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Humanizing Technology: Back to Basics on DABUS and AI as Inventors

IP Watchdog

With South Africa’s patent office having recently granted the first patent to an AI inventor, and an Australian court ruling in favor of AI inventorship, it’s time to review how we got here—and where we’re going. If AI-related patent applications and grants are on the uptick, what was the problem with DABUS?

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Australia’s Reversal of its DABUS decision on AI-Generated Inventions: How Does this Impact an Imminent Canadian Discussion on AI Inventorship?

IPilogue

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. Thaler and DABUS embarked on their journey for AI patent ownership.

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Enablement Requirements For Patents in India

Intepat

However, even after fulfilling these requirements, an additional requirement is to be fulfilled by the inventor/applicant and that is of ‘enablement’. A related concept to the enablement requirement is that of the ‘best mode’ requirement. Also, in the case of Tata Global Beverages Limited v.

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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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Enablement Requirements For Patents in India

Intepat

However, even after fulfilling these requirements, an additional requirement is to be fulfilled by the inventor/applicant, and that is ‘enablement.’ At the same time, the best mode criterion is a subjective and factual inquiry pertinent to the state of the inventor’s mind. In the patent application 00094/C.A.L./2002,

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Patenting Biotech Invention

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Biotechnology and Intellectual Property are intrinsically linked given that both fields require technology and innovation to pull them forward. What is invented through biotechnological processes must be protected through patent protection lest a third person misuses the same.

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Evergreening of Patents

Kashishipr

In 2002, the Federal Trade Commission, after an extensive inquiry, found out that over 75% of applications by generic pharmaceutical manufacturers were in some way or other involved in litigation initiated by the original patent holders. Patents are the most important way in which inventors can protect their inventions.

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