Patent News for Thursday 1st July 2021

1. Samsung and LG Leading Patent Registration in South Korea

Samsung Electronics topped the list with 19,588 new patents, followed by LG Electronics (16,236), LG Chem (10,985), Hyundai Motor Company ...

2. Chinese patent invalidation trials need not be a 'mad scramble'

Editor's note: Last month, IAM published some takeaways from Unified Patents senior patent counsel Jessica Marks based on the firm's experiences at ...

3. South Africa: Is Ramaphosa Tripping Over A TRIPS Waiver? – Analysis

Should seizing the patents of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers be the focus in dealing with an urgent crisis? By Peter Fabricius*. Can a TRIPS waiver ...

4. Fed. Circ. Faults Albright's OK Of Patent 'Venue Manipulation'

Days before the suit was filed last year, patent owner Ikorongo Technology LLC assigned the four patents at issue, which cover ways to share ...

5. Innovations in Corrosion and Materials Science (Formerly Recent Patents on Corrosion Science ...

Innovations in Corrosion and Materials Science (Formerly Recent Patents on Corrosion Science) · Issues [12] · Fast Track · Supplementary Data.

6. 'Policy Matter': Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Plea For Compulsory Licensing Of Covid Vaccine

They urged that the Central Government be directed to issue compulsory licence for vaccines under Section 92 of the Patents Act. It was further urged ...

7. OpenAIRE | patents | Find research Content Providers

Content providers filtered by: Content "patents". Discover worldwide research content providers and correlated research.

8. Caffitaly wins reversal of invalidity ruling on one of three coffee pod patents

Coffee capsule machine manufacturer Caffitaly has saved one of its coffee pod patents from a finding of invalidity, in a partially successful appeal of a ...

9. Taiwan's TSMC, Foxconn, Inventec ranked amid top 100 intelligent manufacturers

The three companies hold 218, 165, and 140 relevant patents, respectively, according to the report. At the top of the PatSnap rankings are IBM, Siemens, ...

10. Germany splurges on high-tech investment in bid to lead world

In 2010, Germany was among the three countries with the most world-class patents in 47 out of 58 technologies, but its share has more than halved to ...

11. Apple sued by medical device maker over Apple Watch Series 6 pulse oximetry

The patents Masimo holds are currently under investigation by the US Patent and Trademark Office after Apple alleged they don't cover new inventions.

12. Happy birthday to the German Federal Patent Court!

... the German Federal Patent Court decides appeals against decisions by sections and departments of the DPMA regarding patents, trade marks, ...

13. Tanla Platforms subsidiary secures patent for invention related to commercial communication

Tanla Digital Labs, wholly-owned subsidiary of Tanla Platforms has been granted patent under The Patents Acts, 1970 and rules made thereunder, for ...

14. Optomec receives patents for 3D micro-printing technology

Optomec has received new patents covering the use of Aerosol Jet for producing three-dimensional micro-structures at resolutions down to 15 micron.

15. Pepex Biomedical, Inc.

... of enzymatic biosensor technology, recently received approval on a series of patents granting the Company exclusivity on a number of methods and ...

16. Teva and Eagle try to block Bendeka generic

Teva and Eagle Pharmaceuticals are suing to block a generic version of its leukemia drug Bendeka (bendamustine), arguing its patents still have ...

17. At a glance: pharmaceutical merger review in China

In practice, we are not aware of this kind of merger notification solely involving the acquisition of patents or licences. Market definition. How are the ...

18. ERS Genomics Licenses CRISPR IP to Nippon Gene Co

The IP is separate from genome editing patents held by the Broad Institute. Nippon Gene manufactures genetic engineering research reagents and ...

19. SparkFun's CEO vs. patent troll

... to a handful of patents and then sue anyone they feel they can get money from," writes Nate Silver, founder of the electronics company SparkFun.

20. Apple Won a Patent in June showing their use of Ultra-Wideband Technology will eventually go far ...

The focus of one of Apple's key granted patents was AirTag and how it could guide a user with an iPhone to find a device using an arrow UI system as ...

21. Case: Patents/Contempt (Fed. Cir.)

Case: Patents/Contempt (Fed. ... Access Masters LLC for infringement of patents for a vehicle barrier system with illuminating gate arm and method.

22. Confidence in Biden's patent policies tumbles, according to new IAM survey

Concerns are growing about the impact the Biden Administration will have on patents, according to the latest IAM Panels Report. In response to the ...

23. Masimo: ban Watch 6 sales, as Apple poached our staff and stole our oximetry patents

In any case, its David vs Goliath, and, even if Masimo's blood oxygen monitoring technology patents are validated by the court or the patent office, Apple ...

24. Indian Patents Sophisticated Radar & Camera-Assisted Safety System

According to the patent applications, the Indian radar safety system has 2 rear-facing radars mounted on a bike's panniers. They are angled to cover ...

25. Masimo accuses Apple of patent infringement

Apple claims the Series 6 watch can measure arterial oxygen saturation. The importation and sale of that product infringes multiple Masimo patents (as ...

26. Bald-Faced Attempt to Manipulate Venue Rejected

The asserted patents were previously fully owned by Ikorongo Tech. However, before suing, Ikorongo Tech geographically divided the patent rights.

27. Post-Arthrex USPTO interim process creates new options for director review, but parties must act ...

It is an avenue worth considering for important patents that stand invalidated, but the USPTO and the Federal Circuit could find that the constitutional ...

28. Case: Patents & Trade Secrets/Pleadings (SD Tex.)

Case: Patents & Trade Secrets/Pleadings (S.D. Tex.) July 1, 2021, 4:47 PM. A federal district court in Texas granted Offshore Pipelines and Risers Inc.

29. Samsung Takes Down Parts of Medical Imaging Patent at Board

Samsung asked the board to review several Cellect patents after Cellect sued the company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado for ...

30. Everything you need to know about SCOTUS' Minerva ruling on assignor estoppel

... ramifications, the US Supreme Court has significantly narrowed the scope of the doctrine that prevents assignors from challenging patents in court.

31. Dignity's Journey

Larson and Johnson secured several patents and formed Dignity Medical Devices in 2006. Johnson: “It was a strange ten years in a way because we ...

32. 'The Sky is [Not] Falling,' Federal Circuit Urges as it Continues to Dismantle Broad Pharmaceutical ...

2021), which found that Amgen's two patents covering the cholesterol-lowering antibody drug Repatha® are invalid for lack of enablement. For more ...

33. Fed. Circ. Says Modified Gate Arm Doesn't Violate Patent Deal

... used in entry-restricted parking lots doesn't infringe a rival manufacturer's patents in a way that violates a settlement deal between the companies.

34. Divisional Patents in India: Strategic Impacts of Restrictive Divisional Practice

For patent attorneys, filing and prosecuting patent applications in foreign countries can be a fraught process. Each country has its own unique set of ...

35. Colgate Patents Antibacterial Oral Care Compositions

Colgate Patents Antibacterial Oral Care Compositions. US Patent No. 11,013,677 B2 covers formulation that reduce staining. Colgate Patents ...

36. DexCom Claims Abbott Infringes Glucose Monitoring System Patents

The five patents in the case involve things like factory calibrations on the sensors, a seal to make the sensor water resistant, and automatic ...

37. MEI Pharma Announces Inducement Grant under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

... competitive factors; our inability to protect our patents or proprietary rights and obtain necessary rights to third party patents and intellectual property ...

38. Henry R. Angel

He invented and earned several patents for technology that revolutionized serology. From that humble beginning in the basement, Henry, with Sue by ...

39. Supreme Court Rules that Inventors Can Contest the Validity of Patents After Assigning Them

Supreme Court Rules that Inventors Can Contest the Validity of Patents After Assigning Them. Thursday, July 1, 2021. In a decision reaching all ...