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Norms & Regulation

Federal Circuit overturns 9.1 million dollar fee award in vitamin patent case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court order requiring ChromaDex to pay 9.1 million dollars in legal fees to rival Elysium Health. The decision settles an exceptional-case dispute over dietary supplement intellectual property licensed from Dartmouth College. Judges ruled that while ChromaDex lost on patent eligibility, its arguments were neither frivolous nor foreclosed by Supreme Court precedent.

Giovanni Sapere

Prototypes

US Navy engineers build 3D-printed clip to stop unexploded submunition blasts

Two engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division have designed a mechanical clip that blocks the arming components of unexploded submunitions. The invention, developed for explosive ordnance disposal teams, replaces slow-setting plaster mixtures with an on-demand component produced using 3D printing.

Giovanni Sapere

Norms & Regulation

Federal Circuit Rejects Bartering Patent Application Under Section 101

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the rejection of a patent application seeking to protect a computer-assisted bartering system. In a decision upholding findings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the court held that swapping groceries for precious metals constitutes a fundamental economic practice that cannot be patented.

Giovanni Sapere

Patents

Patent System Under Scrutiny, IP Education Lags in MBA Programs

A persistent public relations campaign is actively undermining confidence in the patent system, often labeling legitimate protections as “bad patents” or their owners as “trolls” to excuse infringement [IPWatchdog - Bad Patents]. Concurrently, a new report highlights a critical gap in business education: none of the top 20 U.S. MBA programs require a course on intellectual property, despite its increasing economic importance [IPWatchdog - Intangible Investor]. These trends pose challenges to the foundational framework that supports innovation.

Letizia Giugliano

News

Patents of addition in India

According to the Indian Patent Law, a patent is granted for an invention that meets the criteria of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability. However, the process of research and development is a continuous one and on several occasions, improvements or modifications to the main…

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