Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.

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Patent Law Law Patent Invention 90

The IPKat

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Whilst this year has seen some truly remarkable advances in machine learning technology (e.g. However, whilst the DABUS patent applications have come to the end of the road in most major jurisdictions, including at the EPO and in the US ( IPKat ) the UK Supreme Court has now accepted the appeal from Dr Thaler's team.

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Invention Inventor Patent Publishing 73

The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This approach contrasts with the Board of Appeal decision in T 1158/20 which controversially found that G 1/21 could be dynamically interpreted (or to put it less favourably, ignored) in view of the significant improvements in ViCo technology. Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

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Invention Inventor Patent Law 108