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The Emperor’s New Judgments: Rule 36 and the Invisible Cloth of Patent Law

Patently-O

These petitions highlight ongoing concerns about the Federal Circuit’s frequent use of Rule 36 and its impact on patent law development. 2005) (en banc). US Inventor, Inc. ” Read the briefs: Island IP petition UNM Petition US Inventor Amicus in Island IP TD Ameritrade, Inc. , AWH Corp. , 3d 1303 (Fed.

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How does the USPTO Decide the Discretionary Aspect of Institution?

Patently-O

US Inventor Inc. In February 2021, US Inventor and others collectively sued the USPTO asking the court to order the USPTO to issue rulemaking regarding discretionary considerations at the institution stage of AIA Trials. In other words, the patent laws are integral to the lawsuit. by Dennis Crouch. Hirshfeld , No.

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Guest Post: DABUS Gains Traction: South Africa Becomes First Country to Recognize AI-Invented Patent

Patently-O

A world first – South Africa recently made headlines by granting a patent for ‘a food container based on fractal geometry’ to a non-human inventor, namely an artificial intelligence (AI) machine called DABUS. Each of these three jurisdictions found sufficient reasons in these formalities to reject DABUS’ patent applications.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

Analyzing the convergence of AI and IPR laws, it elucidates the challenges and ambiguities in recognizing AI as inventors or creators. Ai doesn’t understand what it’s doing in the way that a person does but functionally what it is doing is the same thing that an author or an inventor may be doing.

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Patent Trolls: Navigating the Fine Line Between Innovation and Exploitation in India’s Legal Landscape

Intepat

For instance, big tech companies like Apple and Google often dominate certain technological fields, making it difficult for small inventors—who could be students or professors—to defend their patents. Without adequate resources, these inventors might not receive fair compensation for their innovations.

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Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines: KCE report

SpicyIP

Though the report examines the EU / Belgian patent law landscape, it contains informative insights into the use of compulsory licenses and competition regulation in the context of excessively priced medicines. In contrast, a compulsory license forces patentees to grant licenses to third parties with adequate remuneration.

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Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article “Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

When applying for a patent at the USPTO, the applicant must name all inventors of the invention claimed in the patent application. Absent an assignment, each joint inventor may exploit the invention without the permission of, and without accounting to, the other joint inventors. Practice tip. Right of priority.