U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Black Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Past, Present, and Future. February 16, 2022. Wed, 02/16/2022 - 18:45. Intellectual property. It is also an opportunity to spotlight some of the many inspiring stories and successes of Black inventors and Black-owned businesses. KCPullen@doc.gov. Minority business growth.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Generative AI Computer-generated art reached a tipping point in 2022.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 24, 2022

Pride Month: Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Inventors and Entrepreneurs. June 24, 2022. Fri, 06/24/2022 - 11:44. An accomplished inventor, she was named on five patents by age 37. Please visit USPTO’s inventor and entrepreneur resources page to learn more about protecting intellectual property.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 24, 2022

Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs. May 24, 2022. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 10:53. Intellectual property. and the inventor of FreshPaper sheets?that KCPullen@doc.gov. Minority business growth. Joint blog by the U.S. This month, the U.S. Bureaus and Offices.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

First published by ALM / Law.com in The Intellectual Property Strategist All of us have been exposed to and perhaps even overwhelmed by news about generative artificial intelligence (AI). 2022) recently confirmed that an inventor under the patent statute must be a natural person. Vidal , No. 2021-2347 (Fed.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While PTE is designed to effectively extend the overall patent term for a single invention due to regulatory delays in product approval, PTA is designed to extend the term of a particular patent due to delays in the processing of that patent.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. .'” 2022 WL 16555584 (S.D.N.Y. Grande Communications Networks LLC (November 3, 2022). 2022 WL 17430309 (9th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On September 26, 2023, the USPTO issued its millionth design patent. United States Patent D1,000,000 covers the ornamental design for a dispensing comb, as shown below. While utility patents may include several claims, often about 20, a design patent may only have a single claim. Design patent filings in the U.S.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Introduction A “patent” is a right granted by a state to an inventor for a fixed period i.e., 20 years in India in exchange for the disclosure of the invention. Moreover, the medical devices also favour design registration for their unique, innovative designs and copyright registration if have a software associated with the device.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 6, 2022

I have been monitoring patent application filing around the world that list “DABUS (the “Device for the Autonomous Bootingstraiming of Unified Sentience”) as the sole inventor. At issue is whether an AI machine alone can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. In today’s posting, I provide updates to this article.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2022

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022. We also recommend that you check out our Intellectual Property Resources page for guides, videos, and insight on patents and inventorship. Ferrari was issued a new design patent D945,320 titled, “Car, Toy Car Replica And/Or Other Replica.” important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6227f19f37b0b9390{flex-direction:

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

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. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context? In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Bagley , Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Emory Law School and Hieken Visiting Professor in Patent Law, Harvard Law School (visiting Fall 2022) . This year’s all-day event will take place on Friday November 18, 2022 in-person at Santa Clara University and on-line.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 25, 2023

International Trade Commission in recent years, bringing a record 32% of Section 337 Investigations in 2022. In a sense, the rise of NPEs at the ITC was by design.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2022

June 6, 2022 Patent of the Day. June 6, 2022, is the 78th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy. Among the thousands of people who contributed to its success was inventor Andrew Higgins. Higgins was a boat builder and his low draft boat hull design, patented in 1939, (U.S. 2,341,866) was adopted by the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 4, 2022

Posted on July 4, 2022 by bwheelock. It’s the Fourth of July, 2022, and time to celebrate the holiday, as this blog always does, with patents. Inventor Louis Schuetz of Newark, New Jersey, was also concerned with entertaining the children on the Fourth of July, and received U.S.Patent No. Lastly, inventor William G.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Earlier this month, ten of the world’s largest companies were accused of infringing design patents claiming animated graphical user interfaces (GUIs). These assertions were made in addition to at least ten other lawsuits filed since September 2021 asserting animated GUI design patents. 1–4, illustrated below.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Federal Circuit previously held that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor in Thaler v. 2022), and this release provides guidance regarding the open question of human inventorship for inventions developed by a person working with the assistance of an AI system. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed. Iolab Corp. , 3d 1344 (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2022

PatentNext Summary: The Legal Board of Appeal (the “Board”) of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently suggested that the owner of an artificial intelligence (AI) machine could possibly be listed as an inventor of an AI-generated Invention. ” J 8/20 (Designation of inventor/DABAS) at para.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hague provisions will become effective in China on May 5, 2022. Each country designated by the applicant has the right to perform substantive examination of the application.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I’ve seen enough stock graphic elements when doing trademark and copyright searches to know that the crown elements and scales of justice elements are likely to be highly similar to or identical to crown and scales designs owned by Getty Images or some other entity or artist. This isn’t limited to logo design.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Department of Commerce answered the call by including Customer Experience (CX) in its Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Streamlining Patent Filing for Inventors and Creators : The U.S. For FY 2024, the White House designated ITA as one of four new High Impact Service Providers. Visit the U.S. Download the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, the Federal Circuit definitively ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be named inventors or co-inventors on patent applications, reinforcing the longstanding principle that only natural persons are eligible as inventors under the Patent Act.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks , [2023] UKSC 49. Louis seeking to patent a thermal-mug designed by an artificial intelligence machine that he created. 2022), cert. Thaler expressly disclaimed any human input into DABUS’s inventions, but going forward mixed human-AI inventor teams seem inevitable.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 11, 2024

of the order, the administration charged the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) with three directives: 1. 3] In the fall of 2022, the Federal Circuit in Thaler v. However, the court did not answer the question of AI as a joint inventor.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The owner gets an exclusive right to use or sell for a specific time period as a legal right under the document which we refer throughout this paper as ‘patent’ The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by protecting the rights of inventors to their inventions. 3] In the case of V.B. Mohammaed Ibrahim v.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The US National Inventors Hall of Fame (“NIHF”) has released its list of 2022 inductees, which notably includes two Black Female inventors for the first time in this organization’s 48-year history. Congratulations to all the 2022 inductees. Canada’s Indigenous Intellectual Property Program grant: [link].

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. The appellant argued that the invention addressed the complexity in designing software to handle sensor data by introducing a lightweight messaging system. His previous posts can be accessed here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

On February 28, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“ PTAB ”) issued a decision on priority in an interference proceeding between the Broad Institute, Inc. The inventors listed on Broad’s patent are Feng Zhang, Ph.D., and the inventors listed on the CVC application are Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., 15/981,807.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance acknowledges the importance of human inventors in AI-assisted inventions, so that the patent system can continue to incentivize and reward human ingenuity. The Guidance also considers the Federal Circuit’s 2022 decision in Thaler v. If the human’s role is pivotal, the human will qualify as an inventor.

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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] Vidal , the Federal Circuit held an inventor or joint inventor must be a natural person. [3] In Thaler v. Section IV.B

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance acknowledges the importance of human inventors in AI-assisted inventions, so that the patent system can continue to incentivize and reward human ingenuity. The Guidance also considers the Federal Circuit’s 2022 decision in Thaler v. If the human’s role is pivotal, the human will qualify as an inventor.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While PTE is designed to effectively extend the overall patent term for a single invention due to regulatory delays in product approval, PTA is designed to extend the term of a particular patent due to delays in the processing of that patent.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

On September 22, 2022, the U.S. Even though the analysis could have stopped at Step 2A Prong One, the Board also held that “the claims of the current application include specific features that were specifically designed to achieve an improved technological result” and “provide improvements to that technical field” (under Step 2A Prong Two).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

VID496/2021 ) against the decision of Justice Beach in the Federal Court of Australia finding that the ‘AI’ machine known as DABUS could be named as sole inventor on an Australian patent application. A hearing could take place as early as November this year, but at this stage it seems more likely to be scheduled for early in 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By transferring rights to the cash flows resulting from these assets or by pledging intellectual property rights , finance can be obtained. As an alternative, a company’s intellectual property may serve as a gauge of its worth and aid in funding choices. Introduction. Image Source: Istock].

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. In the present case too there will be many legal issues related to Intellectual Property. There is an urgent need to shed some light on intellectual property infringement in this virtual world which will be dealt with further in the article.

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