Novelty According to article 54 of the European Patent Convention (EPC), (1) An invention shall be considered to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art. (2) The state of the art shall be held to comprise everything made available to the public by means of a written or […]
InPASS – http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/publicsearch/ More transparent patent system is stronger is the innovation portfolio of India. Good step in the right direction.
Between 2007 and 2011, 283 cases were identified in US Federal District Courts where patent validity was determined. Of these, only in 39 cases was the patent held valid and enforceable. In 253 cases, therefore, the patent was held to be invalid. As against this, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) and the High Courts […]
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Mobile emergency attack and failsafe detection Abstract A mobile communication device can be placed into an “attack detection mode.” While the device is in attack detection mode, certain events can cause the device to summon assistance…
Conversation with Jeff Kichaven – one of California’s leading mediators. Kichaven, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has been mediating complex litigation disputes, including a variety of intellectual property related disputes, for nearly 20 years. “The primary goal in mediation is to allow clients, with the assistance of their lawyers and the mediator, to make […]
The Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks recently launched a couple of features on online search services for patents and trademarks to make the search process easier and provide transparent results. The features include innovative tools such as “Stock and Flow”- a utility which existed for trademarks, has now been extended to patents also. […]
The patent portfolios of major companies can be worth billions of dollars. There are many factors that drive this value, such as the area of the technology, the quality of the patents – and the similarity with other patent portfolios. The similarity between a patent portfolio and others in the same field can be an […]
Source: http://www.ipnav.com/client-categories/non-profit-institutions/ THE CHALLENGE FOR NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS Since 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act has allowed US non-profit institutions to benefit financially from intellectual property they created using government funding, Many large non-profit research institutions have offices for developing, transferring, and commercializing intellectual property. However, not every non-profit institution is able to effectively monetize its patents. Developing […]
Source: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/07/14/examiners-begin-issuing-alice-rejections-for-software/id=50412/?utm_content=6661426 A friend who handles large numbers of software patent applications for some of the most elite technology companies sent me an e-mail late last week about what he has already started seeing coming from patent examiners. He says he has seen the below form paragraph twice within a week. Most alarming, in one […]