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Laws & Processes

America Invents Act (AIA): All you need to know

June 2, 2017 Citius Minds 10

The AIA is a United States federal statute that closely resembles previously proposed legislation in the Senate, i.e. Patent Reform Act of 2009. Named after its lead sponsors, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Lamar

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Laws & Processes

Patent Filing: Best Practices

May 28, 2017 Citius Minds 11

Most of us, at some point in our lives, have thought of an idea which we believed would be the ’Next Big Thing’. But how many of us actually do something big with that idea?

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Laws & Processes Year in Review

Patent Facts you probably didn’t know

April 11, 2017 Citius Minds 1

The following list provides an overview of some notable intellectual property events that have occurred in the past and have specific importance in this domain. January January 2, 1879 Auguste Bartholdi filed a design patent

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Laws & Processes Year in Review

IP Conferences in 2017

February 1, 2017 Citius Minds 2

The following list provides an overview of upcoming intellectual property events and conferences worldwide, hosted by some notable organizations and other entities active in the IP arena. Dates Conference City/State/Country January 11 – 13 9th Global

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Laws & Processes Technology Analysis

Cracking the effective Prior-art identification Conundrum

September 15, 2016 Citius Minds 9

With a dramatic increase in patent infringement litigation filings year on year, the defendants hit by the infringement lawsuit are in constant need to identify prior arts that can help them invalidate the asserted patents

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Infographics Laws & Processes

Process for obtaining a US Patent

September 4, 2016 Citius Minds 11
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The Utility Patent Process

September 3, 2016 Citius Minds 7

A utility patent is issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or a new and useful improvement thereof. It generally permits its owner to exclude others

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Laws & Processes Technology Analysis

Can YouTube videos be used as Prior-arts?

July 4, 2016 Citius Minds 6

Since its inception in 2005, YouTube has been raising eyebrows across the globe due to its simplicity and increasing popularity. As of today, YouTube is the second most visited website in the world after Google.

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Laws & Processes Technology Analysis

Why should a Startup get a patent?

June 21, 2016 Citius Minds 5

Startups are like the little fishes trapped in a tank filled with Sharks. One mistake and all is lost. Other established rivals are always on the lookout for an easy meal or two. Patents can

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Laws & Processes Technology Analysis

Who will grab the Yahoo Patent Portfolio?

June 15, 2016 Citius Minds 14

Yahoo has put up for auction over 3000 patents and expects to raise over US $1 Billion from it. Interestingly, this auction is separate from the core business of Yahoo for which Verizon and AT&T

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Alice in Patentland Laws & Processes

Alice in Patentland: Device Enhancement v. Amazon

May 22, 2016 Citius Minds 7

Plaintiff Device Enhancement, LLC Defendant Amazon.com, Inc. Case 15-762-SLR Court District of Delaware Judge Sue L. Robinson (United States District Judge) Motion Motion to Dismiss Decision GRANTED Decision Date May 17, 2016 Background – Amazon challenged

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Alice in Patentland: Affinity v. Netflix

May 9, 2016 Citius Minds 8

Plaintiff Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC Defendant Netflix, Inc. Case 1:15-cv-849-RP Court Western District of Texas Austin Division Judge Robert Pitman (United States District Judge) Motion Motion to Dismiss Decision DENIED Decision Date May 6,

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