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

SpicyIP

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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Gilead and ViiV Healthcare Settle Global Patent Dispute for Over $1B USD

IPilogue

This article delves into the legal doctrines that support the parties’ claims and the overarching strategy to their settlement. Under this doctrine, the inventor could not then sue another for using the three-wheeled or four-wheeled design. In the end, settlement was in the best interests of both parties. sales of Biktarvy.

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Unlocking Success: The Power of Patents in Entrepreneurship – What Meta’s Settlement with Voxer Teaches Us

LexBlog IP

As an inventor, there’s nothing more thrilling than having a big corporation take interest in your idea. While it may seem like a daunting process, especially for first-time inventors, patenting can save you time and money in the long run. Patents are so important to your success!

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InventHelp Inks $3M Deal To End Inventors' Fraud Claims

IP Law 360

Invention marketing firm InventHelp and its associated companies have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve inventors' class claims that the company duped them into buying pricey plans that didn't always deliver, according to a proposed settlement filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

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Patent Experts Sound Off on New Bills to Fix Eligibility and the PTAB

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board [PTAB]” was Tuesday, June 20. The deadline for comments on the U.S.

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Why the Golden Bear is Actually Going to Court: Nicklaus Company v Jack Nicklaus

IPilogue

These contracts can be contentious if they give off the impression that those with money can exploit resource-strapped inventors. As this case was just filed, it will likely be some time before a decision or settlement is reached. But if it gets to trial, there will likely be interesting arguments on the contracting of IP. . .

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NPE Showcase – Web 2.0 Technologies, LLC

LexBlog IP

Their cases last only a few months, suggesting a cost-of-defense settlement that is the hallmark of nuisance-based patent troll litigation. The entity is apparently inventor-controlled, meaning the original inventors of the patents received the necessary funding to assert the patents against others. What is unclear is how Web 2.0