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The morality (and patentability) of inventions derived by immoral means (T 2510/18)

The IPKat

Cases relating to the exclusion of patentable subject matter on moral grounds are rare, and always serve to highlight the underlying moral and political framework necessary for a well-functioning IP system. The recent case T 2510/18 considered whether an invention derived from traditional remedies by dishonest means was immoral.

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USPTO's AI-Assisted Inventions Guidance Irks ABA IP Section

IP Law 360

Patent and Trademark Office's guidance on when inventions developed using artificial intelligence can be patented generated criticism from the American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law, expressing concern that it could be detrimental as it "casts doubt on inventorship through general acts of human direction."

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White House Executive Order on AI Punts on IP Issues

Intellectual Property Law Blog

However, it does recognize that IP issues exist and mandates actions by various agencies to address these issues. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property.

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Everyday IP: When were computers invented?

IP Blog

Given that the subject of one of our recent articles in the Everyday IP series was cars, you might think we could not possibly pick an invention more critical to people's daily lives… but computers just might fit that description.

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AI-assisted inventions: USPTO’s most recent guidance for determining inventorship

JD Supra Law

A very important question at the intersection of AI and IP is: how do we define inventorship in situations where artificial intelligence plays a role in the creation of an invention? AI technologies bring several new business opportunities, but they also bring a host of new legal questions, including in intellectual property law.

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This Week in Washington IP: Celebrating Black Invention with Invent Together, USPTO Begins Symposium Series on Women’s Entrepreneurship, and House Committee Holds Hearing on U.S. Innovation

IP Watchdog

This week in Washington IP news, the House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, And Commerce holds a hearing on promoting innovation and protecting data privacy, and the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a meeting about a handful of judicial appointments.

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How to Write an Invention Disclosure

IP.com

Invention disclosure documents are the important first steps in the IP commercialization process. Not only does it represent the first recording of the invention, establishing the date and scope, but they have been used to defeat challenges to dates of invention, inventorship, invention scope, and prior art.