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How J.E.M. and Chakrabarty Make the Case for DABUS

IP Watchdog

124 (2001). and Chakrabarty supports patent protection for inventions by non-humans, i.e., artificial intelligence inventors. Twenty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the first time that plants could be protected with utility patents. Ag Supply, Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Forty-one years ago, the U.S.

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Infographic | Valentine’s day patents

Olartemoure Blog

METHOD OF MAKING A HEART-SHAPED DIAMOND US6434805B2 Inventor: Ami Haimoff Assignee: L I D Ltd Date of Patent: Aug. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED CASCADING DISPLAYS US8606297B1 Inventors: Joel Joseph Simkhai, Scott Ryan Lewallen and Morten Bek Ditlevsen Assignee: Grindr LLC Date of Patent: Dec.

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Government Must Reform the ITC to Keep Pace with Innovation and Curb Trolls

IP Watchdog

In 2001, six years before the iPhone appeared, a futurist named Ray Kurzweil wrote that humankind would cram 20,000 years of technological progress into the century that had just begun.

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Choosing the Right Intellectual Property Protection

IIPRD

It grants exclusive rights to the inventors and prevents others from selling, using or making it without their permission. Key Features: Registration of PV is mandatory under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001. For example, a new high-yield wheat variety developed by farmers can be protected.

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J.E.M.: The Supreme Court’s Last Expansion of Patent Protection, 20 Years Ago

IP Watchdog

In 2001, the U.S. This landmark decision, originating in the agricultural heartland of Iowa, was the last time the Supreme Court effectively increased patent protection for inventors and patent owners. Supreme Court ruled for the first time that plants could be protected with utility patents. Ag Supply, Inc.,

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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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Examining the Relationship between IPR and Food Security

IP and Legal Filings

Today, patent laws are accommodative of protecting genetically modified organisms in order to incentivize the inventors behind such innovations in the agricultural sector. The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001. The Act fuels further research and development in the area of farming and cultivation.