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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

Mark Core, had automatically assigned a patent associated with his PhD thesis to his then-employer and education funder TRW. The key issue was whether Dr. Core developed the patented invention “entirely on [his] own time” under his employment agreement. Dr. Core conceived of the invention while pursuing a Ph.D.

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Thaler v. Comptroller-General: Supreme Court Affirms that an AI Cannot be an Inventor under UK Patent Law

Intepat

Registration at UKIPO The case in question, originating in 2019, presents a groundbreaking legal dilemma: Can an artificial intelligence (AI) system be acknowledged as an inventor for the purposes of patent ownership? Mr. Thaler’s stance was clear: DABUS, as the AI behind the inventions, should be recognized as the inventor.

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Innovating the Term ‘Inventor’: AI and Patent Law

IPilogue

Recently, AI technology once again exceeded the legal community’s expectations by filing a patent for its invention of interlocking food containers. Under patent law, it is the general expectation that inventors are humans, not robots. Patent Law in Canada. Why is this an issue? v Wellcome Foundation Ltd.

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Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Recommendations Concerning AI and IP: A Little Late or Way too Early?

SpicyIP

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

Intellectual property right The World Intellectual Property Organization coordinates the policies and national initiatives around intellectual property rights and has defined intellectual property as referring to the “unique value creation of the human intellect that results from human ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness”.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Our Katfriend considered several aspects regarding copyright ownership. While the recent EU AI Act also referred to the text and data mining exception in Article 4 of the DSM Directive, concerns about AI development remain. Antonios Baris released the greatest hit of summer 2024: The EleonORe Song.

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A present assignment of future continuation applications

Patently-O

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. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed, rejecting each of Roku’s three primary arguments.