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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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2022

Key Points - On August 5, 2022, the Federal Circuit held in Thaler v. Vidal that the term “inventor” under the United States Patent Act must be a human being. This ruling precludes patent protection for inventions where the sole inventor is an AI system.

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IPilogue

MARCH 23, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Application Process: Deadline: Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

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Copyright Alliance

MAY 3, 2022

At the end of April, creators and innovators all across the globe celebrated World Intellectual Property (IP) Day— this year focusing on how young inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs can use […]. The post April 2022 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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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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JD Supra Law

MARCH 7, 2023

We previously discussed the UK Court of Appeal's judgment in Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs in December 2021 (Court of Appeal Judgment on Machine Inventors). Permission to appeal that judgment to the UK Supreme Court was granted on 12 August 2022 and an oral hearing was held on 02 March 2023.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2022

5, 2022), that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be listed as a named inventor on a patent application, affirming earlier rulings from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the lower court in the Eastern District of Virginia. A federal court ruled last week in Thaler v. Vidal (4th Cir.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Background Hormel Foods appealed the District Court’s ruling that David Howard should be added as a joint inventor on its patents. Issue Whether Mr. Howard is a joint inventor based on the significance of his alleged contribution. The Federal Circuit “review[s] facts underlying inventorship for clear error.”

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Black Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Past, Present, and Future. February 16, 2022. Wed, 02/16/2022 - 18:45. It is also an opportunity to spotlight some of the many inspiring stories and successes of Black inventors and Black-owned businesses. Arlyne Simon is a patent-holding inventor and entrepreneur.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Patents can help inventors gain protection and recognition for their innovations, but are often costly and can take years to issue to register. With Germany’s recent ratification, the UPC hopes to initiate its operations in mid-2022. In theory, this increased patent protection should benefit the inventor.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y. 31, 2022): When an individual’s decision to disseminate an Instagram post is the “very thing the article [is] reporting on,” the use of the Instagram post and its copyrighted material in the reporting has been deemed sufficiently transformative to support a fair use defense. 2022 WL 17430309 (9th Cir.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MARCH 22, 2022

Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors. March 22, 2022. Tue, 03/22/2022 - 11:31. In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of its efforts to protect and promote the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. KCPullen@doc.gov. Helen Murray Free.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On September 22, 2022, the U.S. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series.

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Patently-O

MARCH 27, 2025

2022-1945 (Fed. This creates a situation where inventors might develop what they believe is novel technology, only to have an earlier-filed but later-published application “spring forth” as invalidating prior art. In re Riggs , Case No.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 11, 2022

In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors. Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

What could be a more fitting way to open a 2022 year-in-review article on AI and machine learning than by asking OpenAI’s newly beta-released ChatGPT tool to contribute? They can also be used to make decisions that affect people's lives, such as in the criminal justice system or in hiring, which raises ethical concerns.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2022

On April 13, 2022, the Federal Court of Australia, on appeal, reversed its 2021 decision that DABUS, an artificial intelligence (AI) machine, qualified as an inventor for a patent application under Australian law. Each application names DABUS as the sole inventor.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Application Process: Deadline: Wednesday, September 7, 2022.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Hispanic Inventors and Entrepreneurs Bring New Technologies to Market. October 11, 2022. Tue, 10/11/2022 - 09:47. Dr. Maria Artunduaga is a Colombian-born physician-scientist, inventor, and patent holder. KCPullen@doc.gov. Intellectual property. Minority business growth. Joint blog by the U.S. This month, the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 20, 2022

Germany’s Federal Patent Court has set aside a decision by the country’s Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) that refused a patent application naming an artificial intelligence (AI) as the inventor. Thaler and the inventor as “DABUS - The invention was autonomously generated by an artificial intelligence.”.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

The natural person can then be named an inventor on the patent application. Of more practical consequence, the legal test provided in the Guidance for determining whether the inventors of a particular AI system should also be considered inventors of its output, remains open to interpretation. Vidal ( 43 F.4th

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2023

companies and inventors still filed more patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) than any other country, according to its Patent Index 2022, which was released today. The index showed that U.S. patent applications numbered 48,088, a 2.9% increase from 2021. However, China's filings jumped by 15.1%

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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. and the inventor of FreshPaper sheets?that Visit the USPTO’s inventor and entrepreneur resources page to learn more about protecting your intellectual property. KCPullen@doc.gov.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

As for the objective indicia, the Federal Circuit affirmed that the trial record established the presence of unexpected results, including testimony from a researcher listed as an inventor on the ’638 patent, stating that they did not expect a 20-fold difference in potency between apremilast alone and the apremilast containing racemic mixture.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 9, 2022

Visit the Reopened National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum. June 9, 2022. Thu, 06/09/2022 - 12:24. The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Museum is now open to the public! The 2022 class of inductees are easily spotted as they are illuminated in yellow. KCPullen@doc.gov. Intellectual property. Kathi Vidal.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

According to the Federal Circuit, ODP is a judicially created doctrine with a purpose to prevent an inventor from securing a second, later-expiring patent for non-distinct claims. There is nothing in the PTA statute to suggest that application of ODP to the PTA-extended patent term would be contrary to the congressional design.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 24, 2022

Pride Month: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Inventors and Entrepreneurs. June 24, 2022. Fri, 06/24/2022 - 11:44. An accomplished inventor, she was named on five patents by age 37. Please visit USPTO’s inventor and entrepreneur resources page to learn more about protecting intellectual property. KCPullen@doc.gov.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

2022-1548, (Fed. 2022) (emphasis added). showed the intention of the ‘551 Patent’s inventor to define “storage elements” as “systems that store non-negligible amounts of energy from an input EM signal.” ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. Kyocera Senco Indus.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 28, 2023

Nigerians have been making an impact in the world through creativity and innovation and there’s no end in sight, with the backing of intellectual property laws such as the Copyright Act 2022, which continue to provide avenues for accelerating innovation and creativity. By: Dentons

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 29, 2022

2022 was a breakthrough year for IP CloseUp, a leading independent blog that follows intellectual property developments, trends and people. The no-fee publication has generated Continue reading.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Paul Morinville, Founder of US Inventor, recently published a response to my column criticizing RALIA, a bill in Congress that would abolish the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). I offer a few observations in reply. manufacturing.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

In its last judgment of 2022, the Patents Court issued a decision in the case of Oxford University Innovation Ltd v Oxford Nanoimaging Ltd [2022] EWHC 3200 (Pat)). Though this part of the judgement was heavily focused on contract law, some significant points regarding student inventors were determined. But unfair?

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IP Close Up

JULY 27, 2022

Norwood is Cornell University 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year. Entrepreneur, inventor, banker and soothsayer, Tiffany Norwood has been Continue reading. A successful creator and entrepreneur, Ms.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

La entrada Inventor Awards in Colombia se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property. Natural and legal persons may participate in this contest, and the inventions submitted must not have been presented in previous contests.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 24, 2022

IPKat has also sifted through the 100s of Boards of Appeal decisions published in 2022, to bring you the most eye-catching and relevant to ongoing EPO practice. T 0471/20) (5 Jan 2022) Changes in the draft 2022 EPO Guidelines for Examination on description amendments: Substantial changes or window-dressing? (7

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 16, 2022

Last week, on August 11, 2022, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion deciding whether Hologic’s claims are “materially broader” than the claims at the time of assignment, barring application of the assignor estoppel doctrine. By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2022

These documents include a refreshed corporate strategy outlining its ambitions up to 2026, as well as its corporate priorities for t 2022 - 2023, outlining its first steps towards achieving these priorities. We will continue to support our people, focus on our customers and strive for continued efficiency.

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