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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The Diplomatic Conference in 2024 will focus on a narrow "Basic Proposal" (see the full text and the executive summary ). Comments The idea of disclosure requirements in patent applications has been around for a long time and has already been adopted in many countries.

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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

Mark Core, had automatically assigned a patent associated with his PhD thesis to his then-employer and education funder TRW. May 21, 2024). The key issue was whether Dr. Core developed the patented invention “entirely on [his] own time” under his employment agreement. Core Optical Techs., Nokia Corp. ,

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When is the inventor of an AI model also an inventor of the model's output? A closer look at the USPTO Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

The IPKat

According to the USPTO guidance for AI-assisted inventions , AI has the potential to solve some of society's most difficult challenges. However, in the patent realm, the USPTO also believes that "inventorship analysis should focus on human contributions, as patents function to incentivize and reward human ingenuity".

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). Patent applicants and practitioners could benefit from guidance regarding obtaining patents in the context of NFTs.

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Book review: Terrell on the Law of Patents

The IPKat

This is a review of the twentieth edition of Terrell on the Law of Patents , which was released at the end of June 2024. Chapter 5 explores the life of a granted patent, including the procedure for opposition and the law on employee inventions. Chapter 7 examines the determination of the priority date of an invention.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

LexBlog IP

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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UPSTO Issues “Significant” Guidance on Patentability of AI-Assisted Inventions, but unlike USCO, Does Not Require Disclosure of AI Involvement

LexBlog IP

The Guidance aims to clarify how patent applications involving AI-assisted inventions will be examined by patent examiners, and reaffirms the existing jurisprudence maintaining that only natural persons, not AI tools, can be listed as inventors.