Patently-O

MAY 19, 2023

by Dennis Crouch As a member and supporter of the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), I am looking forward to the NAPP Annual Meeting and Conference scheduled for July 19-21 in Alexandria, Virginia at the USPTO Headquarters. My patent law update is Thursday morning. I hope to see you there!

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Image from here A topic close to this blog’s heart – informal innovation, recently made headlines. Efforts were made to commercialise this innovation – re-designing to lower costs, a patent was filed, licensing and royalty sharing agreements were entered into, but mostly in vain, at least in India.

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Managing IP

JANUARY 20, 2023

Patent term adjustments, PDPs and know-how licensing could be hot topics this year, say sources

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As published today on gov.uk, the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a call for views on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), intended to inform the position on whether the present framework requires change in order to best support innovation. efficiency of SEPs licensing, functioning of the patent?framework?and?FRAND

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I was tasked with creating business and marketing materials for the Engineering and Technology practice group, focusing mainly on topics pertaining to patent prosecution. One of the skills I sharpened over the course of my internship was effective and accessible legal writing.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), International Trade Administration (ITA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended the deadline for public comments on their request for information on standards and intellectual property. Specific topics of interest include: Participation of U.S.

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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2023

Team Netherlands get together to discuss key UPC issues It is a rainy morning in New York as the AmeriKat contemplates how limited sun the sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has seen both here and in Europe. The draft code does not forbid technical judges to exercise a profession in parallel, as for example a patent attorney.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The perennial topic of anguish, anger, anxiety, annoyance, etc amongst patent attorneys and litigators, alike. With the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a new dimension arrives. Patent litigation strategists are not just plotting out their timelines of national proceedings v EPO, but also the UPC. Accelerated EPO oppositions.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Topics cover, inter alia, preliminary measures in IP matters in the UPC and national court practices, indirect infringement of IP rights in cross-border situations and enforcement of financial claims in IP matters. It is one of the most-used patent law resources. It will be hosted on 18 and 19 April 2024 in Warsaw.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

Patenting an invention requires pinning down the correct inventorship. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently determined that only humans can be named as inventors on a patent. Patent and Trademark Office is currently seeking public comments on AI inventorship. Copyrighting AI-generated content is also topical.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While the terms like virtual reality, AI, etc., Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Does the exclusion on “Business Methods” patents need revision?: ‘ Tis known that Section 3(k) of the Indian patent law explicitly excludes business method patents. Well … not really!

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

7,110,444 (the “’444 Patent”), which was directed to frequency translation technology as utilized in wireless local area networks (WLANs). ParkerVision sued Intel for infringement of the ’444 Patent and Intel filed a request for an IPR. ParkerVision filed a patent owner response citing, for the first time, U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We provided a summary here. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI.

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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. Patently-O analysed this case. Picture by Jackie and posted on Flickr.

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The IPKat

JULY 11, 2022

The Board of Appeal had previously announced its decision to refuse two European patent applications naming an algorithm ("DABUS") as the sole inventor at the end of last year ( IPKat ). Thus, contrary to the recent Nature article on this topic, AI is not breaking patent law. It is the ordinary meaning of the term inventor".

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 26, 2022

That strikes me as certainly a worthy and intriguing topic, but before saying more about why I’m inclined to think so, I think the terms used could probably stand a little unpacking first. What does the term “Intellectual Property” (IP) refer to? Why did WIPO select the topic “IP for young people” this year?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office have developed initiatives to focus on IP issues with AI. This Guidance covers some important topics. Patents On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) requesting comments regarding AI and inventorship. Copyright Office and the U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 11, 2024

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in agriculture is a topic that evokes sharp reactions across the globe. Although the testing is designed to check for such cases, long-term effects on human health from the consumption of GMO food are still arguable. India is no exception.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2023

Topic This case addresses patent eligibility under Alice and whether the district court should have afforded the patent owner leave to amend its complaint. Background Sanderling asserted three patents sharing a common specification against Snap in the Northern District of Illinois. Sanderling opposed Snap’s motions.

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Patently-O

MAY 31, 2023

Britta Glennon , a researcher exploring the interaction between diversity and corporate strategy, shed new light on the well-documented fact that women publish and patent less than men. In that sense, Britta’s work on attribution related to my own research with Colleen Chien , examining engineers’ views on patenting.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The Ordinance came into effect back in 1997 and incorporates a substantial part of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 of the UK. Consequently, both amendment bills were unable to proceed and lapsed upon expiry of the respective terms of the Legislative Council. AI is currently the “hot topic” around the globe.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. A quick recap: Despite dozens of interesting and important cases, the Supreme Court denied all petitions for writ of certiorari for the 2021-2022 term. Juno’s patent covers the highly successful and valuable CAR-T gene therapy.

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The IPKat

MARCH 21, 2024

The UPC CoA interpreted the claims of the patent more broadly than the Local Division and found the patent likely to be invalid for lack of inventive step. 10x Genomics alleged that NanoString's commercial molecular imaging devices and detection probes directly and indirectly infringed the patent.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2022

we analysed the term “IPR’ and perused its app(e)alling aspects; (2.) interrogated ‘intelligence’ of IPR and noticed how indefinite the term intelligence is; (3.) Class 1 taught me that the term IP is full of divergence, and can make us ignore whether the umbrella term IP ushers in (non)sense. Misunderstanding Rights 101!

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SpicyIP

MAY 16, 2023

A report titled, “ An International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges ”, has been released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to bring into the limelight the considerable progress achieved in patent case management in ten jurisdictions. The chapter starts with how the patent regime developed in India.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2021

Peloton cited to Internet evidence, including memes, to support its argument that the terms SPIN and SPINNING have become generic. Generic terms are terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. He finally asked the audience for ideas and input to support the future IPI’s activities for sustainable development.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

It will discuss how content providers can effectively regulate and enforce this balance in their role as intermediaries in this ecosystem through their private norms, particularly end-user license agreements (EULAs) and terms of use/service. More information about the proposed topics and the scientific committee can be found here.

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

These provisions extend beyond the minimum IP standards, and can introduce stricter patentability criteria, extended patent terms, and more rigorous enforcement mechanisms. The inclusion of TRIPS-plus provisions within trade agreements presents a potential challenge to global access to essential medicines.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In addition, the fund provides for the reimbursement of 50% of the fees charged by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for obtaining international trademark and design protection, as well as the reimbursement of 50% of the fees charged by national patent offices for patent applications in 2022.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2021

ET), the US Copyright Office, and the US Patent and Trademark Office are co-hosting a three-part discussion on “ Copyright Law and Machine Learning for AI: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?” behind much of the social-media-industrial complex that shapes so much of our modern digital environment. to 2:30 p.m.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Yes … the current level of accessibility wasn’t always the case in the IP domain neither in trademark nor in patent domain! Whether it’s the IPAB website or the Indian patent website , the recurrent issue of non-functional platforms doesn’t surprise us anymore. In the post, Prof. where Prof.

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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. Newron applied for an SPC based on the basic patent EP (UK) 1613296 and the EU marketing authorisation for XADAGO ( EU/1/14/984 ).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

Long Battle Ahead for Patentable Subject Matter Clarity. ” So, we now embark on yet another adventure on sorting out the patent world’s biggest hairball – and that’s saying something! That is, the proposal looks to overrule Myriad and Mayo – its main goal is to bolster the patenting of diagnostics.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2021

CREATe (University of Glasgow) published a discussion and review of empirical evidence regarding 'optimality versus reality' in the setting of copyright terms internationally. The future of journalism has become a hotly contested topic around the world, with Prof. 40 of the Industrial Property Law of Brazil to be unconstitutional.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Attendance is free of charge and topics such as commercialization strategies for GIs, and challenges for GIs and the Internet Domain Name System, will be covered. The position is full time and for a fixed term (12 months). Vacancies WIPO and Invent Together are recruiting for a Research Fellowship on Gender & IP.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 2, 2023

We are now awash with companies claiming to provide LLM software capable of drafting, prosecuting and challenging patents. This post will instead focus on the potential short to medium term impact of LLMs on the patent profession. Patent drafts and office actions follow a distinct format and style.

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