Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently issued an important decision regarding the analogous art doctrine in Netflix v. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s sided with the patentee, holding that a key prior art reference was not analogous art. 22-1138, — F.4th 4th — (Fed.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

US patent attorneys wishing to understand certain peculiarities of European patent drafting need look no further than the recent Board of Appeal decision in T 2171/21. The case law relating to pointers and selection inventions is well established CLBA, II-E-1.6.2c) ).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If you are looking for a tool capable of generating meaningful verbal reasoning in the form of a patent draft or office action response, anything predating LLMs may therefore be reasonably ignored. LLMs for patent drafting and prosecution Superficially, patent drafting and prosecution therefore seems to be an ideal use case for LLMs.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. What are the biotechnological inventions? This leads them to think about protecting their inventions from unauthorized use. What is patent? Essentially, it protects the functional aspects of inventions.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Jepson format is a way of writing patent claims where the preamble states the known prior art, and the body specifies the improvements made over this prior art. ” The patent regulations indicate that any “improvement” invention should be drafted in Jepson format. ” MPEP 2129.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

One of the other main concerns raised by IPQC members is that, currently, the patent examination seems to be more biased in the favour of granting patents regardless of the merit of a particular invention. – The patent system needs complete searches and substantive examination for functioning well. .

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Patently-O

APRIL 21, 2024

2024), gives me pause to consider more general eligibility issues of AI Inventions. When does the design or creation of AI system elements qualify as an eligible invention? Therefore, that limitation could not supply the inventive concept required to transform the claims into patent-eligible subject matter. 4th __ (Fed.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 30, 2021

Filing a patent application first requires an invention. An invention includes both (1) conception and (2) reduction to practice. Conception is the formation, in the mind of the inventor, of a definite and permanent idea of a complete and operative invention. Solvay S.A. Honeywell International , 742 F.3d For example.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

JUNE 10, 2021

An applicant secures a patent after successfully prosecuting the patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). When the USPTO believes an application embodies an invention worthy of a patent, the USPTO grants a Notice of Allowance. Patentability Search. Office Actions.

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Intepat

JANUARY 21, 2023

An invention becomes patentable when it is novel, has an inventive step or is non-obvious. In order to determine whether a particular invention satisfies these preconditions set forth under the Patents Act 1970, it is imperative that an applicant carries out a thorough patent search.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2024

If your drug candidate is a mere obvious modification of a known product you will face an uphill battle convincing the patent office that you have a patentable invention, regardless of whether it was derived using AI-tool or through human endeavour. Protecting the platform: To patent or trade secret? Alfie (a.k.a.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See “Inventing AI, Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S. Part One can be viewed here. Part Two can be viewed here. Part Three.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MAY 27, 2021

However, such a strategy may ultimately cost more in the long run, including possibly costing valuable patent protection. What is a Provisional Patent Application? A provisional patent application allows a patent applicant to reserve priority in an invention before committing to the full utility patent application process.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See “Inventing AI, Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S. Part One can be viewed here.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 30, 2021

What types of patent review comments are less important? Avoid spending too much time reviewing the background of the invention. Any explanations of the prior art do not need to get into too much detail. When it comes to talking about the prior art, less is more. How should you review patent drawings?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Venturing into the patent archives reveals a plethora of Halloween-inspired inventions, highlighting the seamless blend of creativity and business during this eerie season. Today we descend into the cryptic catacombs of patent drafting to exhume a narrative of innovation entangled in a web of woes.

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IIPRD

MAY 10, 2020

Patent Facilitation Programme (TIFAC). TIFAC is an autonomous organization under the Department of Science & Technology mandated to access state-of-art technology and to formulate a technology vision for the development of technology in emerging technological areas in India. . Patent searches. Patent/technology landscaping.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Patents: Inventorship Can an AI, such as ChatGPT, invent? No, according to various patent offices and patent laws around the world. Patent law, the term “inventor” is defined as an “individual” or “individuals” who “invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.”

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Specifically: AI Inventorship: The Executive Order mandates the USPTO Director to publish, by the end of February 2024, guidance to the USPTO’s patent examiners and applicants addressing inventorship and the utilization of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. See our prior post on issues raised by Thaler.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Specifically: AI Inventorship: The Executive Order mandates the USPTO Director to publish, by the end of February 2024, guidance to the USPTO’s patent examiners and applicants addressing inventorship and the utilization of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. See our prior post on issues raised by Thaler.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Specifically: AI Inventorship: The Executive Order mandates the USPTO Director to publish, by the end of February 2024, guidance to the USPTO’s patent examiners and applicants addressing inventorship and the utilization of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. See our prior post on issues raised by Thaler.

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