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USPTO Says Wands Still Controls Post-Amgen in New Enablement Guidelines

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidelines for examiners today on the topic of enablement in light of the Supreme Court’s May 2023 decision in Amgen v.

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Provisional refusal in Colombia

Olartemoure Blog

In the dynamic world of intellectual property and trademarks, we understand how challenging it can be to face a provisional refusal, especially in a country that is not your own. A provisional refusal is an initial statement from the local trademark office indicating that the application does not meet certain legal requirements.

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Patent Office Implements Changes to Requirements for Admissions Criteria for Patent Bar

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice today implementing the suggestions it received on expanding the patent bar following its October 18, 2022, request for public input on the topic.

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Implementer Arguments at the USPTO Public Listening Session on Standards Ignore Business Realities

IP Watchdog

Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “public listening session” to hear from industry leaders on the topic of standard essential patents.

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USPTO's Guidance on Inventorship of AI-Assisted Inventions Remains True to Fundamental Principles, But May Not Be the Right Test

JD Supra Law

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on inventorship determinations for inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI-assisted inventions). Inventorship of AI-assisted inventions has been a hot topic recently with the increased use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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EUIPO BoA IP Case Law Conference Report #5 : “Copyright in flux: What does the future have in store?”

The IPKat

The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. For readers of IPKat, this topic shouldn't come as a surprise, given the prior buzz surrounding EUIPO’s Executive Director João Negrão's expressed intention for EUIPO to potentially oversee an EU copyright title if it were to be established.

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This Week in Washington IP: Improving Invention Education, Intellectual Property Rights During Public Health Emergencies, and the State of the Chinese Economy

IP Watchdog

This week in Washington IP news, as a new school year begins, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) looks at the latest research on invention education. federal government can do to patent rights during a public health emergency.