LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vidal , a Federal Court of Appeals case that determined whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. In this case, Dr. Stephen Thaler created an AI program that he listed as the only inventor on two US patent applications. The USPTO rejected these applications for lack of a proper inventor.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 24, 2022

Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs. May 24, 2022. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 10:53. Intellectual property. and the inventor of FreshPaper sheets?that KCPullen@doc.gov. Minority business growth. Joint blog by the U.S. This month, the U.S. Bureaus and Offices.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Generative AI Computer-generated art reached a tipping point in 2022.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

First published by ALM / Law.com in The Intellectual Property Strategist All of us have been exposed to and perhaps even overwhelmed by news about generative artificial intelligence (AI). 2022) recently confirmed that an inventor under the patent statute must be a natural person. Vidal , No. 2021-2347 (Fed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. .'” 2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y. Grande Communications Networks LLC (November 3, 2022). 2022 WL 17430309 (9th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

I have been monitoring patent application filing around the world that list “DABUS (the “Device for the Autonomous Bootingstraiming of Unified Sentience”) as the sole inventor. At issue is whether an AI machine alone can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. In today’s posting, I provide updates to this article.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2022

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022. We also recommend that you check out our Intellectual Property Resources page for guides, videos, and insight on patents and inventorship. Ferrari was issued a new design patent D945,320 titled, “Car, Toy Car Replica And/Or Other Replica.” important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6227f19f37b0b9390{flex-direction:

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

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. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context? In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Bagley , Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Emory Law School and Hieken Visiting Professor in Patent Law, Harvard Law School (visiting Fall 2022) . This year’s all-day event will take place on Friday November 18, 2022 in-person at Santa Clara University and on-line.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 25, 2023

International Trade Commission in recent years, bringing a record 32% of Section 337 Investigations in 2022. In a sense, the rise of NPEs at the ITC was by design.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2022

June 6, 2022 Patent of the Day. June 6, 2022, is the 78th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy. Among the thousands of people who contributed to its success was inventor Andrew Higgins. Higgins was a boat builder and his low draft boat hull design, patented in 1939, (U.S. 2,341,866) was adopted by the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 4, 2022

Posted on July 4, 2022 by bwheelock. It’s the Fourth of July, 2022, and time to celebrate the holiday, as this blog always does, with patents. Inventor Louis Schuetz of Newark, New Jersey, was also concerned with entertaining the children on the Fourth of July, and received U.S.Patent No. Lastly, inventor William G.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

PatentNext Summary: The Legal Board of Appeal (the “Board”) of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently suggested that the owner of an artificial intelligence (AI) machine could possibly be listed as an inventor of an AI-generated Invention. ” J 8/20 (Designation of inventor/DABAS) at para.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Federal Circuit previously held that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor in Thaler v. 2022), and this release provides guidance regarding the open question of human inventorship for inventions developed by a person working with the assistance of an AI system. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed. Iolab Corp. , 3d 1344 (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hague provisions will become effective in China on May 5, 2022. Each country designated by the applicant has the right to perform substantive examination of the application.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve seen enough stock graphic elements when doing trademark and copyright searches to know that the crown elements and scales of justice elements are likely to be highly similar to or identical to crown and scales designs owned by Getty Images or some other entity or artist. This isn’t limited to logo design.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, the Federal Circuit definitively ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be named inventors or co-inventors on patent applications, reinforcing the longstanding principle that only natural persons are eligible as inventors under the Patent Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The owner gets an exclusive right to use or sell for a specific time period as a legal right under the document which we refer throughout this paper as ‘patent’ The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by protecting the rights of inventors to their inventions. 3] In the case of V.B. Mohammaed Ibrahim v.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The US National Inventors Hall of Fame (“NIHF”) has released its list of 2022 inductees, which notably includes two Black Female inventors for the first time in this organization’s 48-year history. Congratulations to all the 2022 inductees. Canada’s Indigenous Intellectual Property Program grant: [link].

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance acknowledges the importance of human inventors in AI-assisted inventions, so that the patent system can continue to incentivize and reward human ingenuity. The Guidance also considers the Federal Circuit’s 2022 decision in Thaler v. If the human’s role is pivotal, the human will qualify as an inventor.

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Guidance strives to ensure balance between protecting and incentivizing AI-assisted inventions and not hindering future human innovation, as “the patent system is designed to encourage human ingenuity.” [2] Vidal , the Federal Circuit held an inventor or joint inventor must be a natural person. [3] In Thaler v. Section IV.B

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. The appellant argued that the invention addressed the complexity in designing software to handle sensor data by introducing a lightweight messaging system. His previous posts can be accessed here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance acknowledges the importance of human inventors in AI-assisted inventions, so that the patent system can continue to incentivize and reward human ingenuity. The Guidance also considers the Federal Circuit’s 2022 decision in Thaler v. If the human’s role is pivotal, the human will qualify as an inventor.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

VID496/2021 ) against the decision of Justice Beach in the Federal Court of Australia finding that the ‘AI’ machine known as DABUS could be named as sole inventor on an Australian patent application. A hearing could take place as early as November this year, but at this stage it seems more likely to be scheduled for early in 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By transferring rights to the cash flows resulting from these assets or by pledging intellectual property rights , finance can be obtained. As an alternative, a company’s intellectual property may serve as a gauge of its worth and aid in funding choices. Introduction. Image Source: Istock].

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. In the present case too there will be many legal issues related to Intellectual Property. There is an urgent need to shed some light on intellectual property infringement in this virtual world which will be dealt with further in the article.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On 29 October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a public consultation looking at how the copyright and patent regimes should deal with artificial intelligence. The consultation closes on 7 January 2022. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law, and Daniel H. Brean, Senior In-House Intellectual Property Counsel, Respiratory Care, Philips. Gernsback was also an inventor and serious scientific thinker in his own right. Guest post by Camilla A.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

In particular, ChatGPT is a type of “language” model designed to respond with a natural language reply when prompted with a text-based question. The “Chat” in ChatGPT refers to this question-and-answer design, where ChatGPT behaves like a ChatBot. early 2022). ” OpenAI, ChatGPT General FAQ.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

So far, a significant proportion of cases involving AI have centred around privacy, data protection intellectual property issues. 9] DP5/22 – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (11 October 2022), [link]. [10] 13] Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2023] UKSC 49. [14]

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

. – Jason) According to the National Association for Law Placement , female equity partners in law firms comprised about 23% of the total equity partner population in the United States in 2022. Women made up more than half of all summer associates and have done so since 2018.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2022

A freedom to operate (FTO) study is usually performed on a finalized product design before its release in order to determine if the product, or any of its components, would infringe on any enforceable patents. SecurING your innovation: Are you a business owner or inventor looking to protect your idea or invention? important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-621e9d93ac85c9391{flex-direction:

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

November 4, 2022: The Madras High Court allowed the two writ petitions filed by the applicant with respect to two patent applications that were deemed abandoned by the Indian Patent Office on account of delay in filing the Request for Examination. In Chandra Sekar Vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Introduction A “patent” is a right granted by a state to an inventor for a fixed period i.e., 20 years in India in exchange for the disclosure of the invention. Moreover, the medical devices also favour design registration for their unique, innovative designs and copyright registration if have a software associated with the device.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

In 2022, the Federal Circuit ruled that computer programs cannot qualify as inventors under the US Patent Act. But neither of these cases deals with the scenario where the AI is a co-inventor or, like this article, a co-author with a human. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed. Many are concerned with the potential for plagiarism.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. Still, she would like to see GII providing PCT with its data, including data on women inventors.

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