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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

Mark Core, had automatically assigned a patent associated with his PhD thesis to his then-employer and education funder TRW. The key issue was whether Dr. Core developed the patented invention “entirely on [his] own time” under his employment agreement. Seagate Technology, LLC , 803 F.3d Core Optical Techs.,

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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. Why is this an issue?

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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. Previously, IPilogue reported that Australia has granted patent ownership to an AI inventor.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Moreover, many expressed concern that NFT-specific legislation would be premature at this time and could impede the development of new NFT applications, given the evolving nature of the technology. Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good.

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No Patent for Robot Inventions: UK Supreme Court Rules on AI Inventorship in Thaler v. Comptroller-General

Patently-O

In a December 20, 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court has agreed with American courts that an inventive machine is not deserving of patent rights. Louis seeking to patent a thermal-mug designed by an artificial intelligence machine that he created. Thaler concerns two patent applications (GB1816909.4 2022), cert.

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Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

The IPKat

PatKat has been sceptical about Dr Thaler and his purported inventing machine, DABUS, for some time ( IPKat ). In the pending European DABUS case ( EP4067251 ), DABUS's invention as originally claimed was found to lack novelty in view of 25 year old prior art. Sceptical Kat Has DABUS invented?

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Book Review: The Artificial Inventor - A Challenge for the Patent System

The IPKat

Image: Thomson Reuters In ‘The Artificial Inventor’ ( Thomson Reuters ), Luz Sánchez García (University of Murcia) characterises humanity as standing at the cusp of an ‘Artificial Invention Age’ in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer used as a tool but rather a creative partner or independent innovator.

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