JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But because AI technologies rely on machine learning algorithms and computing power, AI inventions face challenges in light of the legal standards under Section 101 of the Patent Act. See USPTO, Artificial Intelligence (AI) trends in U.S. patents (June 29, 2022) at 7. By: MoFo Tech

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

.* The bigger issue is that it is substantially harder to obtain patents and easier to invalidate issued patents -- particularly in cases where the invention lies in software or diagnostic methods. A case in point is the Federal Circuit's September 3, 2024 decision in BBiTV v. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 14, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host Invention-Con 2024: Expanding your intellectual property potential. Don’t miss Invention-Con 2024, coming virtually (August 16 only) and in person on August 16 from 11:30 a.m. From August 16-17, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Participate in activities for all ages.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 26, 2024

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a 2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence, which focuses on subject matter eligibility for artificial intelligence (AI)-based inventions. 58128 (July 17, 2024). By: McDermott Will & Emery

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On 12 February 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced with a press release the publication of its Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (Guidance). The Guidance has been published and will be effective from 13 February 2024.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced guidance and a request for comments regarding evaluating inventorship for artificial intelligence (AI) assisted inventions (the “AI Guidance”).

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JD Supra Law

JULY 18, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released updated guidance effective July 17, 2024. Further, patent claims for AI inventions may. By necessity, businesses involved in developing AI solutions rely on this clarity and guidance in order to effectively plan and implement their research and development resources.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 15, 2024

This article discusses the February 13, 2024 guidance issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding the inventorship of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted inventions. While this guidance marks a significant advancement in AI policy, it is not the first initiative by the USPTO in this area.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued its Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions for determining inventorship where artificial intelligence (AI) is used during the invention process. By: Stinson LLP

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Patently-O

AUGUST 5, 2024

Kaijet highlights the narrowness of the pre-filing grace period (safe harbor) provision under the America Invents Act (AIA) and serves as a reminder that there are a number of patents that would have been valid under the pre-AIA patent system may no longer be valid under the current law. July 31, 2024). Sanho Corp. 2023-1336 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 13, 2024, the USPTO posted Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions to the Federal Register to provide clarity for stakeholders and personnel. This guidance applies to all patents resulting from applications, filed before, on, or after February 13, 2024. By: Locke Lord LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 5, 2024

The guidance, effective as of February 13, 2024, emphasizes that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable and the inventorship analysis “should focus on human contributions, as patents function to incentivize and reward human ingenuity.”. By: WilmerHale

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released detailed guidance regarding inventorship of inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On February 13, 2024, the USPTO (PTO) published its guidance for inventions made with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). The PTO published the guidance in response to the directive it received in the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence issued October 20, 2023.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its much anticipated Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”). The Guidance is retroactive, meaning it applies to all patent applications and issued patents filed before, on or after February 13, 2024. By: BakerHostetler

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

9, 2024) In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit examined the scope of a provision of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (35 U.S.C. §§ 200 et seq.) government with a nonexclusive license to practice inventions that were paid for with federal funding. which provides the U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, saying that a human must have made a “significant contribution” to the invention.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 23, 2024

We delve into updated guidance published on July 17, 2024, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on patent subject matter eligibility for artificial intelligence (AI) related inventions. The guidance was issued pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order on AI, issued last Fall. By: Hogan Lovells

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As directed by President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the AI EO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (Guidance) on February 12, 2024.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 22, 2024

Over the past two years, the Senate and House have held public hearings to address how, if at all, AI should be regulated and to what extent IP rights should inhere in AI-assisted inventions and creative works. Most recently, in April 2024, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

13, 2024, providing guidance on inventorship for artificial intelligence-assisted inventions. The Guidance applies to all patent applications filed before, on, or after February 13, 2024. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice on Feb. By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. The Guidance provides illustrative examples in which AI systems play different roles in the inventive process, to show how the USPTO will analyze inventorship issues.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, saying that a human must have made a “significant contribution” to the invention.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The Diplomatic Conference in 2024 will focus on a narrow "Basic Proposal" (see the full text and the executive summary ). It will be interesting to see how the outcome in May 2024 shapes the conversation about intellectual property and traditional knowledge going forward.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Image from here Recently, WIPO published its 2024 IP Indicator , capturing the trends in the global IP filing and their administration. The 2024 Indicator focuses on the developments from 2023 and compares it with the figures from 2022. than last year). Pending Patent Applications : Around 4.6 The US has around 1.2

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Patently-O

JUNE 23, 2024

— (June 20, 2024), a case focusing on the constitutionality of the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT). For Thomas, judicial invention is a synonym to judicial activism and antithetical to his approach that looks primarily to historic preservation, especially when interpreting the U.S. 1221 (2024) (Thomas, J., Constitution.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. The Guidance provides illustrative examples in which AI systems play different roles in the inventive process, to show how the USPTO will analyze inventorship issues. an AI] prompt.

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Patently-O

APRIL 29, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Ikorongo Technology has filed a petition for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Federal Circuit’s heightened disclosure standard for the “same invention” requirement in reissue patents. The petitioner argues that the Federal Circuit’s test, established in Antares Pharma, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the US Patent Office and Trademark Office (USPTO) released the Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions (the Guidance). By: Goodwin

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2024

The UPC Central Division also takes a strong stance on the patentability of therapeutic antibody inventions in Europe. The decision of the UPC confirms that the US and European approaches to antibody inventions are diametrically opposed. The decision is not just remarkable for being the first decision of its kind.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 31, 2024

On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent Office issued additional guidance regarding patentability and inventorship concerns relating to Artificial Intelligence. This guidance expands upon prior guidelines, as discussed in a previous alert. By: Woods Rogers

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IP Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The hypothetical person with ordinary skill in the art will have a certain amount of requisite experience in the subject matter of the patent at the time of the invention of the patent. Though, as the Federal Circuit notes, the expert may still be cross-examined on the lack of requisite experience at the time of the invention. [1]

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2022-1861, 2024 WL 89642 (Fed. Zillow , 2024 WL 89642, at *3; see also Alice , 573 U.S. Zillow , 2024 WL 89642, at *3. At step two, the Court found that IBM’s allegations of inventiveness “do[] not. This decision is but one more example that courts “need not accept a patent owner’s conclusory allegations of inventiveness.”

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”), effective as of February 13, 2024. The Guidance reiterates and adds more details to the current state of play.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Patents , as a vital form of intellectual property (IP), safeguard these innovations, providing inventors and businesses exclusive rights to their inventions while promoting the dissemination of knowledge. As we move through 2024, several key patent trends are reshaping the future of innovation.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

in 2024, nearly double the 1.7 This steady rise in team-based inventing reflects fundamental changes in how innovation occurs and how the patent system operates. inventors per patent seen in 1976. To continue reading, become a Patently-O member.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The USPTO released inventorship guidance on February 12, 2024, for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). 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.

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