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USPTO Officially Withdraws Terminal Disclaimer Proposal

IP Watchdog

The withdrawal was expected, with panelists at IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters Program in October predicting based on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s comments at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting that the rule was unlikely to be finalized before her departure from the Office.

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The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Patent Drafting and Prosecution

JD Supra Law

*prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence - In the rapidly evolving landscape of intellectual property law, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for attorneys and inventors alike. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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[Sponsored] Registration Deadline Extended for the “Comprehensive Course on Patents” Organized by The IP Press In Collaboration with S. Majumdar & Co. (October 5-November 23)

SpicyIP

founded in 1993 is a full service Intellectual Property firm manned with professionals in and specializes in the practice of Intellectual Property Laws including Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Copyright, Trade secrets. Provide practical training on how to deal with Indian prosecution and drafting.

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Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Claim Construction of the Term “Pipette Guiding Mechanism”

Intellectual Property Law Blog

After a change in ownership, Malvern sought supplemental examination of the ’175 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 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.

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The Inventive Concept: Unclear Judicial Guidance Causes Frustration for Inventors

LexBlog IP

The Court’s denial of opportunities to clarify this issue has caused American inventors to unreasonably weigh the risk of disclosing their inventions against the uncertainty of acquiring a patent. The purpose of the patent system is to provide economic incentive for inventors to disclose their knowledge to the public sphere.

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A Creeper: Absorbing Generative AI into the Inventive Process

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) recent Request for Comments (RFC) on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) highlights a critical juncture in intellectual property law—evaluating the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the non-obviousness standard.

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The Infamous Defense of Inequitable Conduct

Kashishipr

It certainly means that the invention has been secured at the cost of causing damage to the patent system, potential and existent patentees, courts, other parties, and society at large. It was much later in 1945 when the Supreme Court recognized that such unqualified conduct of an inventor amounts to damage of public interest.