Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Artificial intelligence is changing industry and society, and metrics at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reflect its impact. In a recent publication, the USPTO indicated that from 2002 to 2018 the share of all patent applications relating to artificial intelligence grew from 9% to approximately 16%. See Alice Corp.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 18, 2024

A licence is an agreement between you as the IP right owner and another party. IP can be ‘licensed-out’ or ‘licensed-in’. You can ‘license-in’ if you want to use another company’s IP to develop your own business and products. We also have country guides to help you protect your IP abroad.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

There is no shortage of surprises and twists in the decade-long fight over the control of dominant IP in the CRISPR space. The newest one is the self-revocation of two seminal CRISPR patents in Europe by the team led by two Nobel Laureates Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna (aka “CVC”). By: Proskauer - Minding Your Business

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

OpenAI's approach to IP is often cited in the tech industry as an example of a radically new approach to IP. OpenAI has the reputation for protecting its innovations through the use of trade secrets as opposed to patents. This year, eleven OpenAI patents and patent applications have been published. Who are OpenAI?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The IP Press presents the third cohort of the Comprehensive Course on Patents. Majumdar & Co.who are experts in the field of Patents.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

There are two distinct procedures available to parties for resolving patent infringement matters in China: an administrative procedure before the IP office and a civil procedure before the courts.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) updated subject matter eligibility guidance was October 16, and the Office received 24 total submissions. The 19 posted thus far overwhelmingly call for more detail in the guidance in order to avoid undue restrictions on patentability of critical artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This conference brings together some of the top thought leaders and newsmakers from the entire industry, with a variety of different backgrounds and people who focus on various different niche verticals within the IP community.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 6, 2024

May 1, 2024) On May 1, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of Intellectual Tech’s (“IT’s”) patent infringement claims against Zebra Technologies (“Zebra”) for lack of constitutional standing. By: Irwin IP LLP

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Cases relating to the exclusion of patentable subject matter on moral grounds are rare, and always serve to highlight the underlying moral and political framework necessary for a well-functioning IP system. Case Background The patent ( EP2443126 ) related to the plant extract Simalikalactone E and its use to treat malaria.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Image from here Recently, WIPO published its 2024 IP Indicator , capturing the trends in the global IP filing and their administration. India Specific Figures More Applications and More Grants The biggest highlight of the report with regard to India is the sky high number of grants by the Indian Patent Office. years in 2023.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 30, 2024

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today introduced a bill to restore the presumption of injunctive relief to patent owners facing infringement. The Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2024 would essentially abrogate eBay v.

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Patently-O

JUNE 6, 2024

Although the case does not involve submission to AI algorithms, some of the questions here are similar to those many IP attorneys are considering when onboarding new AI tools. The consequences: in 2021, a patent application surfaced in Australia that appears to have been derived from Neuropublic’s confidential disclosure.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2024

She is incredibly passionate towards IP laws and its workings. As reported ( here , here , here and here ) these scammers through fake email ids, whatsapp numbers, etc are contacting people, impersonating these law firms and are coercing them to pay money for supposedly infringing IP rights of these firms/ their purported clients.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), whose “Drug Patent and Exclusivity Study” effectively debunks the false narratives and bogus statistics that have been levied against pharmaceutical patents with significant effect in recent years. One of the more interesting public policy reads of 2024 comes from the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens Chief Diversity & Talent Development Officer Terra Davis speaks with guest Elaine Spector, Harrity & Harrity partner and Advisory Board Member to the non-profit Patent Pathways. Throughout their conversation, they touch on how Patent. By: Knobbe Martens

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs , the court set aside the rejection of Kymab Limited’s patent application by the Assistant Controller. But first, what is Section 3(i) of the Patents Act, 1970? Essentially, this provision restricts the granting of patents for any “method of treatment.”

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Image from here Recently, Praharsh revived a discussion about the not-very-active state of IP academic interventions in India while sharing the news of the appointment of Prof. In other words, why is Indian IP scholars’ engagement with the judiciary involving IP issues limited, or perhaps, rare? Here, professors like N.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2023

From exciting patent legislation to Supreme Court trademark and copyright cases that could have big implications, here is what the IPWatchdog community will be keeping on its radar in the new year.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On October 30, the nonpartisan think tank, Sunwater Institute, published a policy report on patent quality in the United States including suggestions for U.S. policymakers to better address errors in examining and adjudicating patents for validity. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). on Wednesday.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Story Till Now On one hand, COVID-19 cases are rising yet again to everyone’s surprise, and on the other, the surprises from the Covaxin patent application don’t seem to stop. Two revisions in the patent applications have occurred since then, and this post analyses the events and their implications on the Covaxin patent.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 21, 2024

IP strategy for cell therapy also has unique challenges. The patent at issue in T 1259/22 , although relatively old (expiring August 2024 with SPCs), nonetheless highlights some of the key challenges for cell therapy IP strategy. Further medical uses of these products may be protected by second medical use patents.

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IP Law 360

MAY 10, 2024

A Delaware federal jury on Friday found that Microsoft infringed a trio of claims in a patent initially issued to a company that developed Apple's Siri software, handing the patent owner $242 million.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Private property rights like patents that cover inventions promote a growing innovation economy and a flourishing society. Without them there would be idle curiosity, but Continue reading

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Rakesh Parikh, Aaron Fadden and Janet Cho provide their insights into some of the nuances of corporate transactions involving intellectual property.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2024

Two days after comments closed on the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2024

As we have reported recently, IPWatchdog broke news last week about a Reddit thread dedicated to purported patent examiners in which one examiner asked their peers for advice on how to approach examination of patents that have purposes they may fundamentally disagree with politically--specifically, a patent geared toward Israeli military technology.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 9, 2024

For those familiar with Reddit and the breadth of topics covered it probably comes as no real surprise that there is a patent examiner Reddit, which has some 4,800 users. What should be surprising—shocking even—is what was recently discussed in one quickly deleted thread within that patent examiner Reddit.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Broader Issues with Generative AI Some other issues companies face with employee use of AI relate to IP and open source. New creations implicate IP issues, including the protection of what is created, potential infringement of preexisting IP, and ownership and licensing issues of the output. Both the U.S.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 6, 2022

Summer is around the corner, which means we are seeking law student(s) for a paid IP/Trademark internship from May/June – July/August 2022. Patent and Trademark Office; Assisting with discovery and motions in litigation matters; and. Applications will be accepted through January 24, 2022.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In terms of its design, the proposed legislation attempts to deal with each of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Alice, Mayo and Myriad, plus all of their progeny applications thereafter engendered by the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), all the way down to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examining corp.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have reached different conclusions regarding “the creative and conceiving capabilities of machines,” which leads to intellectual property (IP) law being self-contradictory. Recently, Wen Xie argued on IPWatchdog that the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) and the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Join Troutman Pepper Partners Bill Belanger and Greg Len for an insightful discussion on the evolving landscape of intellectual property (IP) within the renewable energy sector. Learn about the risks and opportunities for businesses, and hear compelling stories of how strategic IP management can lead to successful.

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IP Close Up

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) has announced that it is holding the 2025 IP Awareness Summit (IPAS 2025) on April 24th at Dolby Continue reading

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 8, 2024

In today’s global economy, product research and development (R&D) has historically been concentrated in the U.S. However, these efforts are beginning to decentralize and spread into new regions, such as Japan and South Korea. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 22, 2024

By reintroducing the requirement that inventors submit a miniature working model of their inventions along with their patent, legislators could help to deter patent trolls, reduce frivolous litigation and support legitimate inventors in protecting their innovations, says Darin Gibby at Kilpatrick.

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