SpicyIP

JUNE 3, 2024

Considering the reports of the South Centre BOP and BOR on intellectual property, is a massive loss. In fact, India’s experience suggests a significant loss in intellectual property transactions , highlighting the need for a system that prioritizes both innovation and fair compensation for utilising GR/TK.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nelligan Law is grateful for the contribution of articling student Sophie Ryder in writing this blog post. Simply put, IP can be anything – inventions, music, art, plays – created by the human mind. This is different from a patent, which helps to protect inventions (like creating a new tool). Why is IP important? Non-compete.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

It is my privilege to discuss the role of generative AI in the realm of intellectual property and the need for clear guidance from the USPTO. As artificial intelligence progresses at an unprecedented pace, numerous cases have emerged where generative AI has played a crucial role in conceiving an invention.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2023

today as the end of October month approaches the market gets flooded with different kinds of Halloween-themed articles (consumable and non-consumable) and various Halloween-themed costumes. Role of Intellectual Property during Halloween. Protection of products intended for Halloween.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 11, 2021

The past few years have witnessed some astounding advances in artificial intelligence, with high profile breakthroughs, such as software now in use autonomously diagnosing disease , algorithms that can design new microchips better than teams of people , and machines that can write interesting articles.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Madelaine published this article as a requirement for her internship at ventureLAB. The article was originally published on October 15, 2021, as part of ventureLAB’s 101 Series. This article is the fourth in a 5-part series on protecting your intellectual property. Part 4: Filing for a Patent in Canada and Beyond.

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IIPRD

MARCH 21, 2024

Introduction Competition law and intellectual property rights (IPR) are like two different sides of the same coin, as they both work to ensure vibrancy in the market and promote consumer welfare. The changing landscape of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and competition law Isn’t it too early to say that CCI will prevail over IPR?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Note: First published in The Intellectual Property Strategist and Law.com. This article is Part Two of a Three-Part Article Series. See “Inventing AI, Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S. patents,” Office of the Chief Economist, IP Data Highlights (October 2020). Part One can be viewed here.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

At the end of October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched its second consultation on artificial intelligence. In this article we take a look at the. The deadline for responding is 11.45pm on 7 January 2022. By: Hogan Lovells

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Note: First published in The Intellectual Property Strategist and Law.com. This article is Part Three of a Three-Part Article Series. See “Inventing AI, Tracing the diffusion of artificial intelligence with U.S. patents,” Office of the Chief Economist, IP Data Highlights (October 2020). Part One can be viewed here.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ryan Abbott, have made headlines around the world as they sought patent protection for a fractal-inspired beverage container (shown below) that they contend was invented by DABUS. The UK courts reasoned similarly, noting that an AI lacks the capacity to hold property, and therefore could not have authorized Dr. Thaler to act on its behalf.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This would make it socially responsible to introduce technological break-throughs into services for the benefit of society, protecting intellectual property on one hand but allowing different voices that will shape the metaverse on the other, stipulating guidelines on data ownership and requiring consent by users.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 28, 2023

This week in Washington IP news, as a new school year begins, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) looks at the latest research on invention education. federal government can do to patent rights during a public health emergency.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The much discussed, but previously unreleased, Restoring America Invents Act has finally been made public. The bill was submitted by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in what he described late last week as an attempt to reverse the reforms of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) made by former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 25, 2024

The invalidation rate of patents in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, such as inter partes reviews (IPRs), has been high since the inception of the PTAB. This article focuses on the “total invalidation” rate where all challenged claims are found invalid such that the patent is effectively killed off.

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Intepat

APRIL 7, 2025

INTRODUCTION Patent legislation offers legal safeguarding for novel inventions once they have been patented by their creators. A patent , essentially a temporary monopoly, is bestowed upon the owner in exchange for disclosing the invention to the public. This system benefits both society and the inventor.

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The IPKat

MAY 24, 2024

The second and final week of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge has come to an end with the adoption of a new international legal instrument, entitled the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (available here ).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This post originally appeared as an article (“Stakeholders Should Not Miss Congress’s Invitation for Feedback on Patent Eligibility”) on Law.com on October 7, 2021. The decision confirms that inventions generated by AI are not eligible for patent protection in the United States. 86 FR 36257. See Thaler v. Hirshfeld et al.

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

This builds on the work of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), established in 2000. The provision would not be retroactive (Article 5). This Kat has been following this week's proceedings via the WIPO Webcast.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

Anti-patent advocates are exploiting the new dynamic of Senator Patrick Leahy, coauthor of the America Invents Act (AIA), who now chairs the Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu left the building.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This is a book review of “ Harmonizing Intellectual Property Law for a Trans-Atlantic Knowledge Economy ”, edited by Péter Mezei, Hannibal Travis, and Anett Pogácsás. Legeza’s analysis provides interesting insights relevant to the revocation right under Article 22 of the DSMD. A meow-velous cover!

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

First published by ALM / Law.com in The Intellectual Property Strategist All of us have been exposed to and perhaps even overwhelmed by news about generative artificial intelligence (AI). Part One of this article series covers claim scope and inventorship. In this case, Thaler filed with the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2025

The invalidation rate of patents in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, particularly inter partes reviews (IPRs), has been extremely high since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Currently, a patent reaching a final written decision in an IPR will on average have 78% of its claims found invalid.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

From the Supreme Courts decision to abrograte the Chevron decision, thereby changing the standard for agency deference by the courts, to movement on some of the most potentially game-changing patent legislation to be introduced since the America Invents Act, there is a lot to choose from when it comes to what mattered in 2024.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 25, 2023

While many speakers cautioned against moving too quickly to change the rules for AI-generated inventions, others warned that doing nothing could result in chaos for the USPTO and grave economic and innovation losses for the country.

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Patently-O

MAY 26, 2024

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states have adopted a groundbreaking new treaty addressing patent rights in the context of these genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources. You can see a Sean Connery look-alike doing this in my image below.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When the America Invents Act (AIA) was before Congress a decade ago, it was heralded as the first comprehensive patent law since the 1952 Act. Ten years’ perspective on the new law, however, shows that its changes to patent policy have been more evolution rather than revolution. The AIA is simply the latest step in the long arc of moving U.S.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

During IPWatchdog LIVE 2021 in Dallas, Texas, I asked a handful of willing attendees for their thoughts on the impact of the America Invents Act (AIA) in anticipation of today, the ten-year anniversary of the day President Barack Obama signed the AIA into law. innovation.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

There’s hardly any area in entrepreneurship today that deals with innovation more than intellectual property rights protection – in fact, cutting edge technology and inventions are at the core of the IP industry.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 10, 2022

Madelaine Lynch is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. This article was written in affiliation with Madelaine’s placement at ventureLAB and published December 17, 2021, as part of ventureLAB’s IP Deep Dive Series.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

The first prize goes to Ramakash G Suriaprakash , from Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli (batch of 2021), for their essay titled, ‘ Inventions Seriously Prejudicing the Environment: Can the Precautionary Principle Offer a Way Out?’ And the winners are: 1. The essay is available here.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

Abstract This paper delves into the profound integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into contemporary life and its impact on intellectual property rights (IPR). Most of the creative work that AI is doing in some or other way impacts the intellectual property rights of other people.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2022

intellectual property is protected abroad, and expanding the reach of the patent system to underrepresented groups. This article focuses on five important issues that any new USPTO Director will need to address—and looks for clues as to how she may approach them.

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SpicyIP

MAY 17, 2023

It puts India on a “Priority Watch List Category” for the outstanding and new issues which allegedly affect United States (US) based intellectual property-intensive industries (p. The report shows specific concern about patents among the other intellectual property issues. 56, para 3). 59, para 1).

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

Until this move Rasheed served as Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, which made her the chief litigator for the USPTO. Rasheed will immediately move to the PTAB.

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IPilogue

JUNE 9, 2022

This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (“TRIPS Agreement”), compulsory licencing is a flexibility in the field of patent protection. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course.

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