Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

From their inception, the federal patent laws have embodied a careful balance between the need to promote innovation and the recognition that imitation and refinement through imitation are both necessary to invention itself and the very lifeblood of a competitive economy. ” Id. Hotchkiss v. Greenwood , 11 How. 248 (1851). 35 U.S.C. §

Patent Law 91

Patent Law Law Patent Invention 91

SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

In the interim order, it was found that there is a prima facie case to uphold the petitioner’s RTBF, based on (1) the protection of his right to privacy and reputation both online and offline, and (2) providing an acquitted person the right to have their name redacted and stop being identified as an accused person.

Privacy 105

Privacy Journalism Inventor Music 105

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But currently, while women represent over 50% of the workforce and 27% of STEM workers, they comprise only 13% of inventors, according to the USPTO ’s influential Progress and Potential report. The Gender Innovator-Inventor Gap (source: Redefining Progress and the Case for Diversity in Innovation and Inventing ) .

Inventor 72

Inventor Intellectual Property Invention Privacy 72

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

Intellectual Property 90

Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 90

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The situation has increased in complexity now that not only the input but also the output of Large Language Models (or LLMs) has allowed AI machines to produce potentially patentable inventions and content that looks like literary and artistic material that, in certain cases at least, a human author could have created. Impacts on innovation?

IP 124

IP Derivative Work Intellectual Property Art 124

IP.com

JUNE 27, 2024

of all inventors named on U.S. million inventors from patent records linked to tax records , data shows that children’s chances of becoming inventors vary sharply with characteristics at birth, such as their race, gender, and parents’ socioeconomic class. patents are women. Using deidentified data on 1.2

Inventor 52

Inventor Invention Reporting Technology 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

Navigating the Patent Application Process to Secure Protection and Privacy for Innovative Products As an innovator, you may find yourself in the delicate situation of trying to balance the protection of your trade secrets and obtaining patent protection. This effectively provides retroactive patent protection.

Confidentiality 52

Confidentiality Patent Application Patent Invention 52

Intepat

JUNE 6, 2024

This technique raises serious privacy and intellectual property (IP) problems since it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze biometric data. The ongoing debate about inventorship and ownership is significant, as AI may follow the trend of computer-implemented inventions where the inventor is still human.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Privacy Inventor 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

A company should always be aware of any new inventions under development, and it is good practice to investigate the status of any inventions developed by company employees during the past year. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. A special note about customer data.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 52

Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Under the Invention Secrecy Act of 1951, federal law prevents the disclosure of new technologies and inventions that may present a national security threat to the United States. 4 of the ‘240 patent shows that this is the type of invention we’d like to keep secret. defense departments (e.g., Figure 4 of U.S. Finally, Fig.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Invention Inventor Patent Prosecution 52

IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

Patent claims, for example, require that all claims have a significant contribution by a human inventor. One such approach would be to indicate which examples are “actual working examples” from inventors and which are “prophetic examples” drafted by AI. persons may be deemed an export.” [2]

Inventor 52

Inventor Confidentiality Social Media Public Domain 52

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The case arises out of a 2018 lawsuit, in which four self-described inventors of DNA Arrays brought suit against Illumina, a “multibillion-dollar, global player in genetic analysis,” alleging that Illumina and its associates conspired to steal Petitioner’s trade secrets and covertly conceal the information in patent applications.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Inventor Patent Infringement Invention 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Patents: Inventorship Can an AI, such as ChatGPT, invent? Resistance to an AI as an inventor primarily stems from the fact that the written text of existing patent laws refers to human inventors, e.g., “individuals” or “persons,” which leaves little or no room for interpretation of a non-human AI as an inventor.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Inventor Copyright 52

Intepat

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Initially, there was a focus on the actual existence of creations and inventions, as it is a commonly known fact that ideas aren’t protected under IP law. It is the new space to create, invent and develop ideas into expressions. Impact of patents and their expanding use in the metaverse – Issues for software inventions.

IP 52

IP Law Invention Licensing 52

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.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

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.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

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.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Patently-O

JUNE 17, 2024

As the BADC argues, in the American Inventors Protection Act (AIPA) of 1999, Congress expressly mandated that USPTO regulations promulgated under 35 U.S.C. § It argues this substantively impacts applicants’ privacy rights, rendering the rule more than just procedural.

Privacy 45

Privacy Intellectual Property Law Inventor 45

Patently-O

MARCH 30, 2022

62 (1853), the famous inventor of the single-line telegraph (Morse) claimed patent rights to the use of electro-magnetism for transmitting a signal–without limit to any “specific machinery or parts.” by Dennis Crouch. Functional claim language has long been a mainstay of U.S. patent law. Morse , 56 U.S. ” Id.

Art 58

Art Inventor Invention Patent 58

IIPRD

APRIL 28, 2023

While the goal of IPR law is to preserve inventors’ rights over their creations, the goal of competition law is to maintain effective market competition by prohibiting anti-competitive acts and the misuse of dominant positions. IPR law’s goal has been changed from defending individual inventors to promoting new ideas. [2]

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Inventor Law Marketing 52

The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. Still, she would like to see GII providing PCT with its data, including data on women inventors.

Reporting 45

Reporting IP Law Patent 45

LexBlog IP

JULY 6, 2023

18/069448 INVENTION OVERVIEW: In the rapidly evolving world of virtual and augmented reality, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited is pushing the boundaries with its latest published patent application- a sophisticated peripheral tracking system.

Patent 52

Patent Patent Application Technology Intellectual Property 52

LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

17/515,009 INVENTION OVERVIEW: Browning, a renowned name in the firearms industry, has built its legacy through its commitment to innovation and quality. Founded in 1878 by the legendary firearms inventor John Moses Browning, the company has been at the forefront of firearms design and manufacturing for over a century.

Editing 52

Editing Patent Patent Application Social Media 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

important;}} ASSIGNEE: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture INVENTORS: Hardigan; Michael A. & important;}} INVENTION OVERVIEW: The world of berries has seen an exciting new addition in the form of a red raspberry cultivar, ‘Finnberry’, which is poised to make waves in the industry.

Editing 52

Editing Patent Patent Application Social Media 52

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Promoting innovation and competition in AI, such as through public-private partnerships, addressing intellectual property issues in ways that “Protect inventors and creators”, and ensuring market competition and opportunities for small businesses. ” Improving government use of AI.

Intellectual Property 132

Intellectual Property Privacy Government Confidentiality 132

43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

Appropriation of Data-driven Persona Zahra Takhshid Should extend privacy to cover data about us. Background in the four torts: use the appropriation tort: one who appropriates to his own use or benefit the name or likeness of another is subject to liability to the other for invasion of his privacy. Data privacy as the new frontier.

Privacy 45

Privacy Inventor IP Government 45

LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2023

17/014762 INVENTION OVERVIEW: A new invention has emerged in digital music and content sharing that can revolutionize how we experience music and audio content. This groundbreaking invention, detailed in US 11675831 issued to Snap Inc., Geolocation Based Playlists ASSIGNEE: Snap, INC. D’Addario & Company, Inc.,

Patent 52

Patent Patent Application Music Editing 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

So far, a significant proportion of cases involving AI have centred around privacy, data protection intellectual property issues. 12] Another question that has garnered significant attention relates to the patenting of an invention created by an AI system (and, similarly, the copyright in content created by AI).

Publishing 52

Publishing Government Inventor Litigation 52

IP Tech Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A critical eye should focus on the relevant legal issues: including both state and federal regulatory developments, data privacy concerns, and how AI tools could potentially affect the applicable intellectual property (“IP”) rights. Data Protection and Privacy AI poses important privacy and security risks.

Privacy 57

Privacy Inventor Technology IP 57

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A critical eye should focus on the relevant legal issues: including both state and federal regulatory developments, data privacy concerns, and how AI tools could potentially affect the applicable intellectual property (“IP”) rights. Data Protection and Privacy AI poses important privacy and security risks.

Privacy 52

Privacy Inventor Technology Intellectual Property 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy. The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

Possible solutions: reinforced privacy protection, anti data scraping laws, temporal limits on behavioral data use, etc. Every contributor to conception is automatically a joint inventor; © makes primary author sole author absent agreement. Too much control. Risk of model collapse as systems self-iterate.

Contracts 59

Contracts IP Ownership Law 59

Intepat

APRIL 4, 2025

Hence, it lies at an intersection of fundamental rights of privacy and patent protection. The principles of neurorights are closely interlinked with protection of individual mental privacy and free will in decision-making. With this transition, it brings up the various unique complications related to intellectual property (IP).

Intellectual Property 78

Intellectual Property Ownership Privacy Intellectual Property Law 78

Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2024

” Zhaozhao He, Motivating Inventors: Non-Competes, Innovation Value and Efficiency 21 (2023). With non-competes prohibited, firms may feel compelled to seek patent protection for any patentable innovations or inventions developed by employees in order to prevent that proprietary knowledge from walking out the door when employees depart.

Patent 69

Patent Confidentiality Business Marketing 69

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Regarding Mr. Sidhus right to privacy and commercial exploitation, the Court held that for such a right to exist, it should be first established that Mr. Sidhu is a celebrity and has commercial goodwill. Lava gave a mammoth 476 page judgement while dealing with issues related to novelty, inventive step, Section 3(k) and FRAND.

IP 105

IP Invention Patent Copyright 105