19 May 2015 | IP Network News, USA
In Intellectual Ventures v. JPMorgan, the Federal Circuit held that the mere filing of a petition for covered business method (CBM) patent review or post-grant review (PGR) under the AIA did not give it the jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a decision on a motion to stay trial court proceedings. In this case, Intellectual […]
14 May 2015 | Taiwan
When filing a patent application for invention, the applicant is required to contain the background arts which he/she is aware of in the description of the patent application. In addition, the application has to disclose the problem(s) existing in the background arts that the invention aims to solve and its technical solution adopted to solve […]
14 May 2015 | IP Network News
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12 May 2015 | IP Network News, USA
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in two major patent cases. The first, Kimble v. Marvel, is a case about post-expiration patent royalties, the first such case to make it before the Supreme Court in fifty years. The US has had a longstanding ban on such royalties, as a result of the holding in […]
12 May 2015 | IP Network News
The EPO welcomed the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to dismiss the legal challenges against the unitary patent package. It confirms that the European patent with unitary effect will be based on the procedure for granting European patents laid down in the European Patent Convention and that all implementing […]
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The EPO welcomed the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to dismiss the legal challenges against the unitary patent package. It confirms that the European patent with unitary effect will be based on the procedure for granting European patents laid down in the European Patent Convention and that all implementing […]
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11 May 2015 | Taiwan
An applicant of invention patent application may request for the postponement of substantive examination within three years from the filing date of the invention patent application as long as such request doesn’t meet any of the following conditions: (1) the invention patent application has received an official action or decision; (2) the invention patent application […]
08 May 2015 | IP Network News
Broad Definition of IP: IP means different things to different people. It is important to have a very broad definition of IP when considering this new business control point. Imagine for a moment the Royal Air Force’s roundel, that red, white and blue circular identification mark painted on aircraft to identify them. That roundel has […]
07 May 2015 | IP Network News
In accordance with Rule 35(2)(d) of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established that from June 6, 2015, the amounts of the individual fee payable in respect of Norway will change. Those amounts will be 278 Swiss francs for the first three classes […]
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In accordance with Rule 35(2)(d) of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established that from June 6, 2015, the amounts of the individual fee payable in respect of Norway will change. Those amounts will be 278 Swiss francs for the first three classes […]
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01 May 2015 | IP Network News
The 2015 finalists of European Inventor Award in the five categories are: Industry Jean-Christophe Giron (France): Reduction of energy costs for building, heating and cooling systems of up to 20 percent thanks to “intelligent” window glass. Electrochrome glazing takes advantage of the power of the sun in winter in order to warm interiors and becomes […]
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The 2015 finalists of European Inventor Award in the five categories are: Industry Jean-Christophe Giron (France): Reduction of energy costs for building, heating and cooling systems of up to 20 percent thanks to “intelligent” window glass. Electrochrome glazing takes advantage of the power of the sun in winter in order to warm interiors and becomes […]
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30 Apr 2015 | IP Network News
On March 24, the Latvian Patent Office (PV) and Riga Technical University (RTU) signed a cooperation agreement. It aimed at raising awareness among students and researchers on the protection of industrial property and its importance in successfully commercialising inventions. The Director of the Latvian Patent Office Director Sandris Laganovskis expressed the Office’s pleasure in having […]
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On March 24, the Latvian Patent Office (PV) and Riga Technical University (RTU) signed a cooperation agreement. It aimed at raising awareness among students and researchers on the protection of industrial property and its importance in successfully commercialising inventions. The Director of the Latvian Patent Office Director Sandris Laganovskis expressed the Office’s pleasure in having […]
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28 Apr 2015 | IP Network News
The Industrial Revolution We have had a number of major industrial revolutions take place during the past few hundred years. We had the first industrial revolution which took place between 1760 and 1840 with the transition from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the […]
28 Apr 2015 | IP Network News
As of 20 April 2015, the IP Offices of the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPORS), the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IIP BIH) and the State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), have joined TMclass. These latest additions bring a total […]
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As of 20 April 2015, the IP Offices of the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPORS), the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IIP BIH) and the State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), have joined TMclass. These latest additions bring a total […]
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