The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

CLS Bank Int’l , which involve the limits on patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § For example, in Alice, the court stated “[t]he ‘abstract ideas’ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.” Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It can cover a wide range of topics and is not restricted to just one, including music, art, agriculture, and medicine. When people or groups patent conventional medical treatments or farming methods, they are engaging in biopiracy—making money off of the communities who created them in the process.

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2022

Events IFIM - IP and Regulatory Rights in the Age of Personalized Medicine - 15 March 2022 The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law of Stockholm University (IFIM) will hold the webinar "IP and Regulatory Rights in the Age of Personalized Medicine" tomorrow (15 March 2022, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm (CET)).

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 26, 2022

After a few sessions on conceptual and theoretical ideas around IP, this set of sessions will now take the class on a different not-so-theoretical topic and deliberates upon IP issues that crop up around clinical trial test data, drug innovation, Indian drug regulatory regulation etc. Prof Antilegend’s classes are back! Confused face).

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2023

Presenters had the opportunity to discuss many exciting themes ranging from IP and investments to Traditional Knowledge, patents, biotechnology and medicines, copyright and culture, IP and competition, plant varieties and compulsory licensing and IP and Covid-19 medicines.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Given that drug regulation has a direct nexus to public health, maybe even more than patents, several years ago, Shamnad, Prashant and Sai started a new initiative on SpicyIP to throw more light on India’s drug regulatory framework. Topical issues such as traditional medicine and Ayurveda are explained in detail in chapters seven and eight.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This annual conference will update patent litigators and attorneys on the ongoing European and EU initiatives in the field of patent law. This hybrid conference will bring legal practitioners working with the pharmaceutical sector up-to-date on the latest regulatory developments, legislative initiatives and case law.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

At the behest of several leading Senators, the USPTO has begun a study on the “Current State of Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence.” The agency would like input from various stakeholders, including inventors, owners, investors, licensees, users, and patent attorneys.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

CLS Bank Int’l , which involve the limits on patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § For example, in Alice, the court stated “[t]he ‘abstract ideas’ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.” § 101. §101. .”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A Kat trying to negotiate an early spring with Mother Nature Conferences and events EPO Tech Day 2022 - 16 February 2022 On 16 February 2022, from 1:00pm to 5:15pm (CET), the European Patent Office (EPO) will celebrate Tech Day 2022 with the online event "Technologies of Transformation: Patenting in an era of global challenges and opportunities".

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The USPTO is seeking comments on “the state of patent eligibility jurisprudence” and how eligibility law impacts both innovation and investment-in-innovation. and (2) Is patent eligibility a question of law for the court or a question of fact for the jury? The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2021. Berkheimer, No.

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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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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Health and Education – Indispensable Factors Health consistently holds a prominent position in G20 conferences, with global discussions on this vital topic being a common occurrence. These significant advancements are poised to elevate the status of patent statutes to a new level.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The Japanese Patent Office (JPO)’s Examination Handbook includes a section dedicated to the field of software-related inventions. The EPO assesses the patentability of inventions according to the European Patent Convention (EPC). Japan ( Ryan Phelan ). See JPO Examination Handbook, Computer Software-Related Inventions.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

To do that they needed patents, design rights, trade marks and copyright to help them. How do they all fit with new medicines and vaccines that are helping us manage and escape the pandemic? The interesting thing about the creators and businesses we will hear from is how diverse they all are.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. In this post , we informed our readers about an announcement from LexisNexis Intellectual Property that LexisNexis Reed Tech will continue to provide patent data and document management services to the USPTO for the next 10 years. Delhi High Court Clarifies Law on Arbitrability of Trademark Disputes. June 29, 2021].

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

Topical Highlight. In this post , Rahul Bajaj and Praharsh Gour analayse the underutilisation of Indian patent law’s robust flexibilities to promote patient interest. They discuss the best potential route for a compulsory license under the Indian Patents Act, and the ways in which the government can make the best use of it.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week India Accelerates in the Patent Race: But Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Image from here The World IP Indicator 2023 highlights India’s progress in the global patent race. Johnson & Johnson’s “Non-Enforcement” of Bedaquiline Patents: What has Actually been Gained?

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A compulsory license is an authorization provided by a national authority to an individual without seeking the consent of the titleholder but after payment of royalties/compensation for the exploitation of the subject matter protected by the law on patents or other IPRs.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The topics covered include non-traditional trade marks, a research exemption, patents and public goods, authors’ remuneration, access to medicines, copyright and digital platforms, user-generated content and many more! The editors describe the collection as a happily diverse mosaic of the future of IP.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. c) Top 10 Other IP Developments.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

The only two types of intellectual property protection that protect information are patents and trade secrets. The protection under patent and trade secret is fundamentally varied. A patent is a limited-time, usually 20 years, monopoly granted by the patent office to an inventor to commercialize his idea. Pragya Jain.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The European patent attorney community is currently eagerly awaiting the decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal referral G 2/21 on the thorny topic of plausibility and post-filed evidence. The patent as granted ( EP2914124 ) claimed a fish food for use in the treatment of diseases in fish.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This is the first in-person Congress since London hosted in 2019, so it was only apt that the first panel session was on the topic of IP and Covid-19. The study found that patenting was the most important for the mRNA platform, but most of the patents for the mRNA vaccines were filed a significant number of years before Covid in around 2013.

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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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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

Topical Highlight. Kedar notes that the defendants in their counter applications to quash the order highlighted that in the backdrop of pandemic, the medicines produced by the Company were in high demand due to their ability to relieve some of the major symptoms of Covid-19. Sun Pharma v. Cipla Ltd. ,

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. RDB and Co. Syngenta Ltd.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

The letter discusses the BPCIA and the Hatch-Waxman Act frameworks (for small molecule drugs) and sets forth several topics for USPTO’s consideration and further discussion: engagement between FDA and USPTO to increase efficiencies, possible misuse of the patent system (e.g., New FDA Guidance and Information.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

We have traversed through Junes , Julys , Augusts , Septembers , Octobers , and Novembers and shared some stories like 10 years of the Google Books Library Project, the Presumption of validity of patents, Corruption in IP Offices, the Serial Crisis in India, Law Making via Leaked Documents, etc. In sum, ‘tis a very interesting topic.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2022

In the intellectual property (IP) space, there has been explosive growth in this area, with AI-based patent filings addressing trending areas, including disease identification and diagnosis, drug discovery, personalized medicine, and clinical trials, among others. Personalized Medicine. Clinical Trials.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 21, 2023

The TRIPS waiver, which became a hot topic for debates around multilateralism from October 2020, brought to the forefront the international community’s inaction and paralysis in the face of a global crisis of unprecedented scale.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

The response to the competition was overwhelming in the previous years and we’ve received entries from law students across India on an impressive range of topics. He won the second prize in that competition for a great piece on the ‘Policy Style’ Reasoning of the Indian Patent Office. Submission Guidelines. Shamnad Basheer.

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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. Giving pleasure can found patentability; use that! Foreign right holders are concerned that anti-suit injunctions favor domestic companies over foreign patent holders.

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