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Enjoining Patent Prosecution

Patently-O

Steven Young and Carl Hewitt developed technology for monitoring infant biometrics. The result was SleepIQ technology for Sleep Number smart beds. ” The agreement expressly excluded some areas: “monitoring technologies for sudden infant death syndrome” and “blood pressure.” by Dennis Crouch.

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Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

The IPKat

PatKat has been sceptical about Dr Thaler and his purported inventing machine, DABUS, for some time ( IPKat ). In the pending European DABUS case ( EP4067251 ), DABUS's invention as originally claimed was found to lack novelty in view of 25 year old prior art. Sceptical Kat Has DABUS invented?

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Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor

IP Watchdog

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Claim Construction of the Term “Pipette Guiding Mechanism”

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Specifically, the Federal Circuit found the plain and ordinary meaning of “pipette guiding mechanism” sufficient and addressed how various claim construction doctrines affected its analysis, including the use of a non-related patent cited in an IDS as intrinsic evidence. 8,827,549 (the “’549 patent”) and its parent, U.S.

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Adding Subject Matter to International Patents

LexBlog IP

Thus, the newly added subject matter of the CIP must independently be patentable (inventive and non-obvious) over the base subject matter that it shares with the parent application. Technical Advisor patents@founderslegal.com. John is a patent and technology technical advisor at Founders Legal. John DeStefano.

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Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Claim Construction of the Term “Pipette Guiding Mechanism”

LexBlog IP

.” Specifically, the Federal Circuit found the plain and ordinary meaning of “pipette guiding mechanism” sufficient and addressed how various claim construction doctrines affected its analysis, including the use of a non-related patent cited in an IDS as intrinsic evidence. § 257.

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Understanding the Contents of a Patent

LexBlog IP

And Does it Apply to Stakeholders of a Patent Lifecycle. Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention. Each component can provide information to the various stakeholders in the life of a patent.

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