Patently-O
APRIL 8, 2024
By Dennis Crouch In 1931, the United States Supreme Court decided a landmark case on the patentability of inventions, De Forest Radio Co. 103 as part of the Patent Act of 1952, it nonetheless applied a similar requirement for “invention.” 101, all under the general rubric of the “invention” requirement.
Patently-O
AUGUST 5, 2022
Patent Act was amended in 2011 to expressly require that inventors be “individuals.” In the case, Thaler claims to own a computer named DABUS, and that DABUS conceived-of two patentable inventions. Thaler argued that the PTO was, in fact, refusing to issue a patent because the invention was made by an AI rather than a human.
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JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Ten years ago, on September 16, 2011, the America Invents Act (“AIA”) became law. This article is the second in a multi-part series of articles on the significant changes introduced by the AIA and the results of those changes. By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
During IPWatchdog LIVE 2021 in Dallas, Texas, I asked a handful of willing attendees for their thoughts on the impact of the America Invents Act (AIA) in anticipation of today, the ten-year anniversary of the day President Barack Obama signed the AIA into law. innovation. innovation. patent laws.
IP Intelligence
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its much anticipated Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”). [1] The Guidance strives to ensure balance between protecting and incentivizing AI-assisted inventions and not hindering future human innovation, as “the patent system is designed to encourage human ingenuity.” [2]
Patently-O
JULY 13, 2023
by Dennis Crouch If you break it down far enough, every invention is simply a combination of known materials or steps. In Axonics, the court ruled that the obviousness analysis must focus on the motivation to combine references to reach the claimed invention, not motivation to combine for some other purpose described in the prior art.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
The Leahy-Smith “America Invents Act” (hereinafter, “AIA”) was signed into law ten years ago, on September 16, 2011. We have learned extensively from the enactment and this article is part of a series of lessons learned. By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC
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