Patent News for Wednesday 7th July 2021

1. Simple procedures for patent litigation in China

Since patents entail technological advantages, others often infringe patents, intentionally or unintentionally, in practice. Article 65 of the Patent Law ...

2. Brazil's lower house passes bill that would allow BREAKING of vaccine patents in case of 'public ...

The lower house of the Brazilian Congress has voted for a bill that would legalize the violation of patents for vaccines and medications in the event of a ...

3. EU Remains A Holdout On COVID-Related IP Waiver At WTO

... the waiver but has, so far, extended that support only so far as to waiving protections on patents and only those patents directly related to vaccines.

4. British Lithium applies for two more patents

British Lithium applies for two more patents. The company is seeking to find acid-free solutions to extracting and processing lithium. British Lithium ...

5. Xiaomi patents a foldable phone with a wrap-around display

Xiaomi patents a foldable phone with a wrap-around display. By Jitendra Soni 7 minutes ago. Mi Mix Alpha but on steroids. Xiaomi mi mix fold, xiaomi ...

6. NanoLock Security secures $11M Series B funding round

... at Nitzanei Oz, has embarked on an ambitious growth trajectory including a new Series B funding round, the acquisition of two new industry patents, ...

7. Brazil's Lower House Approves Text of Bill to Allow Breaking of Vaccine Patents ... - Latest Tweet ...

The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'Brazil's lower house approves text of bill to allow breaking of vaccine patents ...' Team Latestly Jul 07, 2021 06:26 ...

8. British Lithium applies for patents as it prepares to open Cornwall processing plant

British Lithium applies for patents as it prepares to open Cornwall processing plant. St Austell-based firm expects to have pilot plant in operation before ...

9. Huawei reaches license agreement with Volkswagen's supplier, marking the company's largest ...

The agreement includes a license under Huawei's 4G standard essential patents (SEPs), which covers Volkswagen vehicles equipped with wireless ...

10. Longi moves to reverse Dutch court decision permitting seizure of PV panels at Rotterdam

... court the products could be distributed in third-party nations where a German court ruling has upheld the claim Longi infringed Hanwha patents.

11. Gardening corner: Plant patents take a bit of work

Gardening corner: Plant patents take a bit of work ... A French marigold flower, one such patented plant. ... Have you ever given any thought to how a ...

12. Vivo patents a smartphone with a mini drone Camera

Vivo patents a smartphone with a mini drone Camera. H2S Media Team Last Updated: July 7, 2021 news No Comments. Vivo is a popular camera ...

13. CareView Communications Announces Expansion of Patent Portfolio

“These new patents greatly strengthen our diverse and growing portfolio related to patient safety products. We strive to continually update and ...

14. United States: Assignor Estoppel: When Can A Party Challenge A Patent They Sold?

Essentially, the doctrine of assignor estoppel is grounded in fair dealing when selling patents. Historically, the doctrine of assignor estoppel was ...

15. China update - patent linkage system in China: official implementation measures come into effect

Patents that can be listed on the Platform include the following: For chemical drugs: Active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) compound patents, API- ...

16. USPTO on Pace to Again Issue 200 Discretionary Denials in 2021 — Unified Patents

Even as Athrex was looming in the background, the PTAB has still managed to deny 104 petitions on procedural ground thus far in 2021. What is ...

17. Xiaomi patents a foldable phone with a wrap-around display

Xiaomi patents a foldable phone with a wrap-around display. By Jitendra Soni in about 6 hours. Mi Mix Alpha but on steroids. Xiaomi mi mix fold, ...

18. New Apple Patents Reveal AR Headset Might Have 2 Groundbreaking Features

Two new patents from Apple reveal possible features for its upcoming AR headset — including Fresnel lenses and a new way to reduce motion blur. By ...

19. Adds to Its Family of Groundbreaking Patents Connecting Digital, Linear TV Ad Marketplaces

In combination, the three patents support QTT®'s product roadmap for the future. “We always knew that advertisers and their agencies would want the ...

20. Honda BR-V 7-seater patents – Needed in India

Honda BR-V 7-seater patents – Needed in India read on MotorOctane. 07:16 PM Jul 07, 2021 | Akshat Mehrotra.

21. Ascenium Tops $25 Million in Funding for Next Stage Development

Ascenium holds nine granted patents and has filed six provisional patents covering all aspects of the Aptos hardware and software. “We're grateful ...

22. IBM Research: Meet the champion of patents

Listen to more free podcasts on Spotify. Start listening. IBM Research: Meet the champion of patents•The Tonya Hall Innovation ShowIBM Research: ...

23. Lost Spirits Granted Indian Patent

Lost Spirits has been granted US patents and international protection in China, Australia, Japan, Israel and now India. The company has additional ...

24. Huawei Reaches Patent License Agreement with Volkswagen's Supplier

Among the 357 patents, 137 of them contained the keywords “automatic driving”, accounting for 38.37%; Radar, a technology that plays an important ...

25. ENDRA Life Sciences Strengthens TAEUS(R) System Intellectual Property Protection with the ...

These three new patents are: U.S. Patent 16231895 (the '895 patent) "METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING FRACTIONAL FAT CONTENT OF AN ...

26. Kyocera Unveils Bio Series Ceramic Knives for Eco-Conscious Cooks

Moreover, Kyocera's commitment to innovation has resulted in more than 24,000 active patents and pending applications worldwide that include more ...

27. Conformis, Inc. Announces Settlement of Wright Medical Patent Litigation

Conformis owns or exclusively in-licenses issued patents and pending patent applications that cover personalized implants and patient-specific ...

28. Further Updates on Patent Linkage and Patent Term Extension in China

Both civil action and administrative action are available to address PL disputes over chemical drug related patents, and nine months of waiting period ...

29. Federal Circuit to Consider Whether Contract Bars Samsung's IPR

Samsung challenged Kannuu Pty Ltd.'s patents on predict-next-character technology at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Kannuu argued Samsung ...

30. Clarivate Launches New Web of Science to Accelerate the Pace of Research and Discovery

Clearly displaying the links between research and patents helps researchers demonstrate impact and aids discovery of specific research linking to ...

31. Federal Circuit Judges Signal Support for Facebook Patent Win

Patents cover ways to pan map on phone screen · Lower court invalidated patents as abstract.

32. US to probe Crocs copycat claims

That case verified Crocs' critical design patents, clearing the way for it to continue challenging copycats. What's next: Within 45 days, the ITC will set a ...

33. Case: Patents/Venue (Fed. Cir.)

Case: Patents/Venue (Fed. Cir.) July 7, 2021, 5:03 PM. The Federal Circuit granted Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. writs of ...

34. Huawei marks its largest car licensing deal with Volkswagen's supplier

The agreement includes a license under Huawei's 4G standard essential patents that covers the German vehicles with wireless connectivity.

35. UK Supreme Court quashes £220 million third-party lawsuit against patent litigant

... has failed to overturn rules barring third parties from seeking compensation for losses resulting from the enforcement of patents later invalidated.

36. Huawei patent suit against Verizon moves to trial

Huawei filed two lawsuits in February 2020 in Texas U.S. District courts, charging the wireless giant with unauthorized use of a dozen patents covering ...

37. Companies leading the way for artificial intelligence in the power sector

We aggregated thousands of records from GlobalData's proprietary jobs, deals, patents and company filings databases to identify the top companies ...

38. Resonant Customers Shipped a Record 17.5 Million RF Filters in The Second Quarter of 2021 ...

The Company's robust patent portfolio grew to over 350 patents filed and issued as of June 30, 2021, greater than 200 of which are related to ...

39. Entrepreneurs, invest in research, not patents

Entrepreneurs, invest in research, not patents. "The same resources and energies that you chose to direct into patent registration could have been ...

40. 5 Patent Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021

Amgen is expected to file a Supreme Court petition challenging the Federal Circuit's decision to invalidate claims of two patents covering its cholesterol ...

41. Google Asks USPTO To Review PTAB Ruling Post-Arthrex

Google has also lodged 12 petitions for inter partes review challenging the Hammond patents at stake in the underlying district court case, according to ...

42. Continuous Composites Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Markforged

Continuous Composites' infringed patents being asserted are critical to the functionality of the continuous fiber 3D printers offered by Markforged.

43. Continuous Composites Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Markforged

These four patents are part of a larger family of nine patents and two pending applications having priority back to 2012 that precede the founding of ...

44. The World's Most Innovative Car Companies

Not all of these patents are related to self-driving and electric cars, of course. ... Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: 2,742 — 6th out of 10.

45. Huawei, Verizon take patents brawl to US court

The Chinese network equipment maker holds more than 10,000 US patents and claims Verizon is illegally using three related to optical transport ...

46. Dallas Invents: 120 Patents Granted for Week of June 22

Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic ...

47. Jackson Walker Adds Ex-Michael Best IP Litigator In Texas

Arthur Gollwitzer will work as part of Jackson Walker's IP practice, focusing his work on litigation involving patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade ...

48. Standard Essential Patents and Legal Risks Across Industries

“While licensing Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in the telecom industry is well understood and 5G licensing negotiations with smartphone ...

49. Zighra Expands its Pioneering Patent Platform Highlighting Continued Leadership in Mobile ...

Additional patents awarded to Zighra over the past several months: Context-dependent authentication system, method and device (U.S. Patent No.

50. AdTech Innovator QTT® Adds to Its Family of Groundbreaking Patents Connecting Digital, Linear ...

The new patent is part of QTT ® 's robust product development and intellectual property strategy and complements two patents issued to QTT ® within ...