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IP Report 2021

LexBlog IP

It outlines trends, data and legal rights pertaining to patents, trade marks, designs, plant breeder rights ( PBR ) and copyright. Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Standard Patent Applications and Grants.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer?

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Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

Without further ado, here’s what I found in Decembers: Rahul Cherian’s Legacy regarding Copyright Disability Exceptions: The name Rahul Cherian remains etched in the annals of Indian IP law, celebrated for his unwavering commitment to promoting access to copyrighted works. As noted in Prof. Enough Policy stuff now!

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Fish & Richardson Principal Jeffrey Mok Named a 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow and Associates Excylyn Hardin-Smith and Usman Khan Selected for the Pathfinder Program

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The Fellows program launched in 2011 and was designed for lawyers with eight to 15 years of experience. and international patent prosecution. Khan has prosecuted almost 1,000 patent applications and has represented petitioners in numerous post-grant matters. have been selected for LCLD’s Pathfinder program.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Patenting Software and AI

IPilogue

Part 2: A Beginner’s Guide to Patenting Software and Artificial Intelligence. Part 4: Don’t You Forget About Me: Protecting Your Company’s Copyrights . CII, such as algorithms, are frequently deemed an abstract idea, and thus not suitable for patent protection. Part 5: The IP Hidden Gems: Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs.

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REGENXBIO v. SAREPTA: Make Sure You’re Safely Within the Safe Harbor Before Using a “Research Tool”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

2008), the Hatch-Waxman Act was intended to eliminate “two unintended distortions of the effective patent term resulting from the premarket approval required for certain products by the [Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act].” 09-cv-5879, 2011 U.S. 20, 2011). [2] 09-cv-5879, 2011 U.S. 20, 2011). [35] 3 Title 35, U.S.C. §

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Artificial Intelligence and IP: A Literature Review

SpicyIP

Economic viability is not a metric for copyrightability, and a limited metric for patentability. It recognizes that generative AI systems are trained by reading, viewing, and listening to copies of human-created works which are subject to copyright protection. It is not clear what this refers to though.

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