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YOUR MEDICAL INVENTION MUST GO BEYOND COLLECTING/DISPLAYING DATA TO BE PATENTABLE
Medical inventions and technology are often developed to gather and process data more quickly. It can certainly be an advance over old...
Shimokaji IP
Nov 18, 2022
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INCREASING THE POTENTIAL PATENTABILITY OF A COMPUTERIZED METHOD OF ANALYZING DATA
Obtaining patent protection for using a computer to gather and analyze data continues to be a challenge - but not impossible. A recent...
Shimokaji IP
Aug 25, 2022
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CAN YOU PATENT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST?
Yes, but it remains challenging. The patent laws provide that any new and useful process can be patented. However, laws of nature,...
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Jul 29, 2022
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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LIMITING THE PRIOR ART TO YOUR DESIGN PATENT
A design patent protects an article of manufacture. For example, a design patent may cover a chair or even a surgical tool. Your design...
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Oct 11, 2021
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PATENTABILITY OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING RESULTS
So much of the medical advances today involve a diagnostic test and interpreting the test results. But is the technological advance...
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Jun 22, 2021
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MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTIONS THAT JUST GATHER AND REPORT DATA MAY NOT BE PATENTABLE
Many innovative and useful medical device inventions sense, gather, and display data. However, those inventions may still not be...
Shimokaji IP
Jan 14, 2021
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HOW DIFFICULT OR EASY IS IT TO PATENT SOFTWARE INVENTIONS?
In the past several years, it has no doubt become challenging to patent software inventions. However, it is still possible to obtain patents
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Jun 17, 2020
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PREAMBLE IN A PATENT CLAIM MAY NOT ADEQUATELY DISTINGUISH YOUR INVENTION FROM THE PRIOR ART
The Federal Circuit explained that "'as a general rule preamble language is not treated as limiting.'"
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May 22, 2020
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ARE MEDICAL OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS PATENTABLE IN EUROPE?
A treatment method that is patentable in the US may not be patentable in Europe. In fact, European patent laws (as opposed to court...
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Apr 18, 2020
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HOW MUCH CLINICAL DATA IS NEEDED IN A PATENT?
The problem of lack of clinical data to support the scope of patent claims in Europe is a similar problem in the US. Generally, broader...
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Apr 18, 2020
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