2010 Invention Inventor Patent Law 
Patently-O
AUGUST 4, 2021
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.
Patently-O
MARCH 26, 2024
I thought I would write a more complete discussion of this important historic patent case. Atlantic Works has had a profound impact on the development of patent law, particularly in shaping the doctrine of obviousness, but more generally providing theoretical frameworks for attacking “bad patents.”
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LexBlog IP
DECEMBER 21, 2023
This jolly invention lights up each branch individually, featuring a central bus wire nestled near the trunk, branching into 5 to 10 light circuits, each sporting 10 to 20 bulbs. 7,784,961 Before sledding into the patent’s technicalities, the inventor of this Christmas cheer utilized a lesser-known path under U.S.
LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
While all three judges on the Court of Appeal agreed that an ‘inventor’ under the UK law must be a human being, the fact that DABUS is a machine was not immediately determinative of the outcome. Arnold LJ is the preeminent patent law specialist on the Court of Appeal. PDF 998kB] ).
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 5, 2022
Eli Lilly may be able to get patent protection under the America Invents Act because they exploited the plant to create novel chemicals for new medicinal uses. However, the new Section 102’s broadened breadth of prior art will have an influence on Eli Lilly’s ability to patent these types of inventions.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 5, 2022
Eli Lilly may be able to get patent protection under the America Invents Act because they exploited the plant to create novel chemicals for new medicinal uses. However, the new Section 102’s broadened breadth of prior art will have an influence on Eli Lilly’s ability to patent these types of inventions.
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