The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Commissioner of Patents , case number VID 108 of 2021, in the Federal Court of Australia, an Australian Federal Judge became the first known jurist to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can qualify for patent protection. In Thaler v.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The traditional understanding in copyright law is that the concept of “prior art” is only applicable to patents and that the term is not relevant in assessing whether a defendant has infringed someone’s copyright. Patent law demands that an invention must be new and novel to receive protection.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 8, 2025

Transforms Careers in IP and Competition Law If youre reading this, chances are youre already intrigued by the world of intellectual property, data, and competition law, and the ever-shifting terrain of the digital economy. Patent Law , European and U.S. Copyright Law , European and U.S. programs provide.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a “Law Firm of the Year” for Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent in U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2023 edition. Litigation – Patent . Patent Law . Technology Law .

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The IPKat

JUNE 29, 2022

Back in 2021, the UK IPO undertook a consultation on AI and IP covering: copyright in works made by AI; text and data mining using copyright material; and patents for inventions devised by AI. Copyright protection for computer-generated works (CGWs) without a human author. Patent protection for AI-devised inventions.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). Patent applicants and practitioners could benefit from guidance regarding obtaining patents in the context of NFTs.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Innovation: Fit for Future? Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2022!

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

On February 14, 2022, the Copyright Review Board issued a decision affirming the Office’s refusal of registration. The Board held that “copyright law only protects ‘the fruits of intellectual labor’ that ‘are founded in the creative powers of the human mind’,” citing the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices , §602.4(c)

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In chapter 3, Intellectual Property Primary and Secondary Rights in International Law: The Case of Mexican Pharmaceutical Patents and the USMCA , Roberto Garza Barbosa illustrates the primary right and secondary right distinction in the context of pharmaceutical patents in Mexico. The first (chapter 7), by Dan L.

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2021

Instead of such an approach, the committee could have asked the specific question of whether the current patent law or copyright law requires any amendments in the light of developments in AI and machine learning and to answer it, it could have asked a set of specific sub-questions. The discussions on Sec. When to study?

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

Alina Trapova (The University of Nottingham) and João Pedro Quintais (Institute for Information Law (IViR)) have published the fourth and final trimester of the 2021 round-up of EU Copyright Law (you can read the first, second and third trimester editions here , here and here ).

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Image from here Book Review: Modern Law of Copyright in Singapore By Prashant Reddy T. Earlier this year, the Singapore Academy of Law published a treatise on Singapore’s new copyright law enacted in 2021. The treatise is structured like any other in common law countries. Cornish, D. Llewelyn and T.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Private property rights like patents that cover inventions promote a growing innovation economy and a flourishing society. Without them there would be idle curiosity, but Continue reading

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There has been a long-standing debate about the different modes of safeguarding an API through the laws on patents, copyright, and trade secrets. Patents and APIs. Patents do not govern computer programs, per se. Copyright and APIs. We shall now examine each of them separately. Trade Secrets and APIs.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

However, the information used for the purpose of training AI models belongs to third parties and, therefore, can be copyrighted or protected by patents. For instance, an ML model trained for the identification of dog breeds needs a set with images of different breeds labeled appropriately.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Patent: Blockchain-related inventions can be protected as patents. Article 143 of the Patent Law provides patent holders recourse to file claims in the Commercial Court if the rights under their patent are infringed by another party. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

The integration of IoT-enabled designs and smart technologies adds another layer of complexity as the same would fall in the domain of patent law. Copyright and Design overlap Section 15 of the Copyright Act, 1957 ensures that mass-produced designs are covered by design law, not copyright law.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The other two chapters turn to the conceptualisation of nature in patent law. In 'Denaturing Bacteria', Daniel Schneider discusses the controversy over the patenting of biological sewage treatment and questions of the public interest. Like many contributions in this volume, the chapter draws on a wealth of archival materials.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In that regard, punitive damages for IPRs infringements have found their places in, but not limited to, China’s Civil Code (CCC), Copyright Law, Trade Mark Law and Patent Law (see former IPKat posts here and here ). In April 2021, Jin sued Baijia store for patent infringement. Jin thus dropped the suit.

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Patently-O

MAY 6, 2024

by Dennis Crouch This may be a useful case for patent prosecutors to cite to the USPTO because it creates a strong dividing line for the printed matter doctrine — applying the doctrine only to cases where the claims recite the communicative content of information. Kevin Emerson Collins, Patent Law’s Authorship Screen , 84 U.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog gave an update on EU copyright law developments for the second trimester of 2021, including insights into the cases and referrals coming up soon. TechnoLlama presented an overview of the creator's copyright fight to clean up Pepe's image - and how NFTs fit in.

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University will host an online conference on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, from 14:00-16:00 CET to discuss the current state and future of patent law and regulatory rights in the field of personalised medicine.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

Is the protection of patent available for website? The domain name of the website may be protected by Trade Mark laws, whereas the contents of the website- the text, artwork, photographs, audio-visual content etc. enjoy the protection under Copyright laws if you are the first and original creator of these components.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

One of the most controversial topics is the patentability of an idea , as it creates confusion between the understanding of an idea and an invention. Therefore, it’s the invention that could get patented and not the idea. As aforementioned, an idea is the start of an innovation, but the idea alone cannot be patented.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The authors must have been quite busy, particularly in the past two years, diligently tracking the frequent IP law revisions (Trade Mark Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law Revisions in 2019; Copyright Law and Patent Law Revisions in 2020) and, of course, the promulgation of the Civil Code (and the IP-related provisions therein) in 2020.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The District of Delaware is renowned as a patent litigation hot spot, but the district sees its fair share of other IP litigation. Two recent opinions shed some light on this practice and are useful for anyone seeking to file a trademark or copyright suit, or called to defend against one, in the district. Opinion at 1. dissenting)).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 5, 2021

Commissioner of Patents , case number VID 108 of 2021, in the Federal Court of Australia, an Australian Federal Judge became the first known jurist to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can qualify for patent protection. In Thaler v.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

If you've been too wrapped up with preparations for the holiday season , here's a summary of the IP news that you might have missed last week: Patents This Kat is still contemplating which IP books to put on her Christmas wish-list. Léon has recently published a book on the subject, which is being launched on 12 January 2024.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

It will equip participants with a thorough understanding of foundational principles of intellectual property law. 2024 IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy The Institute for Information Law organizes an annual intensive post-graduate course on international copyright law and policy.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Some of the most telling stories on the topic revolve around CSIR’s troubling silence on royalties earned from licensing its patents—an issue Prashant addressed extensively in his posts (see e.g., see here , and here ). crore on securing patents in India and abroad, and refused to disclose its revenues from patent licensing.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While copyright law is at the center of a few recent disputes over intellectual property protection for typefaces and fonts, design patents are an often-overlooked mechanism for protecting these designs. Copyrights. Design Patents. Design Patent No. Design Patent No. Design Patent No.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

Stephen Thaler was appealing a Federal Circuit decision that interpreted the Patent Act to require a human “inventor” for purposes of obtaining a patent. The invention at issue was conceived of by Thaler’s AI model DABUS and not by a human, dooming its chances of obtaining patent protection. Tatham , 55 U.S. (14

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IPilogue

JULY 14, 2021

In this article, we will take a brief look at the patent and copyright issues surrounding the right to repair movement. Patent Rights: Repair vs. Reconstruction. 6 Under Canadian patent law, the right to construct a patented invention is reserved for the patentee(s). Manufacturers’ Copyrights.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. Copyright law protects you as a musician by preventing unauthorized use of your creative works.

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