The IPKat

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Patents Benjamin unpacked a patent royalties dispute between the University of Oxford and a student inventor, where the English High Court explained which categories of students should be treated as consumers for the purposes of consumer protection law, and why.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

9,186,208 on surgical devices for a procedure called endometrial ablation were anticipated under the public use bar of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § The Federal Circuit then pointed out that at the time of the public use, the technology was “ready for patenting.” § 102(b).

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IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, in Intellectual Property (IP) practices involving documents filed at the USPTO. Patent claims, for example, require that all claims have a significant contribution by a human inventor.

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Intepat

JANUARY 17, 2023

A patent specification is a disclosure to the public at large regarding the invention as well as the scope of protection that would be granted to the invention. It is a crucial techno-legal document constituted by scientific and technical disclosures which designate the basis of the rights of a patent.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

And, it goes like this–the relevant concept in the United States is that a person shall “ no[t] be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” The government is not using the patent, but the patented technology.

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