IP Watchdog

MAY 15, 2022

For example, Google was a key player in 2013 in starting the Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge (to not sue on open-source software). Google was also instrumental in the beginnings of the License On Transfer network (which helps members who have been sued by “patent trolls”).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2023

This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Technologies is similar to other NPEs, asserting two patents against well-known companies for technology that has been around since the turn of the millennium.

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The IPKat

MAY 19, 2024

The USPTO specifically calls for views on how the proliferation of AI could affect evaluations of patentability, including what qualifies as prior art and the capabilities of the person skilled in the art. AI and the question of what is "the prior art"? The full call for views can be viewed here.

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IP.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

By disclosing an enabling description of an invention to the public, with a provable publication date and authenticity, it becomes prior art.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2022

Cats are well acquainted with the art of trolling already… Did you know that there is now an emoji for all of your IP needs? Mostert co-submitted an application for a troll emoji ( ) to the Unicode Consortium in early 2020. This is thanks to Kat friend Frederick Mostert.

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