IP, Web 3.0, and the Metaverse
March 28th, 2022
What are Web 3.0 and the Metaverse, and what do these things mean for intellectual property (IP)? According to Investopedia, Web 1.0 was ushered in by web browsers such as Netscape Navigator in the mid-1990s. Early website pages were primarily static…
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Categories: Trade Secrets
Federal Circuit: Dual-Access Lock Patents Invalid
March 24th, 2022
The Federal Circuit has affirmed the Eastern District of New York’s grant of summary judgment that dual-access lock patents were invalid because they claimed ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, which states that Whoever invents or dis…
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Categories: Patents
Federal Circuit Confirms Secret Process Can Create On-Sale Bar
March 22nd, 2022
The Federal Circuit reversed the District Court for the District of Pennsylvania’s summary judgement that a medical device design patent wasn’t invalid under the on-sale bar rule. Junker v. Medical Components, Inc. involved a design patent for …
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Categories: Patents
The Growing Demand for Agricultural Technology
March 15th, 2022
The demand for food across the world is rising. There are roughly 7.3 billion people populating the earth—quadruple the global population a century ago. This rapid growth has led to a more pressing need for food and sustainable food sources, with f…
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Categories: Uncategorized
Federal Circuit Provides Guidance on Applicant Admitted Prior Art
March 10th, 2022
A recent Federal Circuit decision in the case of Qualcomm v. Apple provides guidance on the treatment of Applicant Admitted Prior Art (AAPA) under 35 U.S.C § 311(b) in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings. Under 35 U.S.C § 311(b), A petitioner in…
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Categories: Patents
Innovative Companies Ranked Based on Patents
March 8th, 2022
In our previous post, we covered a few companies that were highly ranked based on their innovation. The rankings were based on three main criteria: technological networking, digitization of products and processes, as well as technological dynamics. A…
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Categories: Patents
NFT Trademarks and Licensing
March 2nd, 2022
The non-fungible token (NFT) industry is booming, with a value of more than $40 billion in 2021, according to Bloomberg. As we explained in this blog, An NFT is a type of cryptocurrency asset wherein each item, or token, is unique. It is not easily e…
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California Court Rules Google’s NDAs Violate Labor Law
February 22nd, 2022
A California judge has ruled that Google’s confidentiality agreements with employees are too broad and violate state labor laws. As the Washington Post reported, A Google employee identified as John Doe argued that the broad nondisclosure agreement…
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Categories: Litigation
Patent Trends in Clean Energy Technology
February 17th, 2022
Today, the energy industry is responsible for nearly half of global greenhouse gas emissions. As such, various energy companies have been taking steps to create clean energy technologies, namely tidal, solar, and wind, to curb the effects of global w…
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Categories: Patents
Patent Office Proposes Electronic Patents
February 11th, 2022
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing to implement the electronic issuance of patents. As the Federal Register explains, Currently, the USPTO issues “letters patent” (hereafter, patents) as paper patents under the sea…
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Categories: Patents
