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Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

The IP Law Blog

Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The court in Pannu v.

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Celebrating (?) the America Invents Act: Ten Years On, Many IP Stakeholders Say it’s Time for a Second Look

IP Watchdog

I began writing for Managing IP magazine in 2007 and remember well the lead-up to the law. The discussion centered mostly on the change from a first-inventor-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system, which was seen as a way to harmonize the United States with the rest of the world, but which many feared would be detrimental to U.S.

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Impact of AI on Global IP Systems

IIPRD

But it’s now evident that AI is capable of producing inventions on its own, and there have been multiple documented instances of patent applications where the person applying for a patent has recognized AI as the inventor. If such products were created by a human inventor, they could be eligible for patent protection.

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Understanding IPO’s Rejection of UPL’s Patent Application for Mancozeb and Ortho Silicic Acid Combination in Light of the Patent Bargain and Sufficiency of Disclosure

SpicyIP

The essence of the patent regime lies in, the ‘patent bargain’ – inventors are granted a monopoly over their invention for a fixed term of 20 years in exchange for a complete disclosure. This prevents inventors from withholding critical information while still benefiting from patent protection.

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Why the Golden Bear is Actually Going to Court: Nicklaus Company v Jack Nicklaus

IPilogue

In May 2007, before the concept of name, image, and likeness became popularized by the USA’s NCAA ruling for college athletes, Nicklaus appears to have made a similar deal except it was for “exclusive rights to valuable intellectual property and services”. This agreement involved three parties: 1) Jack Nicklaus; 2) GBI Investors Inc.;

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The Riyadh Design Law Treaty: Bringing Design Law into the Future

IP Watchdog

In 2007, I began attending sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organizations (WIPOs) Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications (SCT) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the development of the Design Law Treaty.

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Alleged Co-Inventor Not Bringing Home the Bacon This Time

LexBlog IP

Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. HIP, formerly Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. (“Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Iolab Corp.