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Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor

IP Watchdog

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

The IPKat

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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US Inventor Arguments for Opposing the Pride in Patent Ownership Act Fall Short on the Merits

IP Watchdog

Last September, a bipartisan pair of Senators introduced the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which, if passed, would add greatly-needed transparency to our patent system. Right now, inventors, businesses, and other interested members of the public often have to undertake time consuming and expensive litigation to determine who owns a patent.

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The Pride in Patent Ownership Act is Big Tech Boondoggling

IP Watchdog

The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. 2774, is currently being attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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Viral TikTok Music Trends as Low-Cost Marketing – Who gets to choose how and when a song is released?

IPilogue

This sentiment plays into inherent feelings of property ownership and control over your property —in this case, your intellectual property (“IP”. But what are the legal underpinnings that tie Halsey’s (and other artists’) ownership and control of their music? The short answer, as usual in law, is that it depends.

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Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Recommendations Concerning AI and IP: A Little Late or Way too Early?

SpicyIP

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. Recommendations vis-à-vis Inventorship and Ownership. Well, the answer is no according to the IP Owners Association (whose members include Microsoft, Google, Apple, Oracle, IBM, etc.),

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Bio-Rad Co-ownership Defense Fails at the CAFC

IP Intelligence

However, we will focus on an argument advanced by Bio-Rad regarding a co-ownership defense. More specifically, a number of inventors of the 10X patents had previously worked for Bio-Rad. On review, the Commission agreed with the ALJ.