Bill lodged to introduce second-tier patent system
Bill lodged to introduce second-tier patent system Scoop.co.nz (press release) Full coverage
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In: PATENT NEWS
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In: PATENT NEWS
PTAB Not Required to Consider New Evidence or Arguments at Oral Argument
In its remand order, the Court stated that the Board “must timely inform the patent owner of the matters of fact and law asserted . . . must provide all interested parties opportunity for the submission and consideration of facts and arguments . . . and hearing and decision on... Continue reading
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In: DESIGN NEWS
UK: For Nando’s And Fernando’s: Independent Restaurant Accused Of Trade Mark Infringement
The letter lists the infringed registered trade marks as: (i) the Nandos company name; (ii) the ‘Barcelos Rooster’ and (iii) a ‘Peri-ometer’, a multi-coloured chilli design present in Nando’s menus. Under the letter sent to Fernando’s, Nando’s argued that the use of Fernando’s signs and devices were “highly …
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In: PATENT NEWS
China Filed The Most Blockchain Patents In 2017
China Filed The Most Blockchain Patents In 2017 Cointelegraph Full coverage
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In: PATENT NEWS
China Filed The Most Blockchain Patents In 2017
Patent applications for Blockchain technology tripled last year. According to Alex Batteson, an editor at Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law, “Companies are moving fast in order to protect their ideas in new areas of technological development — long before the technology actually goes to market.” Chinese …
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PTAB, AIA
In the America Invents Act (AIA), Congress created two primary new forms of challenging issued patents in an administrative trial setting before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The more popular form is Inter Partes Review while Post Grant Reviews have seen less interest. The comparative popularity …
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Digital library copyright issues under NDLI scanner
IP Rights Cell, supporting registration of Geographical Indications through its Patent office and IP Law School which played a significant role in this initiative. The NDLI developed by IIT Kharagpur has ventured in its second phase and NDLI has already crossed 15 million content from 160 sources with …
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The Administrative-Private Law Interface in IP
Important upcoming event at Harvard Law School March 29 on The Administrative-Private Law Interface in IP. Event Begins at 9:15 EST with four panels and keynote remarks from both Dave Kappos and James Smith. Image result for harvard law school. Topics. Do Administrative Law and Private Law …
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(utility) patent on improving existing patented technology owned by a big firm – Quora
The only person who decides whether your improvement is not obvious and worth patenting is the patent examiner. On the other hand, even if you get a patent, … (my changes) are enough to file a patent. So should I be worried or not since I definitely do not want... Continue reading
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China leads blockchain patent applications
Patent applications for blockchain, whose uses span everything from the distribution of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to the tracking of Chinese … areas of technological development — long before the technology actually goes to market,” said Alex Batteson, editor at Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law.