Patently-O

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I’m always excited to read a decision that splits hairs–finding some claims in a patent valid and others invalid. The basic outcome here: Weisner’s claims directed toward collecting information are abstract ideas ; those directed toward using the information are patent eligible. Patent Nos. by Dennis Crouch.

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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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Above the Fold

JULY 7, 2021

Throughout this summer, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is offering its series of virtual webinars dubbed “Trademark Basics Boot Camp.” The series appears to be tailored to small business owners and entrepreneurs and is broken up into eight modules focused on discrete topics. August 17: Module 3: Searching.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2021

Throughout this summer, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is offering its series of virtual webinars dubbed “Trademark Basics Boot Camp.” ” The series appears to be tailored to small business owners and entrepreneurs and is broken up into eight modules focused on discrete topics.

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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.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. Patents are important and powerful tools that provide safeguards to biotechnicians and help them. What is patent? All patentable inventions should follow three main criteria: novelty, inventive steps, and industrial applications.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Whether it is South Asian Basmati Brawls, the much-to-tread trail of transparency, the Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, or the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, some stories never cease to beguile us. He wrote detailed posts on this topic later here and here. Upon an online search, I only found MHRD IP Chair websites. Here we go: 1.

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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! In fact, the Registry used to generate a sum of around 4 crores INR , from trademark searches before embracing public access. In the post, Prof. where Prof.

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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. LLMs can often produce sensible answers to questions for which an internet search would provide an answer.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But, as an article in MIT Technology Review points out , ML is the brains behind “recommendation systems like those on Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify; search engines like Google and Baidu; social-media feeds like Facebook and Twitter; voice assistants like Siri and Alexa.” That is quite a mouthful and may not sound very exciting. to 2:30 p.m.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As I searched for a topic for this blog post, I encountered a common theme: the Canadian technology sector is constantly asking for more action from the Canadian government aimed at fostering innovation in the community. In their Innovation Report Card 2021 , Canada earned a grading level of D in patents.

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

Topics included the territorial scope of existing marks, the potential need to expand the specifications of trade marks used in the Metaverse, the importance of clearance searches before entering this environment, and the consideration of co-existence agreements to avoid conflicts. FPC Review comments on the case.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Draft version The requirement to amend the description of a European patent application in line with the scope of the claims is a peculiarity of European patent prosecution. In such a case, the fact that an embodiment is not covered by the claims must be prominently stated (T 1808/06)" (F-VI-4.3, emphasis added). Section F-IV, 4.3

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. There have been some court decisions on this precise topic, but the law is not completely settled. However, there are some certainties and principles of law that can guide you.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2022

Furthermore, it will look into opposition proceedings across Europe, with an insight of representatives of the National Patent Offices. UNION-IP’s Winter Round Table will be an opportunity to debate the most recent case-law regarding VICO proceedings in opposition and other proceedings before the EPO and to discuss the current best practices.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Conducted by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the inquiry invited submissions from stakeholders on numerous topics, including the identification of barriers to maintaining and increasing overseas investment. Once again, the term ‘gold standard’ is used. Inevitably, however, more can always be done.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2022

There is an international requirement for the DNA, RNA and protein sequences disclosed in a patent application to be provided in a sequence listing. Sequence listings are used by patent offices to search the prior art for the listed sequences. 26 sequence listings has the aim of increasing public access to patent sequences.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post breaks down the guidelines and walks through some potential strategies for patent applicants. The first cite was simply quoting the argument made by the patent challenger Netflix that KSR requires a broader analogous arts test (apparently quoting Wyers ). Reiterating the Central Role of Graham v. John Deere. John Deere Co.,

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

11] While the tribunal overturned the fine on the basis of a narrow exception that meant that the Commissioner did not have jurisdiction, a number of findings illustrated the broad scope of the data protection regimes and that the maintenance and search of data bases could amount to (potentially unlawful) processing of data.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2023

Combining Multiple Inventions in an Single Patent Application @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: However, is combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application worth the cost savings? thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: block!important;}}@media

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Continuing our posts on the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, I wrote a II-part post on the Report’s recommendations on patent law reform. Part I and II. Other Posts.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 2, 2023

G 2/21 case catch-up: Experimental evidence, the problem solution approach and disclosure of the technical effect Searching for semiconductors The referral in G 2/21 related to the evidence requirements for inventive step. The Board of Appeal in T 2465/19 , for example, cited G 2/21 in a case related to the inventive step of a semiconductor.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2021

For his parting post, he returns to Germany and patent injunctions. As readers may know, the German parliament recently adopted amendments of the German Patent Act (GPA) as the final step of a reform process that spanned nearly two years [final version (German) here , earlier Katpost here , news coverage here ]. here and here ].

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Over to Adam : "Patents and Technology: Perspective, Truth, and Change WIPO’s Deputy Director-General of Patents & Technology, Ms. Jorgenson also discussed how COVID-19 affected WIPO and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system. The panel discussed topics from the perspective of China, Germany, Europe, Japan, and the U.S.,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

§ 101 – “work made for hire” is oft misunderstood and, thus, will be the topic of a subsequent article), the person(s) who created the software code is/are the owner(s) of the copyright in the software. .” And, in the absence of a “work made for hire” context (See: 17 U.S.C. §

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of experts to fully unravel the implications and tensions of DSA regulation of access to data held by major platforms and search engines, and allow participants to network and develop future collaborative projects. Applications are open from January 1, 2023.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 16, 2024

This necessitates a transition in librarian roles, from information retrievers to search educators, adept at guiding users through the intricacies of prompt engineering across diverse search tools. Guiding users through the intricacies of prompt engineering across diverse search tools.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The relevance of a search depends highly on having access to the data sources used by your organization. Therefore, new chemical vocabularies added to RightFind Navigate expand semantic search capabilities to cover chemical use cases. Navigate also leverages ChemBL as a vocabulary.

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SpicyIP

JULY 3, 2022

Feus: Thanks for sending us to search for an 80+ years old article that’s still behind a paywall! Let’s take the patent which is founded on the ‘exchange’ between state and inventor, no sorry ( coughs ) … the registrant. I’m sure my paying for access to it is incentivising more bright authors out there! sarcastically ).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2022

get the “®” ) before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). This is a great segue to the next topic which is injunctive relief. Higher Chance of USPTO Registration : Since fanciful marks are unique, the search phase of the trademark examination process will result in fewer conflicts.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For more content aggregated on the topic of CV-Online Latvia, see here. The Swedish Patent and Market Court recently applied these principles in in case PMT 11815-20 Parkster AB./. Parkamo GmbH. The claimant, Parkster, operates the most widely used mobile parking app in Sweden.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2023

By 2025, we will have replaced our existing processes with a single, integrated system for all registered IP rights (patents, trade marks and designs). The Transformation Consultation is aimed at the following questions: · Would you like more ways of illustrating your inventions when applying for a patent? Post-grant correction of U.S.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 21, 2023

link] Topics : The USPTO invites written responses to the following questions and requests. Identify any specific sources of prior art not currently available through the Patents End-to-End Search system that you believe examiners should be searching. Commenters are welcome to respond to any or all of the questions.

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Patentably Defined

JULY 9, 2010

Sometimes, one just has to wait for inspiration to write about prosecuting patents. So, I’ve added a site search widget to the sidebar and an enhanced Navigation Bar (above) with specific tabs for some of the more popular topics from the past three years. first appeared on Patentably Defined. What I Hoped To Accomplish.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 26, 2022

In RightFind, reseachers and investigators can analyze previously published studies and create reviews of articles pertaining to a topic, such as a specific disease, chemical compound, or ingredient. Patent Validity. You can read more on t he benefits of exploring patents here.). Regulatory. Marketing & Communications.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2021

9, 2021): “At the motion to dismiss stage, Kidmoto has plausibly alleged more than just the purchase of a competitor’s mark as a search engine keyword standing alone. However, the Court does not find either the Google search or the Twitter analysis persuasive on the issue of genericness. LLC, 2021 WL 466975 (S.D.N.Y.

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