Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Key takeaways from the meeting and published materials will be summarized in our Three-Part Blog Series. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees. Part Two – Landscape of AI in Biotechnology.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Guidance has been published and will be effective from 13 February 2024. The guidance instructs examiners on how to determine the correct inventor(s) to be named in a patent or patent application for inventions created by humans with the assistance of one or more AI systems ”. Iolab Corp. )

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 20, 2022

Germany’s Federal Patent Court has set aside a decision by the country’s Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) that refused a patent application naming an artificial intelligence (AI) as the inventor. Thaler and the inventor as “DABUS - The invention was autonomously generated by an artificial intelligence.”.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Soon after this decision, members of the Congressional Subcommittee on Intellectual Property asked the USPTO to publish a request for information on the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States. The question of whether an AI system can be an inventor is now expected to proceed to the Federal Circuit.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

1 are defined in an article published in 2020 by the USPTO. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development. The rule of thumb is to focus the patent protection on what the inventors improve over the conventional technology. from 1990-2018.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 29, 2021

South Africa’s patent office has granted the first patent for an invention conceived by an artificial intelligence (AI) inventor, DABUS. The notice of issuance was published in the July 2021 Patent Journal. .

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

The natural person can then be named an inventor on the patent application. Of more practical consequence, the legal test provided in the Guidance for determining whether the inventors of a particular AI system should also be considered inventors of its output, remains open to interpretation.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 24, 2022

Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs. Learn more about Kinnos in an interview with its three founders, published by the USPTO in April 2021 as part of its “Journeys of Innovation” series. and the inventor of FreshPaper sheets?that May 24, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 2, 2022

On April 28, Google’s General Counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado authored a post published on Google’s official blog to voice concerns felt by one of the world’s richest corporations that the U.S. patent system is currently in a state of growing crisis. federal government to address patent quality, abusive litigation and forum shopping.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Paul Morinville, Founder of US Inventor, recently published a response to my column criticizing RALIA, a bill in Congress that would abolish the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). I offer a few observations in reply. manufacturing.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2024

Which professors publish in the top journals? And which innovators become inventors? This call is motivated by the observation that while women comprise 35% of the STEM workforce, they make up only 13% of inventors; Black professionals represent 9% of STEM workers but only 1.2% of inventors.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The EPO has launched a user consultation on grace periods for patents, the results of which will be published in early 2022 ( EPO press release ). The EPC as it currently stands does not permit a grace period in which inventors may disclose their invention without prejudicing a future patent filing. 102(b)(1)(A) ). 102(b)(1)(A) ).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2024

Image from here On March 15, the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were published in the Gazette of India, making crucial changes in the Indian patent regime. Certificate of Inventorship The Amended Rules make a provision for issuing a certificate of inventorship at the request of the inventor.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Earlier today, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) published their annual list of the top 100 worldwide universities that received the most U.S. utility patents during the 2021 calendar year. The NAI is a member organization comprising U.S.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Inventors, often with entrepreneurial aspirations, are tasked with not only building a better mousetrap, but also protecting their ideas with patent filings. Originally Published in The Journal Record - October 2022. By: Crowe & Dunlevy

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 27, 2021

Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. LEADING INVENTOR IN ACCESSIBILITY TECHNOLOGY CHIEKO ASAKAWA. Leading Inventor in Accessibility Technology Chieko Asakawa More details.

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IP.com

APRIL 9, 2025

Smaller businesses and individual inventors may benefit from new fee discounts under the Unleashing American Innovators Act , which could help offset some of these costs. Reduce Risk and Cost Through Defensive Publishing Not every idea requires a patentand thats part of a strategic approach.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

In certain instances, if the AI were human, it would be rightfully recognized as at least a joint inventor. This raises the question of whether it is appropriate to designate the human, who contributed to only a part of the invention and collaborated with the AI, as the sole inventor.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

16/524,350 (“DABUS”) , the Applicant attempted to claim a machine as the inventor of a patent application. For example, the application data sheet (ADS) cited a single inventor “DABUS” as the given name and “(Invention generated by artificial intelligence)” as the family name. In In re Appl. The Assignee was listed as “Stephen L.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Inventors located outside the US can file US patent applications. Foreign inventors, however, must be careful to follow the patent laws of the country in which the invention was made. Many patent offices will publish a pending utility patent application around 18 months after the filing date. It depends.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. This year, eleven OpenAI patents and patent applications have been published. Nine of these cases have already been granted.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published examination guidance and a request for comments on the treatment of inventorship for inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the analysis, the AI can never be considered an inventor regardless of its level of contribution. Vidal , 43 F.4th

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy announce a forthcoming bill to limit petitioner challenges at the PTAB, preventing abuse; the U.S. patent law.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Startups and Inventors for Jobs (USIJ) published a White Paper this week applauding the introduction of the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act, which was introduced in June. The Alliance of U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When proposed compounds share structural similarities with the compounds of the prior art, the inventors will need to demonstrate the innovative aspects and superior properties of the invention. Nonetheless, the inventive story behind a novel compound may still play a crucial role during patent prosecution and/or subsequent litigation.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

The human inventor condition can be found in Section 6(1)(a) of the Patents Act, 1970, which provides that the application for a patent can be filed ‘ by any person claiming to be true and first inventor of the invention’. How would an AI enforce its rights in case of infringement if it’s both the inventor and the owner?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 20, 2021

This case concerns the question of whether a patent may be granted for an invention that was devised by a machine, rather than by a human inventor. I have written an article targeted to a more general audience, which has been published by InnovationAus , providing an overview of the Australian case, and broadly discussing my concerns.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 5, 2024

The basic holding is that the 102(a)(2)/(b)(2) safe harbor triggered by an inventor’s pre-filing “public disclosure” of the invention requires that the invention be made “reasonably available to the public.” In fact, although Kuo was on file, it was not yet published as of Liao’s application filing date.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2023

The other intellectual property branches of copyrights and patents afford authors and inventors exclusive rights to their creations. In many cases, patents are published for public view. However, not all creations are best fit for publication as is required for both patent and copyright protection. By: Caldwell

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The Supreme Court is merely considering whether an AI may be formally designated as an inventor on a UK patent. This Kat will not reiterate her previous thoughts on Dr Thaler's AI inventor crusade ( IPKat ).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Key takeaways from the meeting and published materials will be summarized in our Three-Part Blog Series. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

A world first – South Africa recently made headlines by granting a patent for ‘a food container based on fractal geometry’ to a non-human inventor, namely an artificial intelligence (AI) machine called DABUS. Guest Post by Meshandren Naidoo and Dr. Christian E. The pitfalls of formal examination in South Africa.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

While the role of digital video game marketplaces might be significant since they gather thousands of videogames, the range of works found in these marketplaces is dependent on the will of the publisher and the licence agreements between the video game publisher and the digital video game marketplace.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The transition to a first inventor to file system was needed to harmonize the U.S. The establishment of the first regional offices of the USPTO made our intellectual property system more accessible to all, and of course, prioritized examination, allowing inventors to accelerate the examination of certain patents, makes business sense. .

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 18, 2021

Thaler decided to list DABUS as the inventor in the patent application for the food container which was consequently filed in several countries including US, Europe, Australia and South Africa. However, the USPTO and EPO rejected the patent applications wherein DABUS was listed as the inventor. However, this comes with an exception.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2023

to have David Howard added as an inventor to Hormel’s U.S. More than a decade later in 2018, the Bacon Patent was issued naming four inventors that assigned rights to Hormel. In spring 2018, HIP sued Hormel in the District of Delaware alleging that Howard was a sole or joint inventor of the Bacon Patent. Efforts by HIP, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tattoos are “published” when completed. From the Copyright Office : The Copyright Office “does not recommend adopting additional copyright-like rights for press publishers in the United States. Additionally, we note that this Study revealed little demand for additional copyright-related rights for press publishers.

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