How research dissertations proved obviousness in Pharmaceutical formulation patents?
As a litigator, you always want to find that killer prior art that will eventually help your clients win an invalidity case, right? But despite your best attempts, there may not always be a perfect Tier-I reference(s). GreyB’s motto revolves around the fact that ‘IF it exists, we will find it’. The condition here is […]
We found prior art for a patent in Jurassic Park!
Yes, you read that right. I found system prior art for a validity search in the Jurassic Park movie! While you are probably wondering how and what? Please hold on to your excitement as I thoroughly take you through the case. (Some might even define this journey as thrilling as the movie itself 😛) But […]
PUMA lost the case because of Rihanna! Here is why
In just a few decades, social media, as we know it, has influenced our everyday life. Over 4.5 billion people use social media daily. More than 300 million photos are uploaded daily on Facebook. Next to Facebook is Instagram, where 95 million photos and videos are shared every day. With so much information on social […]
Case Study: How we mined through 1600 patents to find valuable assets
Patents aim to add value to a company through different forms of monetization, and when the size of the patent portfolio increases, it becomes all the more important to identify the top-line assets. Considering the difference patent mining can make to a client, it can be time-consuming when you have to find a dozen good […]
How did we find Prior Art in YouTube’s video demonstrations?
Have you ever heard of hiding in plain sight? How often do you skip the details because they look pretty obvious? But, a more important question, why am I asking these questions? It’s well understood that a keen eye is required for analyzing patents. A miss of a single result can be catastrophic. For example, in […]
Applying First principle thinking for invalidating a software patent
If you have ever received a software patent for invalidation that has claims like a “computer command” that comprise – 1) DOM index value, 2) DOM property name, and 3) DOM property value in the web page being rendered for “synchronization testing and analysis”. …you know it is not going to be an […]
Finding a killer Prior art with a special analysis tool
While on a hunt for a killer prior art, even after putting in all your blood and sweat, it is not certain that you will hit right on it. One of the many reasons could be that the industry or, the technology area you are targeting, may not have the relevant prior art. Where could […]
Patent Invalidation search: Invalidating a Med-Tech patent by concept-hacking
“… Intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience”, Einstein said. Ideas are just a mash-up of already existing information. And what if I tell you with that logic, we conducted a successful patent invalidation search of a recently litigated patent in the US? Yes, that’s right. One of our old clients, Sean, […]
ETSI Email Archives: A secret ingredient to crack SEP Litigation
“More than 75% of SEP litigations involve 3GPP standards, including these days’ hot topic i.e., 5G standard and its predecessor i.e., 4G, 3G, and 2G.” – IPWatchdog The stakes in high-profile litigations in the Telecom domain are so high that invalidating an SEP (Standard Essential Patent) becomes challenging. A miss of a single document (or, […]
Using Non Patent Literature for invalidating Whey Protein formulation patent
Have you ever faced a situation where you are trying to invalidate a formulation patent and end up not having even a single prior art disclosing the exact same proportions of ingredients? Despite a thorough search, chances are this happens with the best of us. Searching prior art for formulation patents is a whole different […]
How preprint servers gave us an edge in an invalidation search
As searchers, each of us has an array of tactics and strategies at our disposal. Implementing the right tactic at the right resource could open doors to the prior art that you thought might not have existed despite a thorough search. While each of the searchers has their own set of strategies they like to […]
Prior-art in News articles: How purchasing a new phone led to a killer prior-art?
Imagine this – You have a patent to invalidate. What are the possible search avenues you will explore to ensure a comprehensive search such that no prior art is missed? If you’re a traditionalist, you will list down all the possible databases and search tools where there are chances of finding prior art. However, if […]
How to strategize a search when there is no prior art for invalidation?
In the practical world, circumstances are not always in our favor. Sometimes, indeed, we don’t have suitable weapons to fight the battle. On the contrary, the opponent’s counterattack is so strong that we get a sense of vulnerability. Co-relating the above lines to high-profile litigation cases, oftentimes there are circumstances, where round after round of […]
Patent invalidation hacks in the semiconductor industry
Patent filing in the semiconductor industry has exploded in recent years as new technologies like the internet of things, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have rapidly expanded in the chip market. There are an estimated 50 billion connected devices globally, according to Ericsson. Chips are no longer the preserve of mobile phones, but can also […]
What are the roadblocks in sequence searching and how to overcome them?
Imagine this – You are a leading biopharmaceutical player whose R&D team has developed a novel product. Before launching the product, you want to make sure your product is not infringing on anyone else’s patents. There are various costs involved in manufacturing and marketing this product, and you do not want to get entwined in […]
How to Invalidate Pharma Patents on “Obvious to Try” grounds?
As a litigator, you love killer prior art, don’t you? A perfect Tier-I reference(s) would make life so easy and court proceedings bliss. But what if killer prior art does not exist? The next possible solution would be to prove ‘lack of inventive step’ based on obviousness. In pharmaceutical patents especially, obviousness is a hot […]
