Patent News for Wednesday 7th February 2024

1. PTAB/USPTO Update - February 2024 | WilmerHale - JDSupra

... patents with higher economic value. The article provides a special focus on biotechnology and biotech AI. On January 30, 2024, the USPTO announced ...

2. CSOs urge Commerce Ministry to drop move to notify Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023

The proposed amendments in the Patents Rules gravely undermine the effectiveness of various public health safeguards embodied in the Indian Patent Act ...

3. Opinion: Think Beyond the Utility Patent to Protect Your Portfolio | BioSpace

Design patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets offer lower cost, and sometimes underappreciated, forms of intellectual property.

4. United States: Senator Reiterates FTC Warnings Regarding Inhaler Patents In Orange Book

Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent letters this week to companies warning of improper Orange Book listings of patents for inhalers...

5. UPC Nullity Actions: The New Distribution Scheme Takes Shape - Lexology

The redistribution of competences to the Munich, Paris, and Milan central chambers takes shape and brings complexity for chemistry patents.

6. Ohio professional bowler arrested by U.S. Marshalls while competing in tournament - WTRF

... patents for inventions — including one for the modern bowling ball. (Getty Images). by: AP. Posted: Feb 6, 2024 / 11:52 AM EST. Updated: Feb 6, 2024 ...

7. Take-Two Interactive's AI patents don't look good for GTA 6 - GGRecon

Take-Two Interactive has just filed some concerning AI patents that have Grand Theft Auto players worried about what's coming in GTA 6.

8. Patented: Textron Innovations' VTOL Aircraft and More North Texas Invetive Activity

Patents granted include: Bank of America's agnostic image digitizer to detect fraud; Wells Fargo's centralized checklist management; Toyota's gesture ...

9. Two new Project Titan Patents focus on providing a table for a future vehicle and delivering ...

Patently Apple covered two such patents in 2023 and 2024 respectively. Late last month, another Apple patent was published in Geneva Switzerland that ...

10. Apple patents a new stylus system for MacBooks that would bring back a controversial feature

Of course, patents are not a guarantee of a product ever being release, but more a proof of a company's intent on exploring the possibilities. In the ...

11. Biden administration proposal threatens Md.'s life sciences and tech industries - Baltimore Sun

... The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it supports a Biden administration plan to seize patents of certain high-priced drugs as a ...

12. March-In Proposal Undermines IP Rights, Hurts Manufacturers - NAM

The Biden administration's proposal to invoke so-called “march-in” authority to seize the rights to patents developed in any part with federal ...

13. FibroBiologics Broadens IP Reach with Japanese Patents - TipRanks.com

(FBLG) has released an update. FibroBiologics, Inc. has recently announced the acquisition of three new patents from the Japan Patent Office, ...

14. Cybin Announces Grant of Two Additional Patents in Japan in Support of its DMT Program

... patents 2023-500532 and 2023-533436. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue ...

15. Rivian patents powered cargo bay divider - Motor Authority

Rivian patents powered cargo bay divider ... Stephen Edelstein February 7, 2024 Comment Now! Rivian has filed a patent application for a cargo bay ...

16. Cybin Inc Secures New Patents in Japan Strengthening its DMT Research Program

The patents encompass a synthesis method for the production of DMT and dDMT, as well as injectable formulations within Cybin's proprietary DMT program ...

17. Patent war looms over Europe's future supercrops - POLITICO.eu

Seeds produced by conventional breeding methods are exempt from patents in the EU to avoid limiting access to new varieties for smaller innovators and ...

18. All hail the hog oiler - Successful Farming

The history of the hog oiler, a short-lived but important tool with various designs and patents and the goal of protecting hog herds from harmful ...

19. Cybin reports Japan grant of additional patents for anxiety disorder treatment (NYSE:CYBN)

Cybin Inc. receives two patents from the Japan Patent Office for its anxiety disorder treatment, offering protection for synthesis methods and ...

20. Cybin Announces Grant of Two Additional Patents in Japan in Support of its DMT Program

Newly issued patents include protection for injectable formulations and synthesis methods for the preparation of dimethyltryptamine (“DMT”) and ...

21. Cybin Announces Grant of Two Additional Patents in Japan in Support of its DMT Program

“The issuance of these patents by the Japan Patent Office serves to further strengthen and broaden our intellectual property portfolio in key global ...

22. Cybin Inc (CYBN) Granted Two Additional Patents in Japan in Support of DMT Program

(NYSE American: CYBN) today announced that the Japan Patent (“JP”) Office has granted JP patents 2023-500532 and 2023-533436. The patents, which ...

23. Understanding IP Matters: The Mysteries of Design Patents - Preventing Abuse Before It Happens

The number of granted design patents has tripled over the past 10 years. To find out why — and how design patents are being used to secure value ...

24. Compensation for Patent Term —— Regarding Unreasonable Delays in the Examination Procedure

... patents that meet the relevant conditions have expired before January 20, 2024, patent protection term compensation can be applied for. If the ...

25. Turkish court hands down precedential decision on partial preliminary injunctions in pharma dispute

... patents. One of the formulation patents, which acted as the basis for these requests, was a patent that had been approved by the EPO but was yet ...

26. OncoZenge Files Patent Application for Strengthened IP Protection for BupiZenge

... patents for BupiZenge™ globally. We have now filed a patent application with right to priority, and will proceed to ensure protection in ...

27. Cybin Announces Grant of Two Additional Patents in Japan in Support of its DMT Program

... patents 2023-500532 and 2023-533436. ×. This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please ...

28. Patent Abuses Keep Prescription Drugs Unaffordable | Issues - America First Policy Institute

Ancillary Patents. For starters, drug manufacturers often exploit an abusive patent practice known as “ancillary patenting.” When a brand-name ...

29. March-In Proposal Undermines IP Rights, Hurts Manufacturers - NAM

This is because private-sector participants viewed these patents as 'contaminated by government funding,'” according to the NAM. Bayh-Dole includes a ...

30. Pandemic-era patent applications have levelled off a downturn in US grants - IAM

Anaqua AcclaimIP's analysis found that US companies, which earn the most US patents, increased their number of 2023 patents by 18% year-over-year.

31. What's next for Masimo v Apple? - World IP Review

Masimo holds several patents relating to light-based pulse oximetry technology—measurement of the oxygen level in blood. Masimo sued Apple at the ITC, ...

32. JinkoSolar Licenses TOPCon Patents to One of the World's Top Five Solar Cell Companies

JinkoSolar Holding has signed a TOPCon patent license agreement with a top-five solar cell company, granting rights to its N-type TOPCon patents ...

33. CYBN) Secures Two New JP Patents, Further Broadening IP Portfolio in Key Markets

The company has announced that the Japan Patent (“JP”) Office has granted patents 2023-500532 and 2023-533436, which are expected to provide ...

34. MEPs back gene-edited seed but without patents - Free

... patents. They argued that refusing patents for these varieties will “avoid legal uncertainties, increased costs and new dependencies for farmers ...

35. Canon places fifth in US patent rankings; first among Japanese companies - IT-Online

Feb 7, 2024. Canon ranked fifth for the number of US patents awarded in 2023, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top ...

36. Apple is working on at least two folding iPhone prototypes - AppleInsider Forums

Detail from one of many Apple patents regarding foldable devices. Such patents show that Apple expects to overcome these reported screen issues with ...

37. Some Intel chips face impending ban in Germany after company loses patent spat - Tom's Hardware

Intel believes its products do not infringe on R2 Semiconductor's patents and has asked a German patent court to invalidate the patent. The ...

38. Inolex granted patents for Cationic AminoLipid Technology - Global Cosmetics News

The two patents, issued in Korea and Brazil, claim Self-neutralizing amino acid based-cationic compositions and their use in cosmetics, personal care, ...

39. Acacia Research signs licensing & settlement agreements related to WiFi-6 patents

Acacia Research signs licensing & settlement agreements related to WiFi-6 patents. Feb. 07, 2024 4:15 PM ETAcacia Research Corporation (ACTG) Stock ...

40. Acacia Research (ACTG) Announces Licensing and Settlement Agreements Related to WiFi ...

Acacia Research (ACTG) Announces Licensing and Settlement Agreements Related to WiFi-6 Patents. February 7, 2024 4:09 PM. Acacia Research ...

41. Acacia Research Announces Licensing and Settlement Agreements Related to WiFi-6 Patents

... patents and/or intellectual property in general, the decrease in demand for Printronix' products, general economic conditions, and the success of ...

42. JPML Asked to Centralize Lawsuits Based on 'Nonexistent' Diesel Filter Patents

JPML Asked to Centralize Lawsuits Based on 'Nonexistent' Diesel Filter Patents. February 7, 2024. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Judicial Panel on ...

43. Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up: December 2023 | Fish & Richardson - JDSupra

... patents for its failure to mark. The court also considered Alcon's motion of no willful infringement for the remaining asserted patents. Although ...

44. Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition) - JD Supra

... patents—should apply to design patents. In particular, LKQ argued that the currently applied obviousness standard for design patents (which the ...