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De Forest Radio v. GE: A Landmark Supreme Court Decision on the Invention Requirement

Patently-O

Before the advent of transistors, vacuum tubes were widely used as amplifiers and oscillators in radio, television, radar, and computer systems. At the same time, the Court also emphasized that “it is method and device which may be patented and not the scientific explanation of their operation.” 57, 111 (2011).

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IP Report 2021

LexBlog IP

Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Of the 29,293 patent applications filed, the vast majority were filed by non-residents. Standard Patent Applications and Grants. Innovation Patents. Key Takeaways.

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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. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor. v M-I LLC ; and Bauer Hockey Ltd.

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