Invention Law Patent 
SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
In his recent work published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice , Dr. Mo Abolkheir argues that the prevailing interpretation of ‘inventive steps’ places emphasis on the inventor’s imaginative capacity rather than the invention itself. It confuses ‘invention’ with ‘person.’
Intellectual Property Law Blog
AUGUST 30, 2021
In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. AI patent activities by year. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development.
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SpicyIP
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Malladi Drugs, SpicyIP Intern Bhuwan Sarine analyses the Court’s finding on the burden of proof in patent matters concerning revocation petitions. student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. 64 of the Patents Act, 1970 (“the Act”). Thus, all three elements of ‘inventive step’ under s.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 23, 2025
In one of the first cases from the Federal Circuit addressing patent eligibility for machine-learning (ML) inventions, the court ruled that applying generic ML techniques to a new data environment to automate a task previously performed by humansin this case, event schedulingis an abstract idea and thus not patent-eligible, even if the claim includes (..)
The IPKat
MARCH 26, 2025
The EPO Board of Appeal decision in T 0687/22 confirms beyond doubt the relevance of G 2/21 to software inventions. The decision in T 0687/22 links the case law from G 1/19 and G 2/21 to highlight t he importance of establishing a credible technical effect of software invention. Headnote II).
Selvam & Selvam Blog
APRIL 1, 2025
Robert Bosch Limited, filed an appeal before the Madras High Court, challenging the rejection of their Indian Patent Application No. The FER also cited Section 3(d), excluding claims 1 to 6 from patentability. Counsel for the appellant argued that the Controller erred in applying Section 3(m) to the claimed invention.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 17, 2024
This year saw the start of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issuing substantive decisions. The Court has granted injunctions in all cases where a patent has been found to be valid and infringed (including Standard Essential Patent (SEP) cases). The Court has been effective in resolving cases within a year.
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