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Monday, 20th March 2023

Articles
― Friday, 12th June 2020
Availing Patent Benefits – A ‘Status’ Check!

Every patent office provides certain benefits to Patent Applicants if they meet certain criteria (with respect to entity size, gross income and others). These benefits may be patent fee discounts or speedy examination processes.

This article touches upon the benefits extended by IPO, USPTO and EPO to entities based on their status. 

-IPproTeam  

#Patent101, #Patent Office, #Indian Patent Office, #IPO, #USPTO, #Patent Filing, #Filing, #Invention, #Start-up #Startup, #Entrepreneur, #MSME, #SMEs, #Micro Entity, #Small Entity, #Non-Profit, #University, #Public Research, #DPIIT       


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― Wednesday, 27th May 2020
Not an Equal world for AI - No Inventorship for them!

With Artificial intelligence (AI) replacing humans in myriad sectors and operational aspects, it is not surprising that AI is able to concoct its own inventions. AI-generated inventions are (and may become) the norm, however, awarding inventorship to AI under the current patent system is far-fetched. So, is it justifiable denying patent rights to the actual inventor for inventions created by AI or does the patent system merely operate on the fact that AI is a machine with no capability to exercise legal rights even if given any, and therefore unfit to hold inventorship for its creations.

-Authors: Nethravathi D | Abhijith Paipad

#AI as Inventor, #AI, #Artificial Intelligence, #Invention, #Inventorship, #AI Creations, #IPO, #Indian Patent Office, #USPTO, #EPO, #CNPO, #KIPO, #JPO, #Patent Rights

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― Wednesday, 27th May 2020
First Filing in India: A Requirement or a Choice?

Indian resident inventors may decide to file patent applications in multiple countries including India or entirely disregard India and go international! This may be due to weak market strength/poor demand for the product/invention in the country.

As per Indian Patents Act, it is mandatory to obtain an Foreign Filing License (FFL) if an Indian resident inventor decides to first file in a foreign country bypassing Indian Patent Office(IPO) . As per the rules, within 21 days of requesting for an FFL, the IPO, usually, either issues the FFL certificate or rejects the FFL request.

Another option is to first file in India and then wait for a cooling-off period (six weeks!) before attempting to file in a foreign country. In this case, an FFL is not required.

-IPproTeam

#Patent101, #FFL, #First Filing, #Patent Office, #Foreign Filing License, #Indian Patent Office, #IPO, #Indian Resident,           # Patent Filing, #Filing, #Invention, #Technology, #Secrecy Provision 

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― Friday, 22nd May 2020
The Missing Link - IT Act and IPR Laws

Cyber laws are defined under the Information Technology (IT) Act of 2000 encompassing legal and regulatory aspects of the internet and the world wide web. However, certain entities/intermediaries such as e-commerce websites, search engines, and data aggregators sometimes come under scrutiny for violation of IPR laws when seen under the light of IT Act. Hence, protection to intermediaries from liability, arising out of content posted by users, needs be addressed by creating nexus between IT Act and IPR laws.

-Author: Abhijith Paipad

#Informationtechnology,  #copyright,  #Trademark,  #infringment,  #IPR,  #ITact,  #DMCA,  #intermediary,  #intellectualproperty,  #cyberlaw

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― Wednesday, 20th May 2020
Keeping an Eye on India - USA’s IP Priority Watch List

India has been grappling with big IP giants such as the US to establish its stance on the IP front. Owing to a fallible IP regime, India has yet again come under the US’s Priority Watch List and is required to meet certain expectations of the US in terms of trade and other IPR related policies. However, the question still remains whether India, being a sovereign nation, should let itself be subdued by the US or have its own say in IP matters concerning the nation. 

-Author: Emily Premkumar

#IPwatchlist, #Prioritywatchlist, #USA, #India, #IndiaPatentOffice, #IPO, #Patent, #PatentFiling, #PatentEnforcement, #CompulsoryLicensing 

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Monday, 20th March 2023

IP Speak
― Monday, 20th March 2023
In interim relief to Dabur, HC directs YouTuber Dhruv Rathi to remove 'targeted' reference to 'Real Juice'
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― Monday, 20th March 2023
AI Machines Continue to Rattle Intellectual Property Law
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― Monday, 20th March 2023
A “Known Technique” for Showing a Motivation to Combine References
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― Friday, 17th March 2023
China Customs Patent Protection: What Are The Benefits & Protection They Offer?
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― Friday, 17th March 2023
India in top 10 patent-filing countries
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Monday, 20th March 2023

Current News
― Monday, 20th March 2023
US Supreme Court Jack Daniel's Case, a Free Speech Fight Over a Dog Toy
A trademark dispute over a poop-themed dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle coming before the U.S. Supreme Court could redefine how the judiciary applies constitutional free speech rights to trademark law.
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― Monday, 20th March 2023
ITC Determines Claims to Diamond Drill Bits with Certain Physical Measures Are Not Patent-Eligible Under § 101
On October 26, 2022, in In the Matter of Certain Polycrystalline Diamond Compacts, the International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed in part an Initial Determination (ID) that various respondents did not violate § 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 after finding the asserted claims not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101
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― Monday, 20th March 2023
IPD for Madras High Court! The Court Directs the State Government to Notify the Rules Within 1 Week
The Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu had argued before the court that as per Section 129 of the CPC, the High Court is empowered to draft the concerned rules and no prior approval from the government is necessary.
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― Monday, 20th March 2023
Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the IPO for Lack of Reasons in its Order
The court, in saying that it is unable to examine the issue on merit due to ‘the completely arbitrary manner in which the impugned order has been passed’, mentions a number of issues that are worth reading in full and can be seen in paras 3-7 in particular.
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― Friday, 17th March 2023
The Rolling Stones Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Latest Single ‘Living in a Ghost Town’
The Rolling Stones are being sued for copyright infringement over their latest single "Living in a Ghost Town," which they released in the spring of 2020.
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Monday, 20th March 2023

Patent Office Update
― Monday, 20th March 2023
KIPO Commissioner Holds Bilateral Meeting with WIPO Director General in Seoul
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― Friday, 17th March 2023
EPO discusses digitalisation at eighth eSACEPO meeting
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― Thursday, 16th March 2023
USPTO Discusses Duty of Disclosure and Duty of Reasonable Inquiry
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― Wednesday, 15th March 2023
WIPO: European Broadcasters Call for Anti-Piracy Treaty
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― Tuesday, 14th March 2023
USPTO to Transition to Electronic Patent Grants
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