The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2021

Late last month, South Africa's Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) became the first Patent Office in the world to award a patent that names an artificial intelligence as the inventor of a product. a machine/device) to be named as the inventor in a patent application. Does "him" connote natural person solely?]

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

The natural person can then be named an inventor on the patent application. Of more practical consequence, the legal test provided in the Guidance for determining whether the inventors of a particular AI system should also be considered inventors of its output, remains open to interpretation.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Court allowed the Party Expert to be privy to the documents accessed by the Scientific Advisers appointed by the Bench. It is imperative to mention here that one crucial TOR was that all documents, information, records or samples sought under these TOR were only to be disclosed under the aegis of a two-tier confidentiality club.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 17, 2021

Authentication : Before relying upon a documented evidence, it must first be authenticated — a showing that the document “is what the proponent claims it is.” Here, the Board found that the Burns printout submitted by Valve had not been authenticated as the same document cited during the examination.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. But the rise of generative AI is changing how we invent: it is becoming increasingly prevalent that inventions are now generated in a collaboration between human inventors and AI systems that together develop novel solutions to problems. 101 and 115.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 10, 2021

These applications would not be subject to the provisions of the AIA unless the application contained a claim that did not properly find support in the pre-AIA priority document(s). Not surprisingly, there were a number of patent applications filed that bridged the March 16, 2013 AIA effective date.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2024

In late June this year, I wrote ( here ) about how Bharat Biotech (BBIL) filed a patent application for Covaxin without listing the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as a co-patentee or inventor, despite the Health Ministry asserting that the intellectual property rights over Covaxin are “jointly owned” by ICMR and BBIL.

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Patent Application Patent Inventor Intellectual Property 104

The IPKat

MAY 18, 2022

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published documents outlining its main activities and targets, setting out how it will deliver on its ‘ambitions’ and ‘corporate priorities’. It plays a fundamental role in ensuring that the UK becomes the most innovative and creative country in the world.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2021

The inventors have been awarded numerous accolades for showing that this approach works to treat some lymphomas. The specification needs to convey that the inventor had “possession” of the claimed invention as of the patent application’s filing date. Kite’s “YESCARTA” therapy was found to infringe.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

In certain instances, if the AI were human, it would be rightfully recognized as at least a joint inventor. This raises the question of whether it is appropriate to designate the human, who contributed to only a part of the invention and collaborated with the AI, as the sole inventor.

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Invention Inventor Patent Intellectual Property 126

JD Supra Law

MAY 24, 2023

to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries" (emphasis added). It is a common refrain that the Constitution is a living, breathing document, and the afore-mentioned clause is perhaps an exemplar.

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IP Intelligence

OCTOBER 6, 2021

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia addressed what it called a “core issue”—whether an artificial intelligence (AI) machine can be an “inventor” under the Patent Act. The applications included a document through which DABUS had allegedly assigned all intellectual property rights in the claimed inventions to Thaler.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” A human who provides a significant contribution may be the sole inventor and original owner, even in situations where the AI provided the greater contribution. No AI Inventors Allowed First, the notice recognizes and follows existing case law that only natural persons can be listed as inventors on U.S. Vidal , 43 F.4th

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2022

When the Patent Act of 1790 refers to inventors, it lists gender inclusive forms of “he, she, or they:” [The inventor(s) must] set[] forth, that he, she, or they , hath or have invented or discovered any useful art, manufacture, engine, machine, or device, or any improvement therein… Patent Act of 1790. patent system.

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More Than Your Mark

JULY 2, 2021

In the Minerva case, the Supreme Court required the lower court to explain whether the inventor’s promise not to challenge the validity of a first patent at the time of the assignment could be held against the inventor when challenging a later patent with claims that were broader than the ones involved in the patent assigned.

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Patently-O

APRIL 28, 2022

Ariad -Style Written Description : Originally filed claims may also lack written description if the four-corners of the specification fail to show the inventor was in possession. Best-Mode : The original specification must disclose the best mode for carrying out the invention–if one is known by the inventors.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 25, 2023

Background Blue Gentian is an assignee of Berardi’s six patents involving a collapsible hose, where Berardi is the named inventor. During the meeting, Ragner showed documents detailing the manufacturing process of a collapsible hose and demonstrated a prototype of the hose.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 26, 2022

I also updated a “Document Log” for the legal team, which is a record of contracts that have IP-related provisions. All Capstone group members are co-inventors with title to the Capstone IP.

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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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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2023

On today's International Women's Day (IWD) The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a contribution by Katfriends Giorgia Golzio and Daniele Golzio reflecting on the contribution of women to technological advancement, with profiles of some notable female inventors throughout history being reviewed too. The same applied to IP.

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Invention Patent Inventor Design 143

Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Timely submission of documents is crucial for the efficient examination of patent applications and compliance with the new rules. Written by Sarren Muhil , Assessment interns @Intepat IP. The post Patent Amendment Rules, 2024 – A Comprehensive Overview appeared first on Intepat IP.

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Patently-O

MAY 31, 2023

These included: documenting gender disparities in attribution for innovative output, understanding how “opt-in” organizational processes can unlock the innovative potential of engineers from underrepresented groups, and measuring how broader representation can help bring more valuable innovations to market.

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SpicyIP

JULY 2, 2021

We’re pleased to carry an announcement from LexisNexis Intellectual Property that LexisNexis Reed Tech will continue to provide patent data and document management services to the USPTO for the next 10 years. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright was admonished by a Florida federal judge Tuesday for posting online about suing expert witnesses for fraud as a digital forensic expert was on the stand testifying that documents Wright produced in the multibillion-dollar litigation were not authentic.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

During the supplemental examination, Malvern cited seven office action documents from the ’782 patent prosecution in an IDS and introduced two declarations by the co-inventor Rochalski. After a change in ownership, Malvern sought supplemental examination of the ’175 patent under 35 U.S.C. §

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. In modern biology research, inventors come from various disciplines such as pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and dairy, and all of them are involved in improving the quality of life.

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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. If these affairs are in order, the patent will summarily be granted by the CIPC.

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Invention Patent Inventor Intellectual Property 128

Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Usually, the inventor is under constant fear of leakage of information relating to the invention as a certain disclosure has to be made to the manufacturer. It is for this reason that inventors prefer signing a binding Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Why Should an Inventor File a Provisional Patent Application?

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Patent Application Patent Inventor Invention 105

Patently-O

JUNE 12, 2023

2023), underscores the importance of adhering to the PTAB procedural requirements, particularly the prohibition against incorporating arguments by reference from one document into another during an IPR, as stipulated in 37 C.F.R. 3) Incorporation by reference; combined documents. Google LLC , — F.4th 4th — (Fed.

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Both documents and translations were submitted by a third party requester in a very unclear, grainy or pixelated manner and the text and details over the figures are very difficult to discern. There is simply no explanation or verification of the source, date or accessibility of the information presented on these documents.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 18, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a new guidance document that is intended to help identify when a process or system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be eligible for patenting.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

New online document inspection service The government is proposing to introduce a new digital service that will allow the public to view documents relating to trade mark and design applications online for the first time. The consultation document, and details of how to respond can be found here.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 4, 2024

An inventor is arguing against the U.S. federal court case challenging the office's redactions in documents regarding Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews of patents at the center of his battle with Apple Inc. Patent and Trademark Office's bid to toss a D.C.

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IP Law 360

JULY 8, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office has again said that it shouldn't have to turn over documents an inventor is seeking about Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews of his patents, saying that doing so would harm its ability to respond to public information requests.

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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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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (abbreviated as NDA) is a legal document signed to safeguard the previously-mentioned sensitive information. Assisting inventors to protect their patent rights – An NDA should protect the best interests of inventors of new products and technologies, specifically if the invention is publicly disclosed.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 8, 2024

It is a statutory right which was granted by the government of India and in return the inventor of the patent have to completely disclose their creation. This way it permits the inventors of the Patent to purposively create international patent portfolios. INTRODUCTION The Patent Act was enforced on 20 th April, 1972.

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