A couple
of new patent applications filed by Apple suggest that the company could be working on some innovative products.
Not exact matches
Nick and Jill moved into a cottage in the redwood forest near Pescadero, where Nick set about working 16 - hour days at the computer and the sewing machine, testing
new fabrics for the next - generation product, designing marketing materials, writing
patent applications, and starting to build up a network
of retailers.
Slavitt said EpiPen has
patent protection, has no Food and Drug Administration - approved equivalents, and was approved by that agency under a «
new drug
application,» all
of which make it a brand - name drug.
To support the growth
of Singapore's Fintech sector and help businesses bring their FinTech innovations to the market more rapidly, the Intellectual Property Office
of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a
new FinTech Fast Track initiative which provides expedited
patent application - to - grant process for FinTech inventions.
The Intellectual Property Office
of Singapore (IPOS) has announced a
new initiative named «Fintech Fast Track» that aims to speed up the
patent application - to - grant process for blockchain - based
patents.
In general, if the invention is
new (i.e., it has not been disclosed to the public), is not obvious, and is capable
of industrial
application, then (with the exception
of a few excluded categories) it should be possible to obtain a
patent for an invention.
For instance, your technical knowledge
of a broad range
of topics in your field, along with an ability to appreciate the potential
applications of new ideas, may make you invaluable to investment firms, venture capitalists, and even
patent lawyers trying to get a handle on the investment potential
of new companies or technologies.
Examiners at USPTO, on the other hand, read
patent applications, study the technology described in the
applications, and assess the state
of the art (i.e., the science) to determine whether a proposed invention is
new and not obvious.
Keeping the information confidential may best protect certain biotech inventions such as a specific formulation
of a
new compound because in a
patent application, the formulation must be fully disclosed.
The University
of Hawai'i Office
of Technology Transfer and Economic Development (OTTED) has filed a provisional U.S.
patent application for the
new cell - sorting method, «Surface Free Energy Based Particle Sorting.»
Given that others may publish and / or file on their inventions first, it is safest to file
patent applications for each
new invention or further improvement
of an invention so as not to lose the ability to
patent them for yourself.
Together with Jeremy Rifkin, president
of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, D.C., Newman is embroiled in a strange legal contest with the government that entered a
new phase this week as the duo announced that — to their delight — the
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had turned down their patent applic
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had turned down their
patent applic
patent application.
Areas
of focus include the clinical and health implications
of using probiotics, potential forensic uses
of microbiome profiles, bioterrorism and biodefense
applications, the
application of new technologies from the project, and
patenting and privacy issues.
Our
patent portfolio includes
patents and
applications acquired from Geron Corporation, a pioneer in the fields
of pluripotent stem cells and telomerase biology and
new filings on work performed at Asterias.
San Diego, California, October 29, 2013 — ViaCyte, Inc., a leading regenerative medicine company focused on developing
new approaches to treat major diseases through the
application of a stem cell - derived cell therapy, announced today that the Company was granted over 20
patents worldwide in 2013 thus far, three U.S. and twenty foreign.
Unlike, say, a typical
patent on a
new drug or a
new way
of using an existing drug, the
patent claims do not confine their reach to particular
applications of those laws.»
There has recently been a number
of new patents issued and applied for regarding colloidal silver, silver products and their medical
applications.
Rumors have been whispered that Buick will come to Detroit with a
new convertible, but the most damning piece
of evidence is GM's recent
patent application for the term «Velite».
The Pacifica marks Chrysler's first
application of its
new patented electrically variable transmission (EVT), and its first mass - market hybrid offering generally.
Simply put, the industry believed that the FDA was eating up the length
of its
patents, and profits, because
of its slowness in processing
new drug
applications.
To gain a
patent for a
new product it must have novel features; the Enlist Duo
patent application claims that the
new mix offers a
new type
of «synergistic herbicidal weed control.»
Blog posts cover topics such as procedures for filing and prosecuting
patent applications under the
new AIA rules, post-grant proceedings before the PTAB including post-grant review
of covered business method
patents and inter partes review, and supplemental examination procedures now available to
patent owners.
Represented Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) against Celgene in Hatch - Waxman
patent infringement litigation involving DRL's abbreviated
new drug
application to the FDA for a generic version
of Revlimid (lenalidomide).
In contrast, under the «
New Act», including
patent applications filed today, a divisional
patent, deemed to have the same filing date as the original, expires on the same day as the original
patent, regardless
of when it is granted.
If you've invented a great
new product and you don't want to wait years before you start profiting from it, you can file a
Patent Application Assignment to transfer or sell your rights ahead
of time.
new deadlines for the abandonment
of patent applications and procedures for reinstating
patent applications; and
In addition to expanding the «grace period» from six to 12 months, and introducing the «
patent term adjustment» mechanism to compensate for the
patent office's delay in
patent examination, the proposed amendment also provides the «
patent linkage system» — according to such, the owner
of the
new drug
patent may file
patent infringement litigation during the examination course
of the generic drug
application.
Patent Baristas is more temperate, griping about Google's practice of issuing new tools in beta and warning users to take care since Google's database does not include patent applications or recently issued pa
Patent Baristas is more temperate, griping about Google's practice
of issuing
new tools in beta and warning users to take care since Google's database does not include
patent applications or recently issued pa
patent applications or recently issued
patents.
«The First and Best in Storyline
Patents ™» include Andrew Knight and «a team
of independent contractors comprising skilled writers and experienced
patent attorneys, ready to turn valuable
new fictional plots or storylines into U.S. utility
patent applications.»
Apparently, a team
of patent attorneys is promising to «turn valuable
new fictional plots or storylines into U.S. utility
patent applications.»
Bill Heinze reports that
patent applications filed on or after Dec. 10 are affected by this
new act as follows: «The Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act
of 2004 (CREATE Act) amends the
patent laws to provide that subject matter developed by another person shall be treated as owned by the same person or subject to an obligation
of assignment to the same person for purposes
of determining obviousness if three conditions are met:
This increasing participation is observed in the
patent field as well and in the end, serves the original objective
of the
patent system: to increase and stimulate innovation by publication
of patent applications, including the
newest technology developments in return to the
patent owner
of a compensation in the form
of a 20 - years exclusivity period.
Other examples
of potential machine learning
applications include: the discovery and identification
of «non-obvious relationships» within large document collections extracting «subtle but useful patterns that can be employed to automate certain complex tasks»; analysing contracts for both structural aspects and potential correlations **; using automated document clustering techniques to assist in finding «prior art» in
patent law cases to determine whether a
patent application is
new or not.
In practice, it is usually the first approved indication that is free
of exclusivity protection earlier in time and generics, while submitting drug
applications for an early market entry, carve out the subsequent indications from the label to avoid potential infringement
of patents which may cover the
new approved indications.
In Canada, the Federal Court
of Appeal reviewed Amazon.com's «one - click»
patent application (see 2011 FCA 328) and considered that a
patent application where the single point
of novelty was a
new algorithm or mathematical formula was not patentable subject matter but did not foreclose the
patenting of «business methods».
Teva filed an Abbreviated
New Drug
Application seeking market approval for a generic form
of Helsinn's product, and Helsinn responded by filing an infringement action asserting all four
patents against Teva.
Filing an approved utility
patent application protects the creation
of a
new or improved product, process or machine.
The plaintiff in the challenge had been issued
patents in the late 1970s based on an
application from 1959, but on the eve
of jury trial in 1982, the case had been continued pending a reexamination under the
new statute.
Sarah Fendrick
of Patent Docs tells us that the PTO has launched a
new ombudsman pilot program to provide applicants with assistance in solving their
application problems.
Patents can generally be obtained for
new and inventive innovations, and provide a period
of protection during which the
patent can be enforced, typically 20 years from the
application filing date.
In February 2006, the
Patent Office — re-branded as the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK - IPO) after the Gowers Review
of Intellectual Property — began a consultation process to assess whether the practice
of examining
new trade mark
applications for conflict with earlier and similar registered marks should continue (see Relative Grounds for Refusal — The Way Forward).
Patent holders previously made such claims in order to delay the onset
of competition from generic drug manufacturers, by preventing or delaying FDA approval
of a generic manufacturer's Abbreviated
New Drug
Application (ANDA).
Launch
of USPTO's
new electronic filing system for
patent applications.
Represent a Sun City, Arizona - based medical research institute concerning (i) research collaboration agreements; (ii)
patent prosecution (
applications) involving
new compounds, methods
of treatment
of disease, as well as diagnostics; (iii) corporate and commercial matters, including its corporate formation, its 501 (c)(3) tax - exempt status, ongoing corporate governance, and other tax matters
Represent two major Arizona universities (including the related technology transfer entity) concerning: (i)
patent prosecution (
applications) in the fields
of medical devices, diagnostics and biotechnology, including
new compounds and methods
of treatment
of disease; (ii) trademark and copyright counseling and
applications; (iii) analysis
of existing IP policies; and (iv) intellectual property litigation
Although there is little information on the specs and functionality
of the
new camera system, the Cupertino - based company lately filed a
patent application in the United States.
The number
of international
patent applications submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) reached 218000 last year, setting a
new record, according to a press release
of WIPO on March 16.
Samsung is said to have acquired design
patents for a
new standalone audio device just as the company was looking to expand the
applications of Bixby.
The tech companies have explored how smart speakers like the Google Home, Amazon Echo, and other devices could monitor more
of what we say and do to target ads or product recommendations to us, according to their
patent applications filed with the US government and reported by the
New York Times (paywall).
Apple has cooked up a
new head - mounted display design that could dramatically shrink the size
of a virtual reality or augmented reality headset, a newly - published
patent application reveals.