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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. Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor. CCM Hockey).

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Conference Posters and Materials: Beware! They Can Constitute Prior Art

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

Copies of brochures and presentations may be saved or may be destroyed afterwards. Unfortunately, what is good for the sharing of information is often not good for the patenting of inventions that arise from the research and products presented at these conferences. File a provisional or utility patent application before the event.

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Protection of Computer-Related Inventions : An Indian Perspective

Intepat

In other words, copyright does not prevent others from creating a similar software program or user interface, as long as they do not copy the original code or design. As a result, it is apparent that patent law offers a broader scope of protection in contrast to copyright law, which is primarily relied upon by inventors in this field.

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Full Scope Written Description

Patently-O

The inventors have been awarded numerous accolades for showing that this approach works to treat some lymphomas. ” Full Scope Written Description : The Patent Act requires that the specification include “a written description of the invention.” Kite’s “YESCARTA” therapy was found to infringe. 35 U.S.C. §

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