Uber, Lyft Dodge Tracking Patent Litigation
IP Law 360
JUNE 18, 2024
A California federal court has issued a pair of patent eligibility rulings that have ended an inventor's infringement litigation against ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft.
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IP Law 360
JUNE 18, 2024
A California federal court has issued a pair of patent eligibility rulings that have ended an inventor's infringement litigation against ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft.
IP Law 360
MAY 22, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office’s recently proposed rule on terminal disclaimers will make the patent system less available to inventors and will unfairly favor defendants in litigation, say Stephen Schreiner at Carmichael IP and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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IP Watchdog
JULY 2, 2024
Yesterday, US Inventor, Inc. The underlying district court decision was issued in November 2022 by Judge Rodney Gilstrap, who adopted Magistrate Judge Roy Payne’s September 2022 Report and Recommendation and granted TD Ameritrade’s (TD) Motion for Summary Judgment on the patent infringement claim. TD Ameritrade, Inc., urging the U.S.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Britain's highest court will hear a researcher's high-profile attempt to get an artificial intelligence listed as an inventor on a patent application as he pursues his global IP litigation campaign.
IP Close Up
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Opinions run hot and facts loose when it comes to describing providers of litigation capital, especially if the funds are used in support of plaintiffs Continue reading.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Last September, a bipartisan pair of Senators introduced the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which, if passed, would add greatly-needed transparency to our patent system. The legislation would require patent owners to disclose their identity to the U.S.
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Iolab Corp.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 24, 2023
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to hold its first public listening session on AI inventorship, the U.S. Vidal, which asked the Court to consider the question: “Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term ‘inventor’ to human beings alone?” One day before the U.S.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 21, 2021
IP business models will evolve, and risk and return calculations will become more reliable. In the decade since the America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted, patent licensing challenges have increased for many technology companies and independent inventors. grants for the first half of 2021. grants for the first half of 2021.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 20, 2023
Recovering money from users of technology requires movement on the part of inventors of technology. For example, receiving compensation from those who use patented designs without permission often requires patent owners (e.g., All of these movements require the inventor to possess a patent.
IP Close Up
MAY 29, 2024
Seven of the top 10 most prolific inventors for 2023 are women according to grants issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and conveyed Continue reading
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 5, 2022
Vidal that an artificial intelligence (AI) machine does not qualify as an inventor under the Patent Act. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled today in Thaler v. The decision is the latest in a series of rulings around the world considering the topic, most of which have found similarly.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2021
There has been much headline ink spilled on the question of AI-inventorship in the IP press and beyond. One question that has recently been in the headlines around the world, thanks to the Artificial Inventor Project, is whether or not an AI system can be regarded as an inventor. more likely not.
IP Watchdog
JULY 12, 2022
Neapco just a few days earlier, inventor David Tropp on July 5 again asked the Court to unravel U.S. patent eligibility law. 101, as interpreted in Alice Corporation Pty v. 101, as interpreted in Alice Corporation Pty v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014).”.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision granting a Motion for Summary Judgment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and upholding the Office’s view that AI algorithms cannot be listed as inventors on U.S.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, argued in a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court filed on behalf of her company, Jump Rope Systems, LLC, on Tuesday that her case against Rogue Fitness is justiciable and the company has standing despite the cancellation of her patent claims by the U.S.
IP Close Up
JANUARY 6, 2022
In the latest episode of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, which dropped today on leading podcast platforms, award-winning inventor Dan Brown says that the patent winds have shifted and are blowing Continue reading.
IP Tech Blog
APRIL 25, 2023
Every year, on April 26, intellectual property organizations around the world observe “ World IP Day ” – an event established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to raise awareness of patents, copyrights, designs, and trademarks, and to celebrate the creativity and contributions of inventors, authors, artists and entrepreneurs.
IP Intelligence
AUGUST 9, 2022
Vidal ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be listed as a named inventor on a patent application, affirming the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Eastern District of Virginia rulings. While the Patent Act does not define “individual,” the Circuit relied on a previous U.S.
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 8, 2024
On January 5, 2024, in litigation between REGENXBIO and Sarepta Therapeutics, Judge Richard Andrews of the U.S. 10,526,617 (the ’617 Patent; licensed to REGENXBIO) is invalid as being directed to ineligible subject matter. A separate, related patent lawsuit filed by REGENXBIO and Penn against Sarepta and Catalent, Inc.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 9, 2022
Vidal ruled that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be listed as a named inventor on a patent application, affirming the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Eastern District of Virginia rulings. While the Patent Act does not define “individual,” the Circuit relied on a previous U.S.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 20, 2022
In Rovi Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd , the Federal Court of Canada invalided patents for interactive program guide (“IPG”) technology and clarified a reasonable royalty as the appropriate remedy had the patents been found valid and infringed. Rovi claimed that Videotron infringed four patents, which Videotron counterclaimed were invalid.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 11, 2022
Mylan, relying on inventor testimony to invalidate patent claims for lack of written description, illustrates one of several ways in which such testimony can be used to persuade fact-finders in close cases and uncover game-changing evidence, says Jeremy Edwards at Maddox Edwards. The recent Federal Circuit decision in Biogen v.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The most significant development in IP in Europe in 2023—indeed arguably the most significant in nearly 30 years—was the launch of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court on June 1. important developments in Europe affecting all the main IP rights. The full implications of this are explored here.
IP Close Up
MARCH 21, 2023
When it comes to declining respect for intellectual property rights inventors and content creators, such as photographers, musicians and writers, as well as some trademark Continue reading
LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). The ‘498 Patent is directed to a two-step process for cooking bacon pieces.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
On September 25, independent inventor Carolyn Hafeman filed a reply brief arguing that efforts by consumer tech giant LG Electronics to prejudice Hafeman’s legal claims in front of a Western Texas jury require the court to grant a new patent infringement trial in the case.
IP Tech Blog
JANUARY 3, 2024
The grounds for the court’s decision was the definition of “inventor” under the Patents Act 1977 (the Act ) which requires the inventor of a patent to be a natural person. So for the moment, the position under the UK patent system is that AI is very much a tool rather than an autonomous agent in its own right.
LexBlog IP
JULY 31, 2023
AI and IP Law: Podcast with Yuri Eliezer by Yuri L. Eliezer AI and Intellectual Property Law An Insightful Discussion with Yuri Eliezer The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property (IP) Law is becoming increasingly significant in the dynamic landscape of technology and innovation.
IP Watchdog
MAY 2, 2022
patent system is currently in a state of growing crisis. federal government to address patent quality, abusive litigation and forum shopping. The post offers several suggestions, each sanctioned by Google, as to steps that can be taken in all three branches of the U.S. Indeed, any informed observer of the U.S.
IP Close Up
MAY 16, 2023
Inventors who are adept at identifying new and potentially disruptive products are increasingly sought after by leading technology players who may wish to dissuade or Continue reading
IP Watchdog
APRIL 8, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal vacated and remanded a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on Friday that had denied institution of an inter partes review (IPR) requested by auto parts manufacturer, Mahle Behr Charleston, Inc.
IP Law 360
APRIL 12, 2024
Groups representing inventors, startups and medical technology companies are putting pressure on U.S. senators to pass bills that would prospectively limit the ability of courts to throw out patent lawsuits, a month after tech industry groups argued the legislation would trigger an onslaught of patent litigation.
IPilogue
JANUARY 14, 2022
Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. 2021 was an exciting year for the IPilogue.
IP Close Up
JANUARY 3, 2024
IP CloseUp, weekly perspective on intellectual property trends and business, broke through 392,000 views and 272,000 visits in 2023, on its way to 400,000 plus Continue reading
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 21, 2024
As reported on IPWatchdog, the UK Supreme court recently ruled that a trained neural network (an Artificial Intelligence known as DABUS) could not be listed as the inventor on two patent applications filed by Dr. Stephen Thaler at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO).
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 27, 2022
On January 21, inventor Martin David Hoyle and his company B.E. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a pair of officials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and three administrative patent judges (APJs) who sat on PTAB panels invalidating Hoyle’s patent claims. Lee, former Director of the U.S.
IP Law 360
MARCH 25, 2024
A patent litigation outfit that has been filing suits for more than a decade over "blade server" technology has landed nearly $18 million from a jury in Waco, Texas, against a Taiwanese computer manufacturer that tried to refute the technology's importance by relying on testimony from the inventor of the USB drive.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 9, 2022
The Court’s denial of opportunities to clarify this issue has caused American inventors to unreasonably weigh the risk of disclosing their inventions against the uncertainty of acquiring a patent. In that case, the Federal Circuit affirmed that American Axle’s patent claim was patent ineligible as it violated 35 U.S.C. §
Patent Trademark Blog
MARCH 28, 2022
What if we adjust our initial filing patent cost to match your budget? Nearly every patent firm sets their own attorney’s fees and service rates. So we asked ourselves the following question: What can we do to make utility patents more affordable? What would make patents more accessible to potential clients?
IP Close Up
JANUARY 11, 2022
In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors. Continue reading.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The winds of a busy Belgian court term blows through the IPKat's wild ancestor's mane (c) Christopher Stothers 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2021 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2022. A new prohibition on double patenting?
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