Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may have an obligation to disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the innovation process. the Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to patentability.”

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 10, 2021

March 16, 2013 marked a watershed date in the practice of patent law as the effective date of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Not surprisingly, there were a number of patent applications filed that bridged the March 16, 2013 AIA effective date.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

The Exclusion of ICMR from the Patent Application Last weekend, a series of unusual developments regarding the Covaxin patent (Patent Application Number: 202041007559) generated significant buzz. [A big thanks to Swaraj for his inputs on the post.] This is also indicated as his address in the Form 1.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

The natural person can then be named an inventor on the patent application. Absent the advent of Artificial General Intelligence, patent inventorship thus remains within the human realm. 2022) found "that only a natural person can be an inventor, so AI cannot be".

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Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

These amendments, effective from March 15, 2024, introduce several key changes to streamline the patent amendment process, ensure timely decisions, and provide special provisions for small entities and startups. This article provides a detailed analysis of the amended rules and their implications for patent applicants and holders.

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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 Patent Applications. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft case, which held that a state could not be an inventor, and the Beech Aircraft Corp.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). National Phase PCT Patent Application in India.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). National Phase PCT Patent Application in India.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The key takeaway here is that the USPTO believes that an AI-developed invention is patentable so long as a human satisfies the joint-inventorship standard of “significantly contributing to the invention.” patents and patent applications. According to the USPTO, each claim needs to have a human inventor.

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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. ” Full Scope Written Description : The Patent Act requires that the specification include “a written description of the invention.” Kite’s “YESCARTA” therapy was found to infringe. 35 U.S.C. §

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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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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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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. patent grants and patent applications. The strength and vitality of the U.S.

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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. Each of these three jurisdictions found sufficient reasons in these formalities to reject DABUS’ patent applications.

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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. Three months before filing the applications for the six patents, Ragner held a meeting to seek investors, which included Berardi.

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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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IP Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Its applications in the fields of natural language processing and text analysis have been well documented and have aroused great interest. Recently, the technology has even been used in the realm of intellectual property, with some having used it to draft patent applications.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 30, 2021

What kinds of comments are useful in revising a draft patent application? So your patent attorney has send you a first draft of your utility patent application for your review. You’re not sure what to do, so you read my helpful tips on how to review a draft patent application.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2022

Before we delve into understanding the concept of Patent Search , let us first make ourselves familiar with the definition of a patent. A patent refers to an exclusive right granted by the patent authority of a nation to the inventor or applicant of a unique invention. Types of Patent Search.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

Although documents are widely available today via our vast network of digital communications, there is also increasing junk in the system — documents making unsubstantiated claims that are effectively science fiction. ” Lidiya Mishchenko , Thank You for Not Publishing (Unexamined Patent Applications) , 47 B.Y.U.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 8, 2024

INTRODUCTION The Patent Act was enforced on 20 th April, 1972. 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. While, the patent provides a strong security, it is essential to be aware of its geographical limitations.

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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? The US, the European Patent Office, and Australia all have considered this question. For his patent applications Dr Thaler replied ‘ by ownership of the creativity machine “DABUS” ’ ([6]).

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Patently-O

MAY 25, 2023

Under the AIA’s provisions, Itou would have been considered prior art, therefore preventing Teleflex’s patenting. The also case stands out as Itou was clearly the first inventor, but this evidence was not taken into account due both to arcane pre-AIA rules and due to the IPR process focusing only on the published patent documents.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 8, 2022

Patents in Oman. 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. Patentability.

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Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

Patent trolls, as per this point of view, do well to the economy as well as to the inventor since litigation cost has the potential to leave the inventor bankrupt. Point of View 2: Patent Trolls do Hurt Innovation. It would help optimize the cost and risk management strategy of the entity.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

Background The appellant (Microsoft) filed a patent application on 27 February 2012 for an invention titled “Message Communication of Sensor and other Data.” ” The invention aimed to simplify the communication of sensor data to applications by converting raw sensor data into lightweight messages.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Attribution: How Authorship Credit Contributes to the Gender Gap , allocation of credit on public-facing legal documents is not equitable. When the senior-most legal team member signs documents on behalf of their legal team, they are erasing the names of associates from the record. As detailed in my study, Ms.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2024

Steinfl + Bruno's Patent Agents participate in domestic and foreign patent prosecution and work directly with patent examiners and clients, including inventors, in-house patent practitioners, and foreign associates.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As one family-member patent is about to issue (or be abandoned), the patentee makes sure to file a continuation application with a new set of patent claims and claiming priority back to the original filing documents. This was not a case of an inventor leading the industry to something new.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Gernsback was also an inventor and serious scientific thinker in his own right. He died with over thirty patents to his name. His magazines were full of information about patents and advice on patenting—which Gernsback deemed an essential step in the commercial success of any new invention. Compare 35 U.S.C. §

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Intepat

MAY 22, 2023

The second way, i.e. constructive reduction to practice, is when the inventor can explain to a person of ordinary skill in the art in sufficient detail so that they may make use of the invention without requiring undue experimentation. When an invention has reached the stage where it is reduced to practice, it is ready for patenting.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Establishing invention date requires determining when the inventor both conceived of the complete invention and then reduced it to practice. Conception occurs when an inventor forms a definite and permanent idea of the complete and operative invention in their mind.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention. Each component can provide information to the various stakeholders in the life of a patent. These stakeholders range from inventors, patent owners, licensees and patent examiners.

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IPilogue

APRIL 1, 2022

Blit examined the countries in which Canadian investors filed patent applications and sought to determine the extent to which the Canadian patent regime fosters domestic innovation. He found that Canadians were increasingly filing patents abroad, with more Canadians filing in at least one other country each year.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Since blockchain plays a pivotal role in the crypto market, several inventors have attempted to legally protect the various components of blockchain technology using patents. In recent years, applications for blockchain patents have increased at a rapid rate.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may have an obligation to disclose if artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the innovation process. the Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to patentability.”

Invention 52

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LexBlog IP

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 Patent Applications. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft case, which held that a state could not be an inventor, and the Beech Aircraft Corp.

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