2024, Licensing, Patent Application and Patent Law

What’s in a Missing Name? Some Questions Around the Covaxin Patent Application

SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

The Exclusion of ICMR from the Patent Application Last weekend, a series of unusual developments regarding the Covaxin patent (Patent Application Number: 202041007559) generated significant buzz. [A big thanks to Swaraj for his inputs on the post.]

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OpenAI's granted large language model (LLM) patents

The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

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. This year, eleven OpenAI patents and patent applications have been published.

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WIPO General Assembly moves to diplomatic conferences on designs and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources

The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

On 21 July 2022, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the convening of diplomatic conferences on designs and genetic resources, no later than 2024. This is referred to as a proposed new ‘patent disclosure requirement’. International License. Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod.

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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

MARCH 13, 2024

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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What I’m reading from academic journals

Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

The following are a few of the articles that I’ve been delving into this past week: James Hicks, Do Patents Drive Investment in Software? , 1277 (2024). Ana Santos Rutschman, From Myriad to Moderna: The Modern Pharmaceutical Company , Texas A&M University Journal of Property Law (2024) (forthcoming).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Case Summaries Therelek Machines Private Limited vs Therelek Engineers Private Limited on 28 February, 2024 (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner challenged the rejection of its interim application under Section 124 of the Trade Marks Act, seeking a stay in a suit for trademark infringement.

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Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., Pre-Grant Opposition The first proposal relates to amending the pre-grant opposition mechanism, which allows patent applications to be opposed before the Patent Office officially “grants” the patent.

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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

JULY 30, 2024

The natural person can then be named an inventor on the patent application. Absent the advent of Artificial General Intelligence, patent inventorship thus remains within the human realm. In Scenario 1 , a patent application is prepared for the transaxle as outputted by the AI system.

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

LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

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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Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness

Patently-O

MAY 21, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a highly anticipated en banc decision, the Federal Circuit has overruled the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for assessing obviousness of design patents. May 21, 2024) (en banc). It remains to be seen whether those traditional design patent considerations will continue. Design Patent No. at 15 (Fed.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 29- May 05)

SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Novartis appeal and the MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. Controller of Patents. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Anything we are missing out on?

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S. § 101.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S. § 101.

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Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

2024 has arrived. We have traversed through Junes , Julys , Augusts , Septembers , Octobers , and Novembers and shared some stories like 10 years of the Google Books Library Project, the Presumption of validity of patents, Corruption in IP Offices, the Serial Crisis in India, Law Making via Leaked Documents, etc.

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What’s in a Missing Name? Some Questions Around the Covaxin Patent Application

OpenAI's granted large language model (LLM) patents

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WIPO General Assembly moves to diplomatic conferences on designs and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources

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

What I’m reading from academic journals

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

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

Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness

SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 29- May 05)

White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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