Patent News for Tuesday 15th August 2023

1. Learning Curve: HEIs' Outreach And Inclusivity In The NIRF - Free Press Journal

For research and patents, NIRF also collects data from internationally available data bases. To assess each institution, five broad parameters are ...

2. Samsung Knocks Out 2 Patents In PTAB Fight With Its Ex-Atty - Law360

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has sided with arguments from Samsung to wipe out claims from a pair of audio device technology patents, ...

3. Irish student patents new method of removing microplastics from water

Irish student patents new method of removing microplastics from water. A 22-year-old chemistry masters student was inspired after seeing so much ...

4. Brian Hanlon - USPTO

Brian Hanlon serves as Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patents in the Patents business unit. In this role, he is an authority on patent laws, ...

5. IP Europe submission criticizes proposed 'delegation of power by the Commission to itself ...

On Friday, industry body IP Europe responded to the European Commission's consultation on its proposed regulation on standard-essential patents ...

6. Amprion Announces Granting of European Patents for Seed Amplification Assay Platform

Recently, fundamental patents have been issued in the EU and UK which expands Amprion's extensive coverage in key geographies. The issued patents ...

7. Apple wins Bluetooth pairing patent case as judge applied commonsense test - 9to5Mac

One-E-Way held two patents for a system of generating a “unique user code” which is sent to a headphone to enable it to pair with the other device …

8. Roquefort Therapeutics seeks to lock in future value with anti-cancer therapeutic patents

Reginald emphasises the importance of capturing value through patents, with a view to making the company's offerings enticing for potential ...

9. Toyota, Nissan, VW et al hit with suits over camera tech - World IP Review

Toyota clashes with tech firm over in-car wifi patents ... Nissan, General Motors, Kia Motors, Volkswagen, Texas, patent infringement, patents ...

10. Biotech company did not file "baseless" bovine genetic patent suits, judge says

... nine of its patents to process sexed semen straws because its claims were not “objectively baseless," a federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled.

11. Signal: charging patent grants increasing, as California passes V2G mandate - Just Auto

Applications for bidirectional charging patents have been steadily increasing over the past five years, growing from 13,996 granted patents in ...

12. Bank hiring falls sharply in 2023: GlobalData - Retail Banker International

... of the year is in retreat according to GlobalData's Disruptor data, which tracks all major deals, patents, company filings and hiring patterns.

13. 10 Electric Honda Motorcycles by 2025? - iMotorbike News

These patents suggest the use of two brushless electric motors, a technology frequently employed in e-bikes and electric scooters. The patents offer ...

14. Sequel Spiral™ Tampon Receives FDA Approval as Medical Device - Yahoo Finance

The company has been granted 11 patents in the United States and globally with 7 additional patents pending internationally.

15. EPO revokes Novartis's everolimus patent in major victory for generics companies

The EPO Boards of Appeal have revoked a patent covering active ingredient everolimus. Further oppositions against patents of the same family are still ...

16. Rethinking who's winning the US-China tech competition - Federal Times

Is it the number of patents, academic publications, leading educational institutions, or multibillion-dollar companies? Or is the appropriate ...

17. Court sides with Apple in Bluetooth pairing patent lawsuit - AppleInsider

Apple didn't infringe on patents relating to Bluetooth communications, a federal circuit court has ruled, with the court finding inconsistency in ...

18. After Samsung Settlement, Caltech “Potential Settlement” with Apple and Broadcom Appears Likely

Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in 2016 for using Wi-Fi chips that allegedly infringe on the university's patents. The lawsuit also targets ...

19. Preparing the Perfect Application: Tips for a Strong Patent Submission - EDM Chicago

Patents, serving as legal shields for intellectual property, are paramount in securing exclusive rights to an invention. The power to prevent ...

20. Getting the Facts: Big Pharma Increasingly Using Patent Games to Avoid Competition - AHIP

“Pharmaceutical companies often file what are known as continuation patents in order to extend their window to thwart lower-cost generic competitors ...

21. Corporate Failure Is a Valuable Asset That's Hard to Protect - The Washington Post

Moreover, only about 25% of enterprise value is in identifiable intangible assets such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, customer lists and data ...

22. Big Tech Is Abusing the U.S. Patent System. Time for Congress To Step In - Newsweek

According to one analysis, 84 percent of patents challenged at the ... big companies seek to invalidate the same patents in both venues—that is, ...

23. Supreme Court Uses Enablement To Curb Broad Patents | Hudnell Law Group - JDSupra

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court held claims of two patents owned by Amgen, Inc. to be invalid for failing to enable persons skilled in the art ...

24. Signal: Nestlé, DSM-Firmenich lead food sector patent applications

DSM-Firmenich, which supplies ingredients to companies in sectors including dairy, bakery and meat, had filed for 216 patents. GlobalData's Patent ...

25. Signal: China patents surge dominates defence landscape - Army Technology

The aerospace and defence sector in China emerges as a powerhouse of innovation, racing ahead with a surge in patents amidst global turbulence, ...

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27. Drug Patents Are Stifling Progress and Making us Sicker - Left Voice

Drug Patents Are Stifling Progress and Making us Sicker. Recently leaked corporate memos show once again that pharmaceutical companies always put ...

28. Simplifying The Complex In Patent Cases - Above the Law

Also counseling in favor of severance was that the set of severed patents differed in substantive ways from the patents remaining in the case. For ...

29. Opinion: Life Sciences Save More Than Lives - New Jersey Globe

When those patents expire, other companies can copy the medicine and sell “generic” versions at a much lower price. As a result, today, 90% of all ...

30. BMW Invents Special Door Handles For Future CSL Models - CarBuzz

BMW Invents Special Door Handles For Future CSL Models. Aug. 15, 2023 2:21 PM ET by Gerhard Horn Patents and Trademarks / Comments.

31. Sequel's Spiral Tampon Receives FDA Approval as Medical Device - Femtech Insider

Sequel holds 11 patents globally and within the United States, with 7 additional pending patents. The startup's proprietary manufacturing process ...