IP Watchdog

JULY 30, 2024

When inventors and creators know that their work will be protected, they are more likely to invest time, money, and resources into developing new ideas and technologies. Strong intellectual property rights are a cornerstone of the modern American economy.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

However, the Copilot version did not come with the LGPL license, a requirement of using code under that license, nor was there any indication that it was copied. Alex Gravely, the principal engineer at GitHub and the inventor of Copilot , responded saying that the code is different, but admitted that it was similar.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2023

After centuries of issuing paper patents to inventors, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will soon transition to only electronic issuance, with patent holders able to receive a printed “ceremonial” copy to display proudly if they wish.

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Larson & Larson

JANUARY 10, 2021

With a patent, an inventor can exclude competition by enforcing the patent, license the invention to other parties for royalty payments, sue for damages in the case of infringement, and sell the invention to a third party. There are 3 types of patents that inventors should know: utility, design, and plant patents. Utility Patent.

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IPilogue

MARCH 23, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Copy of your resume and unofficial grades. 750 words).

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

It gives the inventor or patent owner exclusive rights and prevents others from manufacturing, selling, or marketing the invention. Firstly, it prevents other organizations from copying the invention, thereby lowering the risk of competitors in the market. Inventors can use patents to establish their businesses.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 19, 2022

I really love Ben Franklin, he was such a unique inventor of so many different things, and scholar, and really, a Renaissance man. That symbol helps warn others that you are protected, that this is valuable to you, that there is likely to be a problem if they copy it. This statement is really true when it comes to trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

In Thaler , the Court confronted, analyzed and answered the question of “can an artificial intelligence machine be an ‘inventor’ under the Patent Act?” A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached. ” Id. ” Id. ” Id. at *17-18.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

According to the complaint, when Apple learned of the app, it liked the idea—so much so, in fact, that it copied it. These screenshots (from the complaint) show the alleged copying: I trust the differences are immediately apparent. Compared side by side, there are numerous differences. Some Related Blog Posts.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

Ownership of IP In a recent curious example, Spice DAO paid $3 million for an original 1975 copy of the Dune bible by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Similar, with regard to patents, under the Patents Act 1977 , an inventor means the “actual deviser of the invention” and the owner of a patent can be a company.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The AmeriKat instructing her computer overlord to come up with an invention which turns household objects into tuna Can machines be inventors? Over to Henry : "Background Dr Stephen Thaler is the inventor of an artificial intelligence machine called DABUS. 7(3) was that the inventor is a person ([19]). DABUS made inventions.

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IPilogue

JUNE 29, 2022

In copyright, Justice Laddie warned us about the possibly of being misled by similarity by excision , that is, “chipping away and ignoring all the bits which are undoubtedly not copied may result in the creation of an illusion of copying in what is left”.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 18, 2021

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Copy of your resume and unofficial grades. 750 words).

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IPilogue

AUGUST 25, 2022

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. Copy of your resume and unofficial grades. 750 words).

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

For example, if you write a novel, copyright protects it from being copied or sold by others without your permission. It grants exclusive rights to the inventors and prevents others from selling, using or making it without their permission. These include right to reproduce, display, modify, distribute, or sell their copyrighted works.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

On November 5, 2024, I received an official copy of U.S. Design Patent #D1,050,634 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). I received a Notice of Allowance for my U.S. Design Application #29888619, titled “Rope Throw Dog Toy” on September 18, 2024, and the patent was issued on November 5, 2024.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works. In many countries, including the United States, inventors receive copyright protection for their creations.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

While at this stage the particulars of Getty’s claim are unavailable, their press release states that Stability AI “unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright and the associated metadata owned or represented by Getty Images”. temporary copy which is; 2. transient or incidental; 3.

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Patently-O

MAY 21, 2024

If the reference is not within the field of the inventor’s endeavor, whether the reference is still reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved. Further, unlike utility patents, design patents do not have written claims or descriptions that clearly define the problem being addressed.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 17, 2021

Valve submitted a printout of Burns and argues that it was a printed copy of an online review of a Scuf controller from 2010. In particular, one of the inventors (Burgess) testified that he had facilitated the publication back in 2010 for marketing purposes. ” Fed.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Some of the most beloved fixtures of the genre—time machines, faster-than-light space travel, teleportation, downloading memories, copying a consciousness, etcetera—are impossible or not yet possible when described by the author. Gernsback was also an inventor and serious scientific thinker in his own right.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 8, 2022

A patent is an exclusive right granted to the inventor against his invention, which may be a product or a process for a new way of doing something, provided that the patent owner discloses the technical information related to his invention in the patent publication. percent), followed by Kuwait USD 1.1billion (4.6 Patents in Oman.

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Intepat

APRIL 4, 2022

’ moment, inventors tend to get excited about sharing it with the world. Some inventors diligently opt for signing a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with the investors before proceeding with discussion. This would give you a prior filing date and also protect your idea from being copied.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It is a term often used by inventors to display their intellectual property rights as it notifies others that they are pursuing protection and that copying it may count as an infringement if the patent is granted. Patent pending means that a patent has been applied for but has not yet been granted.

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Patently-O

MARCH 10, 2022

He is also an inventor and builder (he has personally built three airplanes). Fleming sent a copy of his pending patent application to Cirrus who apparently then released a new aircraft embodying his patented design. Cirrus Design ( Fed. Hoyt Fleming is a patent attorney, and former Chief Patent Counsel for Micron. ” Slip Op.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

A US court in Alexandria, Virginia has ruled that a computer using artificial intelligence cannot be recognized as an ‘inventor’ under US law, because only an individual can be an inventor. Delhi High Court in Dassault Systems v. News from around the World.

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IP Tech Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Patent owners will receive their eGrant patents from the USPTO’s online Patent Center on the day of issuance and will be able to print unlimited free copies of eGrant patents from USPTO’s online Patent Center. The new system will save time and money, improve efficiency, and make it easier for inventors to access their patents.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bonito Boats centers on a Florida statute prohibiting copying of unpatented boat hulls via direct molding. And, once a patent expires (or is refused or forfeited by public use), the balance allows “free access to copy whatever the federal patent and copyright laws leave in the public domain.” Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.,

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Here, an anonymous third party, through counsel, provided the USPTO with copies of two webpages in a foreign language … each paired with an uncertified English translation. Zhang apparently did not make this argument until the appeal, and, the examiner withdrew his rejection after receiving the declaration with supporting evidence.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JULY 6, 2021

Drew Hirshfeld presents Deputy Secretary Graves with a copy of his ancestor’s patent. USPTO Leadership Presents Graves with Copy of Ancestor’s Patent. He later received a surprise framed copy of his ancestor’s patent who was one of the Nation’s first Black patent holders. Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO. On July 1, 2021, U.S.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor. The Supreme Court of Canada last considered the definition of “inventor” in 2002, but has yet to consider whether it would include non-human entities.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Singapore (computational data analysis; user must not “use the copy for any other purpose”) f. Can a machine be an “inventor”? EU (CDSM arts 3-4; obligation concerning sufficiently detailed summary in June 2023 draft of AI Act) d. Japan (Art. 47 septies ) e. Switzerland (scientific research) g. Rights Management Information a.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Individual inventor applicants and academic institutions qualify as small entity for reduced USPTO patent filing fees. This means that if the foreign priority application has been published for less than one year, the applicant might be able to file a US patent application without a priority claim.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents). I speculated that this was an attempt to avoid a messy fair use dispute.

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

ViiV Healthcare (“ViiV”), majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”), claims that Gilead’s bictegravir (sold under the brand name “Biktarvy”) directly copied its dolutegravir’s formulation under U.S. Under this doctrine, the inventor could not then sue another for using the three-wheeled or four-wheeled design.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 12, 2023

Inventors prize their bound hardcopy patents for both sentimental reasons and because the hardcopy can be useful in negotiation. If a patent is lost or destroyed, the best the owner can do is obtain a certified copy. The USPTO only issues one original “Letters Patent.” By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The purpose of this invention, according to the inventors, is to reassure children that their good behavior was rewarded by Santa. But the inventors of this invention came up with a solution, so they must think there is a problem. But, in case you want to try making one, these inventors have designed a pie plate to help make it easier.

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