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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

Mark Core, had automatically assigned a patent associated with his PhD thesis to his then-employer and education funder TRW. The key issue was whether Dr. Core developed the patented invention “entirely on [his] own time” under his employment agreement. Dr. Core conceived of the invention while pursuing a Ph.D.

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When is the inventor of an AI model also an inventor of the model's output? A closer look at the USPTO Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

The IPKat

According to the USPTO guidance for AI-assisted inventions , AI has the potential to solve some of society's most difficult challenges. However, in the patent realm, the USPTO also believes that "inventorship analysis should focus on human contributions, as patents function to incentivize and reward human ingenuity".

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Community Property and Patent Ownership

Patently-O

The basis for the argument was that the application that led to the patent-in-suit had been filed while Afana had been married (to Kassam) and, by operation of Texas’ community property law, Kassam had an ownership interest in the issued patent that had not been assigned to Mobile Equity and had not been joined as a co-plaintiff.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. Patents The Report discussed in section IV: (i) the use of NFTs to manage registration, ownership, and licensing of patents; and (ii) how current patent laws apply to NFT-related inventions.

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Joint Inventorship: AI-Human Style

Patently-O

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published examination guidance and a request for comments on the treatment of inventorship for inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. patents and patent applications.

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USPTO Guidelines Define the Role of AI in Patent Inventorship

LexBlog IP

In 2022, the Federal Circuit definitively ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be named inventors or co-inventors on patent applications, reinforcing the longstanding principle that only natural persons are eligible as inventors under the Patent Act.

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Russia Suspends Compulsory License Payments for Some Non-Russians

IP Tech Blog

Though compulsory licensing payments are uncertain at best right now, owners of Russian patents from the affected countries are advised to document commercial activity that would normally be entitled to compensation. This may allow prosecution of pending Russian patent applications or enforcement of granted patents by this agent.