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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. In modern biology research, inventors come from various disciplines such as pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and dairy, and all of them are involved in improving the quality of life.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Filings Continue Explosive Growth Trend at the USPTO

LexBlog IP

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Application filings continue their explosive growth trend at the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). At the end of 2020, the USPTO published a report finding an exponential increase in the number of patent application filings from 2002 to 2018.

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Rise of Patents in India and Amended Rules Of 2024

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION The Patent Act was enforced on 20 th April, 1972. It is a statutory right which was granted by the government of India and in return the inventor of the patent have to completely disclose their creation. While, the patent provides a strong security, it is essential to be aware of its geographical limitations.

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[Guest post] Expected introduction of a full patent examination in Switzerland: Opportunity or burden?

The IPKat

Examination procedure One of the main aspects of the revision touches upon the Swiss patent examination procedure and gives the possibility to request that Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) conducts a full examination of an individual patent application and thus obtain a fully examined Swiss patent.

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Getting your Patent Registration in Oman

IP and Legal Filings

A patent is an exclusive right granted to the inventor against his invention, which may be a product or a process for a new way of doing something, provided that the patent owner discloses the technical information related to his invention in the patent publication. Patents are governed by Royal Decree 82/2000.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. 2000 SCC 66 at para. Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor.

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On Sale Bar – Sales require Consideration, not necessarily Money Payment

Patently-O

2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. The patents here are pre-AIA and so the on-sale bar included a one-year pre-filing grace period. by Dennis Crouch. Venture (Fed. ” Pfaff v. The Feb 7 date is important.