Delaware Court Clears Alpha and Gumout of Patent Infringement, Cancels Trial
shot by IP News Shots / 6:15 pm on 22 September, 2021
The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has cancelled an infringement trial related to a fuel additive bottle patent involving Alpha Consolidated Holdings Inc. and Gumout. The court cancelled the trial asserting that Alpha did not infringed any patent.
Industry: Container & Packaging, Others | Type of IP: Patent
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Intel Gets PTAB to Review Yet Another Learning Machine Technology Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 6:07 pm on 22 September, 2021
Intel Corporation has persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to review the claims for a learning machine technology patent. PTAB has ruled that Intel was successful in showing that several claims in Health Discovery Corporation’s patent were possibly invalid due to obviousness.
Industry: Healthcare Technology, IT Services | Type of IP: Patent
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Novartis Adds New Entresto Patent to its Infringement Lawsuit
shot by IP News Shots / 6:02 pm on 22 September, 2021
Novartis International AG has filed a patent lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware claiming that Entresto’s generics by its rivals Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Hetero Drugs, Laurus Labs, Macleods Pharma and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. infringe on its latest patent. Novartis now seeks cash compensation and court order to block generic copies until the patent’s expiry.
Industry: Pharmaceuticals | Type of IP: Patent
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Amazon Wins against Swarm’s Claims in IoT related Patent Infringement Lawsuit
shot by IP News Shots / 6:00 pm on 22 September, 2021
Amazon.com Inc. has won a case against Swarm Technology, which was claiming that Amazon’s “internet of things” interface infringed on their patents. A judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona found that the plaintiff’s patents on how to apply swarm intelligence to microchip processing covered abstract ideas.
Industry: IoT | Type of IP: Patent
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The UK Court of Appeal Refuses to Accept AI as an Inventor
shot by IP News Shots / 5:58 pm on 22 September, 2021
The Court of Appeal (UK) refused to accept an artificial intelligence (AI) machine as an inventor in UK. This comes as a critical judgement in a global battle over the technology. The appeals court stated that under British law, only an individual or individuals are allowed to be an inventor(s) and that an AI machine could not apply for patents for computer generated inventions.
Industry: AI/ML/DL | Type of IP: Patent
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VirnetX Asks USPTO for Rehearing on Apple’s IPR Decisions after New Chief’s Appointment
shot by IP News Shots / 5:49 pm on 22 September, 2021
VirnetX Inc. appealed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for rehearing of inter partes review (IPR) rulings involving its USD 576 million judgement against Apple. Notably, VirnetX requested rehearing of the IPR decisions invalidating network security patents but also asked the office to wait until it had a permanent director.
Industry: Cybersecurity | Type of IP: Patent
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