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. Will we finally see more patent grants to Indian Residents? years in 2018 to 10.3

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

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. This information is helpful to the USPTO, which believes that “the most effective patent examination occurs when.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

by Dennis Crouch New data from the USPTO shows that the amazing transformation in patent inventorship continues: the average number of inventors per utility patent has reached 3.2 in 2024, nearly double the 1.7 inventors per patent seen in 1976. To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member?

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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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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a 2024 Guidance Update on patent subject matter eligibility (SME), including on artificial intelligence (AI). This update complements the guidance that the USPTO issued in February 2024 regarding patent inventorship and AI-assisted inventions. On July 17, the U.S.

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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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U.S. Department of Commerce

AUGUST 14, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host Invention-Con 2024: Expanding your intellectual property potential. Attend an open house and resource fair to talk with patent and trademark subject matter experts, tour the USPTO Public Search Facility, and learn more about free resources. comparative advantage.

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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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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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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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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 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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

As highlighted by Aparajita, here and here , the amendments introduced by the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 dilute the obligation to submit the working statement and introduce new powers for the controller to establish a separate adjudicatory mechanism within the patent office.

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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.

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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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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

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 Watchdog

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

On November 5, 2024, I received an official copy of U.S. Design Patent #D1,050,634 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Design Application #29888619, titled “Rope Throw Dog Toy” on September 18, 2024, and the patent was issued on November 5, 2024. I received a Notice of Allowance for my U.S.

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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. The Federal Circuit has required that the expert must—at a minimum—possess ordinary skill in the particular art of the patent-in-suit.

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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 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

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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

On August 6, 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced the fee standards for patent term adjustment (PTA) requests. Since August 27, 2024, CNIPA has published five batches of decisions, granting PTA to 690 invention patents, marking the official implementation of PTA in practice.

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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

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

JULY 17, 2024

Developers face the task of adequately protecting AI-based technologies under current US patent jurisprudence. Enablement and necessary disclosures to obtain patents related to AI are one such challenge. Originally published in Bloomberg Law - July 15, 2024. 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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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

, the IPKat published a post by KatFriend, Peter Arrowsmith ( GJE ) on the Court of Appeal's decision in Emotional Perception , together with a poll asking if it was time for an overhaul of the exclusions to patent protection. The list of non-inventions in Art. 52(2) EPC is now more than 50 years old.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

On September 6, 2024, House Representatives Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) to Congress. Kiley’s office, PERA is lauded as bipartisan legislation crafted to “restore patent eligibility to inventions across many fields.”. In a press release from Rep.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2024

The Delhi High Court, on 24th April, passed an order that our patent law enthusiast readers will be very interested in! Pic from here Natco v Novartis 2024: Delhi High Court’s Novartis Moment & Indian Patent Law’s Déjà Vu By Shivam Kaushik A Division Bench (DB) of the Delhi High Court recently passed a judgment in Natco Pharma v.

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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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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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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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The IPKat

AUGUST 7, 2024

The IPKat is ready for your answers in our AI survey What inventions are deserving of patent protection? Over to Peter : "The recent case involving Emotional Perception, both in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, has divided opinions within the patent profession.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

OpenAI has the reputation for protecting its innovations through the use of trade secrets as opposed to patents. This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. Who are OpenAI?

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