Patent News for Monday 3rd June 2024

1. Solar Electric Hybrid MicroCar XOTK (exotic), Marks a Breakthrough in Light Autos - KTLA

Designed and built in USA, with US patents, is an all-steel tube chassis and frame, with easy availability of low cost spares and batteries, right off ...

2. Patents based on traditional knowledge are often 'biopiracy'. A new international treaty will ...

Patents based on traditional knowledge are often 'biopiracy'. A new international treaty will finally combat this. By Miri (Margaret) Raven, Senior ...

3. LG Innotek aims to start solid-state LiDAR volume production in 2H24 - digitimes

LG Innotek and Hyundai Mobis have jointly applied for patents for LiDARs used in self-driving cars as LG Group and Hyundai Motor Group expand ...

4. Mesoblast Corporate Presentation at Investor Conference - Morningstar

On RYONCIL approval, the granted patents may be extended up to 2037. Additional patent filings may extend the commercial barrier to entry through ...

5. Samsung sues Oura preemptively to block smart ring patent claims - The Verge

Samsung has filed a lawsuit against Oura, seeking a judgment that says it doesn't infringe on five of Oura's smart ring patents.

6. Deere in the headlights: Federal Circuit Invalidates Rosen-Durling Test - Lexology

... patents. What ... Writing en banc, the Federal Circuit aligned the obviousness standard for design patents with the approach used for utility patents.

7. Design Patents May Be Harder To Get Under New Test - Law360

Design Patents May Be Harder To Get Under New Test. By Ryan Davis. Law360 (June 3, 2024, 2:02 PM EDT) -- The Federal Circuit's decision discarding ...

8. USPTO Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Terminal Disclaimers | Goodwin - JDSupra

The USPTO recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding terminal disclaimers. The proposed rule would require that, for patents where ...

9. Samsung confirms Galaxy Ring launch in August as it braces for possible Oura battle

In total, there seem to be five separate patents that can be a problem, as they're all common to the makeup of a generic smart ring. Many of the ...

10. Netlist wins $445m against Micron over patent infringement lawsuit - Lexology

Netlist's successful defence of its patents highlights its aggressive stance on protecting its intellectual property rights. Micron had contested the ...

11. Section 337 Doesn't Require Article III Standing for Claimant but Claimant Must Be “Patentee” -

... patents and seeking an exclusion order against replacement displays sold by various companies. In late 2023, on the eve of the evidentiary hearing ...

12. Ford's New Feature Will Give Offroaders More Protection Than Ever - CarBuzz

Ford patents design for deployable rock sliders. · The sliders protect rocker panels while off-roading and increase clearance; also enhances ease of ...

13. Google loses bid to overturn $20 million Nest patent verdict - TradingView

A jury determined in 2022 that Google infringed one of the patents and awarded EcoFactor just over $20 million in damages. The Federal Circuit on ...

14. Rivian Patents Removable Roof Panels For Its EVs - Carscoops

The latch works similarly to the removable roof panels found on the Jeep Wrangler, for example, but with one key difference. Read: Rivian Patents ...

15. Sustainable Green Team, Ltd. (SGTM) Signs Purchase Agreement to Acquire Patents and ...

The acquired patents include advancements in livestock probiotics enzymes, patented microbial packages, hemp and CBD, foliar programs, and 100% ...

16. Sustainable Green Team, Ltd. (SGTM) Signs Purchase Agreement to Acquire Patents and ...

Sustainable Green Team, Ltd. (SGTM) Signs Purchase Agreement to Acquire Patents and Intellectual Property for Disruptive Agricultural Technologies ...

17. AI vs. Patent Law: Tokyo Court Upholds Human Inventor Requirement - Lexology

On the 17th of May, The Japan Times reported on a recent ruling by a Tokyo court against granting patents to inventions produced by artificial…

18. CNIPA releases the "2023 Status of Intellectual Property Protection in China" - Lexology

By the end of 2023, the number of invention patents in China was ... Please visit https://www.patents.jp/ or contact us at mailbox@patents.jp.

19. MG Motor to Add New EV in Fleet, Patents Wuling Binguo in India - News18

MG Motor to Add New EV in Fleet, Patents Wuling Binguo in India · The vehicle is currently available in the international market and has been receiving ...

20. Almost 25% of new European patents now Unitary - Research Professional News

Unitary Patents can provide intellectual property protection in all 17 participating EU member states simultaneously, with more countries expected to ...

21. FlowZone Acquires IPRs from Boston Fog and BMF Technologies

... patents - from Boston Fog and BMF Technologies, pioneers in fogging and misting technology. This strategic acquisition includes the highly ...

22. Bipartisan Efforts To Legislate Pharmaceutical Patent Reform Heat Up - Forbes

A patent thicket references the numerous patents drug companies may file to create hurdles to market entry for prospective generic or biosimilar ...

23. Vitek IP Announces the Availability of the Verizon Jaunt XR Patent Portfolio - EIN News

... patents related to extended reality (XR) and spatial computing technologies. The Verizon Jaunt XR portfolio is comprised of 160 US patents in 79 ...

24. ITC Judge Rules TP-Link Violated U.S. Trade Laws by Infringing NETGEAR Patents

... patents. The ITC instituted an investigation into NETGEAR's allegations and assigned the investigation to an ALJ on May 8, 2023 . In concluding ...

25. Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness - Akin Gump

... patents. The challenged framework, derived from two cases, In re Rosen ... That test was deemed “improperly rigid” and was overruled in favor of KSR's ...

26. Ferrari patents a rotating and tunable display: amazing future infotainment? - ClubAlfa.it

Ferrari patents rotating, customizable display for revolutionary driving experience. Could this be a fantastic infotainment of the future?

27. Pondicherry University patents eco-friendly process for date palm waste disposal

Their research, which includes eight other patents, focuses on developing green, cost-effective solutions for environmental pollution. They have ...

28. Cypriot scientists developing bone cancer drug | in-cyprus.com

... trials so far being particularly encouraging.The aim of the Cypriot scientists, who have already secured the necessary patents in the Europea.

29. Lawsuits are flying over generic-drug disputes - BenefitsPro

All but one of the 10 cases were brought by holders of drug patents seeking to stop the production of generic versions of their products. And five ...

30. Amgen Files BPCIA Lawsuit Against Celltrion's Proposed Prolia® / Xgeva® (Denosumab ...

... patents with composition of matter claims, and 27 patents with manufacturing claims. Celltrion submitted an aBLA for CT-P41 with a request for ...

31. Rai testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee examining high prices for prescription drugs

Rai told senators that while incentives provided by properly granted patents are important for drug discovery and development, there is substantial ...