentability of a medical device defined in a patent according to its method of manufacture, in the form of a “product-by-process” claim (see here ). Katfriend Marianna Ryan has written here on the topical issue of how DAOs are to be treated and what IP issues come with them.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Since then such issues have been covered on SpicyIP e.g. Natco’s Albupax , the manner in which Bedaquiline was approved by the DCGI , manufacturing issues related to oxytocin. Topical issues such as traditional medicine and Ayurveda are explained in detail in chapters seven and eight.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 31, 2023

In early May, CCC hosted “ Workflow of the Future: Sustainable Business Models ,” the fifth event in a series designed to help facilitate important conversations on critical topics related to standards, including sustainability.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2022

v Sarita Manufacturing Co., Another topic of concern that this news story gives us time to ponder over, is the treatment of trademarks in the Indian insolvency process. According to the TMR website, Revlon was declared well-known by the Delhi High Court in Revlon Inc. 1997 PTC 394. In fact, Revlon does not even make this argument.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, during discussions, these two topics have been the main points of disagreement. Additionally, it encourages patent holders to temporarily waive or manage, as appropriate, payment royalties made by developing country manufacturers. Third parties would accordingly require access to both patents and associated trade secrets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Users can manufacture virtual items in-game, and other users can buy those items using Robux, with Roblox taking a cut of the transactions. 15 years ago, one of the buzziest cyberlaw topics was ownership of assets in virtual worlds, like property acquisitions in Second Life. This case involves Roblox, a virtual world.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 29, 2022

The BsUFA is a law authorizing FDA to assess and collect fees from drug manufacturers that submit Biological License Applications for biosimilar products. The testimony spanned many topics, but notably the FDA discussed the progress of biosimilar approvals, including its impact on cost.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The most anticipated case last year was the 101 eligibility petition regarding automobile drive shaft manufacturing process. Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?) ” 12.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is the first of a series of posts on the topic of improving the Data Management practices of an enterprise so that its data can become an asset. Data, when used properly, becomes a valuable stockpile, analogous to the cogs, gears, nuts, and bolts a manufacturer uses to build objects. Data, after all, is not new.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. MaxRelief used to surce pain relief spray products in Australia from a non-party, but stopped in 2014.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

The recent case of Revlon is related to bankruptcy but focusing on the other side, the case has brought the attention to the topic that could be of useful to intellectual property rights that is the relation of IPR and the bankruptcy. v Sarita Manufacturing Company (1997), I.A. v Sarita Manufacturing Company (1997), I.A.

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