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Federal Court Rules that Artificial Intelligence Cannot Be an Inventor under the Patent Act

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

In Thaler , the Court confronted, analyzed and answered the question of “can an artificial intelligence machine be an ‘inventor’ under the Patent Act?” After analyzing the plain statutory language of the Patent Act and the Federal Circuit authority, the Court held that the “clear answer is no.” at *17-18.

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Squawking over butter chicken: The mystery of the real master chef

SpicyIP

or false advertising – the defendant claims to be the ‘inventor of Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani’; or is there an actual ‘invention’ in question – owners of both restaurants call themselves ‘inventors’ of the dish? They claim to be the ‘true and first inventors’.

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Patent Law Exam 2023: Are you Smarter than a Law Student?

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch The following is my patent law exam from this past semester. When EL filed his patent application, he named himself as the sole inventor. However, he is now questioning whether Jane or Lisa should also be listed as inventors. Question 3. What do you think?

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False patent marking claims survive even when Dastar bars false advertising claims based on "innovation"

43(B)log

30, 2024) (R&R) Recommendation: Dastar should block Qingdao’s Lanham Act false advertising counterclaims based on Lashify’s claim to be the originator of lash technology, but false patent marking counterclaims should survive. 11, 2023 (claiming that various products were “patented”). patent law. 1, 2017 to Apr.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

For example, a trade secret can be a manufacturing process, recipe, distribution method for products, research and development information, software algorithm, list of ingredients, list of suppliers, list of customers, pricing strategy, business plan, or advertising strategy. But there are exceptions and exclusions under patent law.

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Trade Secrets over Patents? What is the Right Choice for You?

Kashishipr

The secret can be technical, like manufacturing processes, pharmaceutical test data, designs, and drawings of computer programs, or it can be commercial, like distribution methods, a list of suppliers and clients, and advertising strategies. Trade secrets are usually protected through laws addressing unfair competition or sui generis laws.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 23 – 29)

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Domex Advertisement: Product Disparagement or Nominative Fair Use? In this guest post , Pragya Jain offers an independent analysis of the law in relation to comparative advertising and nominative fair use and applies it to analyse a recent YouTube commercial by Domex, a Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Other posts.