The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

39(1)(a) provides that inventions made by employees shall be deemed to belong to their employer if they were made in the course of the normal duties or specifically assigned duties, and the circumstances were such that an invention might reasonably be expected to result from the duties. Who owned the patent?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2024

Image from here Yesterday, Aparajita penned a post “ Squawking over butter chicken: The mystery of the real master chef” sharing her thoughts on the existing “Who Invented Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani” issue before the Delhi High Court in Rupa Gujral & Ors vs Daryaganj Hospitality Private Limited. ” As per the order (para.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

While most of patents are attributable to both joint-inventors, some are only attributable to one or the other. Ownership Rights : Roku argued Universal lacked ownership rights to assert the ‘196 patent because when Universal filed its ITC complaint, it had recently filed a petition to correct inventorship to add a Universal employee.

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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. DABUS made inventions. 13 states: "Mention of inventor. (1)

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The owner gets an exclusive right to use or sell for a specific time period as a legal right under the document which we refer throughout this paper as ‘patent’ The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by protecting the rights of inventors to their inventions. 3] In the case of V.B. Mohammaed Ibrahim v.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Inventorship in the US is a critical component of patent ownership. When applying for a patent at the USPTO, the applicant must name all inventors of the invention claimed in the patent application. One joint inventor cannot stop another from independently selling, conveying, assigning, or licensing the patent.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The applicant, Malvern, unsuccessfully traversed the rejection on the merits, but removed the ’175 patent from prior art consideration by arguing that § 103(c)(1) applied, due to common ownership. After a change in ownership, Malvern sought supplemental examination of the ’175 patent under 35 U.S.C. § § 257.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. These rights provide exclusive ownership and control over intangible assets, allowing creators to protect their innovations from unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

It is important to understand the ownership or possession of IP in case of any such contract with a third party. Law in multiple jurisdictions holds that the first owner of the invention is the inventor and likewise, the first owner of the copyright is the author of the work.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

In 2022, the Federal Circuit ruled that computer programs cannot qualify as inventors under the US Patent Act. It stands to reason that if a computer program cannot invent, it also cannot create a work of authorship. As such, we will not have definitive answers on ownership and protection of AI-generated works for years to come.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 10, 2023

The world is witnessing multiple new inventions every passing minute and a boom in popularity of the Metaverse. The leaders of the tech world have claimed that metaverse is not merely the next invention or part of the future rather it is the future itself. Patents within Metaverse.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In particular, we know that the first-inventor-to-file provision found in 102(a)(2) spells out, as the name suggests, that a prior-filed patent application (once it becomes public) will serve as prior art against a later filed patent application. Ordinarily, obviousness analysis compares a claim against prior disclosures.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

However, the use of AI in litigation also bears risk, as highlighted by a recent First-tier Tribunal (Tax) decision, where an appellant had sought to rely on precedent authorities that, in fact, were fabricated by AI (a known risk with AI using large language models, referred to as hallucination). [1]

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a December 20, 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court has agreed with American courts that an inventive machine is not deserving of patent rights. Thaler has argued that the AI (called DABUS) conceived of the particular invention in question and also identified its practical utility. Thaler concerns two patent applications (GB1816909.4

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Subject matter of a copyright is covered under section 13 of the Copyrights Act 1957 (hereby referred to as the Act) which subsists of the following: Literary Work. Ownership of Copyright. Ownership under employment. According to this view, incentives are necessary since more inventions that are publicised are seen to be better.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Guidance aims to clarify how patent applications involving AI-assisted inventions will be examined by patent examiners, and reaffirms the existing jurisprudence maintaining that only natural persons, not AI tools, can be listed as inventors. The USPTO is seeking public feedback on the Guidance, which is due by May 13, 2024.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. A distributed ledger showing the first inventor, an authorized licensee, etc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. A distributed ledger showing the first inventor, an authorized licensee, etc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. A distributed ledger showing the first inventor, an authorized licensee, etc.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Another source of confusion is the divergent approaches of the UK courts and the EPO with respect to the test for the evidence standard in sufficiency and inventive step analysis. Readers looking for some clarity on G 2/21 may wish to skip straight to the recent referring Board's interpretation of G 2/21 in T 0116/18. Food for thought.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Thaler [2021] APO 5 , which allowed listing AI system DABUS as an inventor in a patent application. The DABUS case refers to an international patent application where AI DABUS was listed as an inventor. Even the Federal Court of Australia thought that, in contrast to ‘inventor’, ‘author’ refers to a human being.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

The “Chat” in ChatGPT refers to this question-and-answer design, where ChatGPT behaves like a ChatBot. The “GPT” in ChatGPT refers to the type of AI model that ChatGPT is, i.e., a G enerative P re-trained T ransformer. Instead, OpenAI treats the matter as one of ownership via contract law.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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IP Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

late February), the Director is required to publish guidance for patent examiners and applicants regarding inventorship when AI is employed in the inventive process. [3] And if so, how will ownership be attributed? Within 120 days of the EO (i.e., Separately, within 270 days of the EO (i.e.,

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2022

It refers to a part which serves no useful purpose” — The Ultimate Computer , STAR TREK, THE ORIGINAL SERIES. 1, it, he made inventive contributions and started the inventive process. Though Thaler claims that he has somehow been denied his entitled copyright ownership, Complaint , par. What does it mean, Jim?

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Patently-O

AUGUST 28, 2023

patents are tied to a family member patent via terminal disclaimer and its accompanying promise of continued common ownership. Obviousness-type double patenting (ODP) is a judicially created doctrine that prevents an inventor from obtaining a second patent for claims that are not patentably distinct from claims in a first patent.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

26 , rejected the claim that taking away, or ignoring, the ability-to-control indicia of ownership amounts to a taking: Similarly, property rights, including copyright, have been described as ownership of a bundle of rights or interests. 92, 96 (1876) (“A patent for an invention is as much property as a patent for land.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The extensive spectrum of discussions included diverse facets, from intellectual property filings to inventions, and ventured into the complex realms of legality, ethics, and geopolitics. He underlined that intellectual property is about more than simply production; it is also about solving social concerns with inventive solutions.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Citing the agreement, the defendant requested the suit to be referred to an arbitration. In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection. Recognition of non-human inventors, AI and its implications for India.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

Is an invention autonomously generated by artificial intelligence patentable? This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions. an inventor must be a natural person.

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