At Dennemeyer, we are always looking toward the cutting edge of the Intellectual Property (IP) sector — keeping a close eye on developments in technology, best practices and regulations.

Patented innovations, trade secrets, information, and other intellectual property can have multiple uses to multiple users, whether the owner, licensees, or unauthorized third parties.

Examiners often use U.S. patents in making rejections, and they sometimes cite to the patent's claims as evidence.

In Ex Parte Mitani, Japan Tobacco took a creative approach in attempting to overcome a non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board: they argued that an improper Markush group

In United States v. Arthrex, Inc., the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the unreviewable authority wielded by administrative patent judges (APJs) during inter partes review (IPR) is incompatible with their appointment by the Secretary of Commerce...

The story of human progress and expression is put on display by museums in the works of sculptors, painters, craftspeople and great scientific thinkers.

What does "up to at least 150 volts" mean? Does it mean 150 volts is a maximum voltage due to the use of the words "up to" or a minimum voltage due to the use of the words "at least"?...

In Google LLC v. NavBlazer, LLC, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") declined to institute inter partes review of U.S. Patent No 9,075,136 ("the '136 patent"). IPR2021-00502, Paper 6 (mailed Aug. 5, 2021).

The present deal of a whopping $3.8 Billion is important in many respects.

In a recent IPR, the PTAB found a chemical formula in the claims not to be fully supported by a provisional application, opening the claims to anticipatory prior art. IPR2020-00349, Paper 53 (PTAB July 15, 2021).

One of the hidden complexities facing in-house IP departments is how to juggle the administrative work of IP portfolio management. Patent services expert Daniel Ovadya explains how outsourcing IP...

Intellectual property can be business assets and valuations can assist in determining their true value.

Section 101 specifies four patent eligible categories: process, machine, manufacture, and composition of matter. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has long interpreted § 101 to exclude the so-called "judicial exceptions" as patent eligible subject matter.

Maintaining intellectual property records can be complicated for in-house legal teams and their legal advisors at times—not least because of the detailed and diverse documents and formalities required...

Ex parte Kiely is a recent decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressing whether a Markush group stating "selection from the group comprising" was indefinite.

Ex parte Ratcliff, is a recent decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressing whether the requirement that a component of a claimed composition "remains stable in the composition" was indefinite.

On World Intellectual Property Day (April 26, 2018), the federal government unveiled what it billed as Canada's first comprehensive Intellectual Property Strategy (the "IP Strategy") ...

Ex parte Hwang, is a recent decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressing whether a claimed sequence of layers was rendered obvious by a similar sequence of layers in the prior art.

Sam is an Assistant Manager (Junior Associate) with local Philippines law firm, Baranda & Associates, based in Manila.

How is the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) influencing the evolution of IP protection, and is it the technology itself, or the philosophical issues of authorship at ...