IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 18, 2021

One area of law that has been undergoing constant amendments due to changing technologies are patent laws. However, how are patent laws and AI interconnected? For one, there exists no clear-cut definition of AIs in any patent laws. AIs are considered as a subset of computer sciences.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Highlights Moving Towards a Wrongful Obtainment Standard Part I Wrongful obtainment is a less explored area of patent law in the Indian context. Patent Office orders have partially answered what it means to wrongfully obtain a patent but are inconsistent in adjudicating wrongful obtainment claims.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

The patent system is a well-established, robust and effective way to protect innovation, and it makes sense for OpenAI to make full use of it. Further reading Artificial intelligence is not breaking patent law: EPO publishes DABUS decision (J 8/20) (July 2022) Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Defensive protection strategies may also include documenting traditional medical knowledge systems in order to oppose or invalidate patents that claim inventions which root from such systems. Currently, Indian patent laws are rather inchoate when it comes to granting patents for Ayurvedic medicines.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2024

Updated Guidance for AI inventions: Step 2A, Prong 1 Prong 1 of Step 2A asks whether the claim in question is directed to "a judicial exception". The Guidance first notes that claims to AI inventions will often involve "abstract ideas" such as mathematical concepts, methods of organising human activity or mental processes.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

This year, we will be accepting entries from not only current law students but also those who completed their first law degree in 2019 or later. The third was an essay competition held by CREATe on the topic of how Artificial Intelligence would change the practice of intellectual property law. Submission Guidelines.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 1, 2023

Typically, they give the creator the only, time-limited right to use his or her invention and creation. [i] vi] While the policy promotes originality and invention on the one hand, it ignores the fact that after IP is given the majority of people now leave the industry, which could’ve been improved greatly.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 7, 2023

We recently came across one such short paper on “ SEP Litigations & Issues in Determining the FRAND License ” published in the September 2023 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (see here ) and extended a guest post invitation to its authors to discuss their key arguments.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2024

This omission drew significant attention, and when asked for comments, a BBIL spokesperson told The Hindu that their patent covers only the “process development” for making Covaxin, which includes an adjuvant licensed from ViroVax in Kansas. The strain used was procured from NIV, which also conducted variant testing.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Formula One can be perceived as an epicentre of inventions and innovations, making intellectual property indispensable in the sport. Hence, the traveling chaos of F1 is a world filled with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and Trade Secrets. 18, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.

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Patently-O

APRIL 16, 2024

Following a bench trial, a district court held the asserted claims of the IBS-D patents to be obvious over two primary prior art references: (1) a clinical trial protocol that had been published on the ClinicalTrials.gov website (“the Protocol”), and (2) a journal article (“Pimentel”).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

” Jarrod Welsh, Copyrighting God: New Copyright Guidelines Do Not Protect Divine Beings, 17 Rutgers Journal Of Law & Religion 121 (2015). “ find out knowledge of witty inventions.”: ”: Patents Of Natural Processes & Religious Matters. Discoveries vs Inventions.

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IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1] India, Paris Convention and TRIPS.” ‘ Economic and Political Weekly’ 33, no.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Tran & J.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. Chien, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, and Janelle Barbier and Obie Reynolds, both second-year JD students; all at Santa Clara University School of Law. 2021 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 34. Tran & J.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

New Patently-O Law Journal article by David Boundy , a partner at Potomac Law Group, PLLC. Mr. Boundy practices at the intersection of patent and administrative law, and consults with other firms on court and administrative agency proceedings, including PTAB trials and appeals. Prior Patently-O Patent L.J.

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SpicyIP

JULY 4, 2024

A brief into the facts of the case: This is an appeal for challenging the rejection of a patent application for an invention titled “Method and System for Providing Effective Generation and Delivery of Interactive Online Digital Content”. Section 29(2)(a) of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 , includes an element of “consent.”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale. enablement).

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale. enablement).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale. enablement).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Filipe Espósito: Apple Patent Application Reveals New Privacy Feature to Show iPhone Content Only Through Special Glasses (Source: 9to5 Mac). Commentary and Journal Articles: Dr. Andy Tay: How to Turn Your Ideas into Patents (Source: Nature). Michaels: Benefits of the Invention and Social Value in Patent Law (Source: SSRN).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Blake Brittain: What to Watch for in Patent Law in 2022 (Source: Reuters). Christopher Yasiejko, Perry Cooper, and Matthew Bultman: Moderna Drops After Losing Appeal Over Drug-Delivery Patents (Source: Bloomberg). Peter Loftus: Who Invented Covid-19 Vaccines? Commentary and Journal Articles: Prof.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Some of these issues raised by Chaurasia require closer scrutiny before the government adopts his solution of purchasing a CRISPR licence for all research institutes in the country, on the lines of the governments one nation one subscription policy for journals. Can Cas9 be Patented in India?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Lava gave a mammoth 476 page judgement while dealing with issues related to novelty, inventive step, Section 3(k) and FRAND. The decision clarifies the purpose of the two processes and is a must read for all patent law enthusiasts. Also, the knowledge of the PSITA will be limited to the field of invention in question.

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