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Innovating the Term ‘Inventor’: AI and Patent Law

IPilogue

Recently, AI technology once again exceeded the legal community’s expectations by filing a patent for its invention of interlocking food containers. Under patent law, it is the general expectation that inventors are humans, not robots. Patent Law in Canada. 2002 SCC 77 (“Apotex”). Why is this an issue?

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Humanizing Technology: Back to Basics on DABUS and AI as Inventors

IP Watchdog

With South Africa’s patent office having recently granted the first patent to an AI inventor, and an Australian court ruling in favor of AI inventorship, it’s time to review how we got here—and where we’re going. Further, the USPTO has issued thousands of inventions that utilize AI.

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Patenting Biotech Invention

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

What is invented through biotechnological processes must be protected through patent protection lest a third person misuses the same. This came after careful observation of rising international trends with respect to innovations and inventions concerning biotechnology.

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Infographic | Ice cream and patents

Olartemoure Blog

THE INVENTION OF THE ICE CREAM CONE US2061260A Inventor: Francis W. Turnbull, from the Turnbull Cone & Machine Company, obtained a patent for this technology in 1936. CONE EVOLUTION Ice cream cone drip guard US20040096553A1 Inventor: James E. 20, 2002 Invented in 2002 by James E. Lynch Date: Nov.

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Australia’s Reversal of its DABUS decision on AI-Generated Inventions: How Does this Impact an Imminent Canadian Discussion on AI Inventorship?

IPilogue

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context? In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

This has led to the introduction of intellectual property rights which are a set of exclusionary rights as it excludes the world from enjoying a set of rights arising out an invention or creation, except the inventor or creator.

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Enablement Requirements For Patents in India

Intepat

To be granted a patent, an invention by the applicant must be novel, non-obvious, and must be such that can be manufactured or used in industry. Besides these basic, requirements an invention must also not fall under the criteria of non-patentable subject matter as discussed in Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Patents Act, 1970 (“ Act ”).

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