JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has triggered a surge in the filings of patent applications, from machine learning models to applications of those models. patents (June 29, 2022) at 7. See USPTO, Artificial Intelligence (AI) trends in U.S. By: MoFo Tech

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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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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. Patent system, and today’s guiding statute (35 U.S.C. Medac Pharma Inc. ,

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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

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”). By: WilmerHale

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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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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2024

The decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) in G 2/21 on the use of post-published evidence to support patentability, was self-confessedly vague and open to interpretation ( IPKat ). The patent protecting the commercialised polymorph of a drug may therefore provide valuable exclusivity.

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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. By: Weintraub Tobin

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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, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. In compliance with section 5.2(c)(i)

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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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IP Law 360

JANUARY 1, 2024

A new venue for patent disputes in Europe, potential legal wrangling over the role of artificial intelligence in developing inventions, and continued scrutiny of how litigation funding impacts patent cases are among the litigation topics attorneys will be closely tracking this year.

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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 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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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, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. In compliance with section 5.2(c)(i)

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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 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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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 ). The text was not always so narrowly focused on patents. 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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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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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice on Feb. 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. By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) may change how we invent: many envision a collaborative approach between human inventors and AI systems that develop novel solutions to problems together. Such AI-assisted inventions present a new set of legal issues under patent law. On February 13, 2024, the U.S. 101 and 115. .”

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 15, 2024

INTRODUCTION To identify the role of public funded research in the pharmaceutical industry one has to first determine the problems faced by the public in accessing these inventions and the level of patenting activities in the public funded research institutions in the pharmaceutical sector.

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Patently-O

JULY 9, 2024

by Dennis Crouch I recently provided a set of interesting data on the large number of patents that are “at risk” of being invalidated based on the Federal Circuit’s Cellect decision. The article takes a critical look at the practice of obviousness-type double patenting in the U.S. patent system. 4th 1216 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In accordance with an executive order on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published guidance on February 13, 2024, that explained that a human can obtain a patent even in instances where “an AI system—like other tools—could perform acts that, if performed by a human, could constitute (..)

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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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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

s (“Zillow”) motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because the two International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) patents-at-issue, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,778,193 and 6,785,676 (the “’193 patent” and “’676 patent,” respectively) were directed to ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §

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JD Supra Law

JULY 16, 2024

The USPTO has published updated patent eligibility guidance (effective July 17, 2024) for AI-related inventions to help determine subject matter eligibility under 35 § U.S.C. This guidance is timely as roughly 20% of all recent patent filings are AI related. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released guidance and a solicitation for public comments on assessing inventorship in the context of inventions aided by artificial intelligence (AI). By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

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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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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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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its much anticipated Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”). [1] 1] The Guidance is retroactive, meaning it applies to all patent applications and issued patents filed before, on or after February 13, 2024. In Thaler v. 4] Based on U.S.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 17, 2024

The 2024 Guidance Update on patent subject matter eligibility applicable to AI inventions, which will be incorporated into the MPEP “in due course,” is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2024. PTO-P-2024-0026. By: Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The updated EPO Guidelines for Examination will enter into force on 1 March 2024. The main updates this year reflect the recent decisions from the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) in G2/21 (Evidence standard for inventive step/plausibility) and G 1/22 (Entitlement to priority). A draft version of the Guidelines can be previewed here.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A recent article, “Discovering Value: Women’s Participation in University and Commercial Artificial Intelligence (AI) Invention,” reports on a new study finding that women’s participation in patenting results in patents with higher economic value. The article provides a special focus on biotechnology and biotech AI.

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Creative expression, like music, films and books, and inventions, that are supported copyrights and patents, impact thousands of businesses, millions of jobs and and our Continue reading

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may have an obligation to disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the innovation process. the Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to patentability.”

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The America Invents Act created inter partes review in 2012. Statutory estoppel is one of the features of the statute that balances the interests of patent owners and patent challengers. The second interpretation is that “‘grounds’ are the particular patents and printed publications. 35 U.S.C. § Prolitec Inc.

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