LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

PatentNext Summary: The Legal Board of Appeal (the “Board”) of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently suggested that the owner of an artificial intelligence (AI) machine could possibly be listed as an inventor of an AI-generated Invention. ” J 8/20 (Designation of inventor/DABAS) at para.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 26, 2021

For World IP Day, Fish Principal and chair of Fish’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative , Ahmed Davis , authored the article “Celebrating Black Inventors on World IP Day” for the National Law Journal, which celebrates the contributions of Black inventors who all too often get overlooked.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2021

With South Africa’s patent office having recently granted the first patent to an AI inventor, and an Australian court ruling in favor of AI inventorship, it’s time to review how we got here—and where we’re going. Further, the USPTO has issued thousands of inventions that utilize AI.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Confusion and misunderstanding among some independent inventors might slow or stall progress of the excellent eligibility reform bill recently introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC).

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Intepat

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) advancements in this Fourth Industrial Revolution period have resulted in AI capable of developing innovative and inventive inventions. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Read the full article on Managing IP. For example, companies pursuing patent protection in both the US and the EU should keep in mind a few key differences between these two jurisdictions to avoid losing valuable IP rights. PDF copy available. Inventorship. Inventorship in the US is a critical component of patent ownership.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision granting a Motion for Summary Judgment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and upholding the Office’s view that AI algorithms cannot be listed as inventors on U.S.

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Patently-O

MARCH 26, 2024

The Supreme Court ultimately reversed the lower court’s decision upholding the patent and found instead that Brady’s claimed invention lacked novelty and did not constitute a patentable advance over the prior art. Such inventors are worthy of all favor. A recent article by Laura G.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the second and final part of this article, which focuses on a pharmaceutical invention claim for ibuprofen, we examine what the court looked for in its assessment and suggest that this may signal a new dawn for those wishing to protect their inventions in the pharmaceutical sector.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

I can only go on what is written in the article. But assuming Weber’s account is a fair assessment, I would suggest that it raises additional questions about the ongoing global efforts – driven by Professor Ryan Abbott and his Artificial Inventor Project – challenging the legal barriers to AI inventorship and authorship.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

I have been monitoring patent application filing around the world that list “DABUS (the “Device for the Autonomous Bootingstraiming of Unified Sentience”) as the sole inventor. At issue is whether an AI machine alone can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. In today’s posting, I provide updates to this article.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2024

The remarkable story that inventor Alan Nelson shared last week at the 7th Annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit held by CIPU at Northwestern University was revealing in many ways. Dr. Nelson related how he overcame numerous obstacles to commercialize a landmark technology for detecting cervical cancer in the 1990s.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

A world first – South Africa recently made headlines by granting a patent for ‘a food container based on fractal geometry’ to a non-human inventor, namely an artificial intelligence (AI) machine called DABUS. Guest Post by Meshandren Naidoo and Dr. Christian E.

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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. Previously, IPilogue reported that Australia has granted patent ownership to an AI inventor.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2022

As a result of these applications, the government of South Africa recognized DABUS as the inventor on a patent. The recently established fact that DABUS has created patent-worthy inventions is further evidence that the system ‘walks and talks’ just like a conscious human brain.”. . … If so, should they be?”

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

IP business models will evolve, and risk and return calculations will become more reliable. In the decade since the America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted, patent licensing challenges have increased for many technology companies and independent inventors. grants for the first half of 2021.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 31, 2023

If such new content forms part of a new “invention” (i.e., part of a patent claim), does the AI system need to be listed as an “inventor”? It may all come down to “conception” – that is, whether an AI system can mentally conceive and contribute to an invention. an invention).

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 21, 2024

As reported on IPWatchdog, the UK Supreme court recently ruled that a trained neural network (an Artificial Intelligence known as DABUS) could not be listed as the inventor on two patent applications filed by Dr. Stephen Thaler at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO).

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2023

Bad decisions made in previous forks in the road have gradually undermined the innovative spirit in our nation, but some inventors in Washington, DC, next week want to change course before we automatically go down the well-trod path.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

patent application was filed by Moderna, with no NIH scientists listed as inventors. patent application as co-inventors with the Moderna scientists. As a result of the collaboration, a vaccine labeled “mRNA-1273” was created and a U.S. patent application.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2023

US Inventor is publicly opposing the appointment of Representative Darrell Issa (R – CA) to Chair the IP Subcommittee due to Issa’s record of IP reforms that are harmful to independent inventors and startups. Issa is unfit to be IP Subcommittee Chair.

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IAM Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the second and final part of this article, which focuses on a pharmaceutical invention claim for ibuprofen, we examine what the court looked for in its assessment and suggest that this may signal a new dawn for those wishing to protect their inventions in the pharmaceutical sector.

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Intepat

APRIL 19, 2023

INTRODUCTION As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, Computer-Related Inventions (CRIs) have become a crucial component of modern innovation. The Patents Act, 1970, provides for the protection of CRIs, but there has been significant debate over the years regarding the patentability of such inventions in India.

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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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IP Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Director’s Blog published a post authored by USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announcing that the agency is now receiving applications from inventors seeking free legal assistance to bring ex parte appeals of patent examiner rejections to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2022

I am excited to announce the publication of the Intellectual Property Owner (IPO) ’s white paper on “ Protecting Inventions Relating to Artificial Intelligence: Best Practices. The paper may be found here and covers various best practices for protecting Artificial Intelligence (AI) inventions. Prosecution of AI inventions.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 1, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider). Shoshana Wodinsky: Australian Court Rules That Yes, AI Can Be an Inventor (Source: Gizmodo). Commentary and Journal Articles: Atty. Source: SCRIBD. David Beck and Atty.

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IPilogue

JULY 7, 2021

While an employer may have invested significant resources to facilitate the production of an invention and wish to capitalize on their investment, their employee also likely devoted significant time and energy into developing the invention and may feel entitled to benefit from its associated IP. Private Sector Employees.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held oral argument on the issue of whether an invention generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is patentable. As described in a companion article, which can be found here , Plaintiff Stephen Thaler, Ph.D., On June 6, the U.S. The Patent Applications. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held oral argument on the issue of whether an invention generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is patentable. As described in a companion article, which can be found here , Plaintiff Stephen Thaler, Ph.D., On June 6, the U.S. The Patent Applications. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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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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LexBlog IP

JULY 20, 2021

This case concerns the question of whether a patent may be granted for an invention that was devised by a machine, rather than by a human inventor. I have written an article targeted to a more general audience, which has been published by InnovationAus , providing an overview of the Australian case, and broadly discussing my concerns.

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Intepat

APRIL 20, 2022

To be granted a patent, an invention by the applicant must be novel, non-obvious, and must be such that can be manufactured or used in industry. Besides these basic, requirements an invention must also not fall under the criteria of non-patentable subject matter as discussed in Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Patents Act, 1970 (“ Act ”).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2022

The appointment of an expanded panel (three judges is usual), including the Chief Justice, is notable, and suggests that the court considers the question of whether a machine can be an inventor for the purposes of the Patents Act 1990 to be one of particular legal importance. He will need at least one of these to survive the appeal.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

Raenelle Manning, an IPilogue writer and the author of part I of this two-part article series on TikTok Viral Marketing explains more about TikTok as a marketing strategy. This sentiment plays into inherent feelings of property ownership and control over your property —in this case, your intellectual property (“IP”.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 22, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday, May 21, issued a precedential decision vacating and remanding a district court’s finding that Core Optical Technologies didn’t have standing to sue Nokia due to the language of a contract between the inventor and his employer. where he worked at the time of the invention.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) on November 5 introduced a bill, titled the Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021 (RALIA), HR 5874, that would repeal the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), return the patent system to a “first-to-invent” model, rather than first-to-file, and would end automatic publication of patents.

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