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Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156 (1892)

First Publication Date: 30th August 2008 Case Facts A mechanical device was patented and a first reissue was filed within four months of the patent on April 9, 1872. The reissue was granted. Then after four years The second reissue was filed a little more than a month after the first was granted. In this reissue the specification was largely refrained, drawings changed in form not in substance and the claim was changed by adding a necessary phrase. Issue Whether a second…

October 19, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 722Views 0Like

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Inamed Vs Lubomyr Kuzmak, 249 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2001)

First Publication Date: 24th July 2008 Case Facts Inamed Corporation was a licensee of Dr. Kuzmak as Dr. Kuzmak had four patents covering devices and methods for surgical treatment of obesity. The patent in question was directed to a method for performing gastric banding surgery using a calibration tube and electronic sensor apparatus. In 1998, Inamed tried to re negotiate the terms of the license and when the renegotiation failed Inamed terminated the contract on December 6, 1998. Dr Kuzmak sent a…

October 18, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 661Views 0Like

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Rosaire v. Baroid Sales, 218 F.2d 72 (1955)

First Publication date: 26th July 2008 Issue Does the earlier experiment by Gulf Corp. invalidate the patents of Rosaire as the inventions were known or used? Holding Yes, as the earlier experiments constituted prior knowledge and use according to Sec 102 (a), they invalidated the patents. Rule 102 (a) Facts Rosaire and Horvitz patents relate to the methods of prospecting for oil or other hydrocarbons. The methods claimed involve the steps of taking a number of samples of…

October 18, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 895Views 0Like

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Indian patent statistics, Interesting inventions, Nestle’s Patent Infringement Dispute, Apple versus Qualcomm and more

“Indian patent statistics, Interesting inventions, Patent infringement disputes, Nestlé’s Skin Health accused of patent infringement, Teva and Eagle Pharma file patent infringement suit against Mylan and Fresenius, Qualcomm versus Apple – setback for Qualcomm and other Weekly Patent News updates,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Design Quote of the Week “Design helps shape our everyday interactions through products, furniture, objects, or experiences.” - Co-founder and chief product officer of Airbnb…

October 15, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Patents 0Comment 755Views 0Like

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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883 (Revised at Stockholm in 1967)

First Publication Date: 7th January 2008 Monopoly and related rights have always been frowned upon by the law. The Statute of Monopolies, enacted in England in the year 1623, established that monopolies are not acceptable in law, but made a glorious exception in favour of patentable inventions. Therefore, although the statute prohibited monopolies, it specifically preserved the right of the royalty to grant patents for inventions by manufacturers. In pursuance of this individual government backed incentive mechanisms that prevailed in different parts…

October 13, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 3145Views 0Like

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Testing Parameters for Software Patentability

First Published Date: 24th December, 2007 Abstract Patentability of computer programs is fraught with ambiguity because of multiple reasons. One of such reasons is the uncertainty and inadequacy of tests to determine patentability. Courts in the US have been struggling to evolve a test that would cover the complete continuum of innovation in computer programs, which manifests in terms of form or function or both. All tests adopted by the court either focus on only form or function, thus missing out the…

October 12, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents, Software 0Comment 1220Views 0Like

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Indian start-ups filing more patent applications, Groupon settles patent dispute IBM and more

“Indian patent statistics, Interesting Inventions, Patent Agent Examination 2018, President Kovind says patent applications by Indian start-ups rising in India, Groupon to pay IBM $57 million, USITC to investigate Resmed for alleged patent infringement, USITC to investigate Resmed for alleged patent infringement, EPO and CNIPA sign Bilateral Co-operation Plan, WIPO Assemblies Close amidst Treaty Accessions, Guidance on Future Work and other Weekly Patent News updates,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent quote…

October 8, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 870Views 0Like

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Checking Patent Status Online in India

Applicants often approach us asking us how they can check the status of their patent applications online. Through this post, we attempt to show you how to exactly do this. The Indian Patent Office introduced the Indian patent search database called inPASS or Indian Patent Advanced Search System for the first time in 2015. inPASS replaced the then official database of the patent office called iPAIRS (Indian Patent Information Retrieval System) to provide a more simple, robust, and user-friendly database. So how does…

October 2, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 28703Views 0Like

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Apple faces multiple patent disputes, Brazil revokes Gilead’s drug patent, Interesting Inventions and more

“Patent on Statue of Liberty, Interesting Inventions of the Week, Prosthetic Tongue, IPR policy reduces pendency of intellectual property applications, says DIPP Secretary, Apple wins patent infringement appeal against University of Wisconsin, Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing its secrets to help Intel, Apple Sued By MPH Technologies, WIPO and IFPMA Launch New Online Patent-Search Resource to Help Health Agencies Procure Medicines, Brazil court strips Gilead of hepatitis C drug patent and other Weekly Patent News” presented by the Patent attorneys…

October 1, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 651Views 0Like

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Samsung Patent Dispute, Interesting Inventions, International Conference on IPR, No Bt Cotton in India and more

“Interesting Inventions of the Week, International Conference on Emerging Trends of Intellectual Property Rights, Samsung spared in $115 million patent judgment, Apple granted 28 patents in a single day, Bt Cotton cannot be introduced in India says Bayer AG, WIPO Assemblies 2018 Open - Director General Underlines Positive Results and other Weekly Patent News,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Interesting patent fact of the Week On March 3, 1856, a civil…

September 24, 2018 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 533Views 0Like

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Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156 (1892)

Inamed Vs Lubomyr Kuzmak, 249 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2001)

Rosaire v. Baroid Sales, 218 F.2d 72 (1955)

Indian patent statistics, Interesting inventions, Nestle’s Patent Infringement Dispute, Apple versus Qualcomm and more

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883 (Revised at Stockholm in 1967)

Testing Parameters for Software Patentability

Indian start-ups filing more patent applications, Groupon settles patent dispute IBM and more

Checking Patent Status Online in India

Apple faces multiple patent disputes, Brazil revokes Gilead’s drug patent, Interesting Inventions and more

Samsung Patent Dispute, Interesting Inventions, International Conference on IPR, No Bt Cotton in India and more

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