Advances in science and technology, as well as business innovations have transformed the economy, making way for new industries and modern ways of doing business. As a result of new technologies, and a rapid increase in innovation and creativity, intellectual…
In a recent judgment, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 25, 2014, vacated the U.S. District Court's decision on injunction and contempt orders against Lawson Software and instructed the lower court to dismiss the patent…
The Federal Circuit in this case addressed the issue of anticipation by inherency in the context of the method of treatment claims. The panel affirmed that a claim to ‘a new use for a known compound’ was inherently anticipated by…
Congress passed the America Invents Act that makes major changes to the existing U.S. patent system. President Obama signed the Act into law on September 16, 2011. What does this mean for Indian Inventors and Research corporates who already filed…