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Computer-Generated Electronic Images & The Article of Manufacture Requirement: The USPTO Declines to Extend Subject Matter Eligibility to “Disembodied” Designs

LexBlog IP

In response to public comments submitted in response to its request thereof regarding the “article of manufacture” requirement for design patent eligibility appearing in Title 35, United States Code, Section 171 , and as explained in our previous post , the U.S. a)(I) ] but provides important clarifications.”

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 26 – August 1)

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Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Continuing our posts on the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, I wrote a II-part post on the Report’s recommendations on patent law reform. Part I and II. Fonts and Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

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The Court sets aside the rejection, staying the suit until the rectification application’s disposal within eight months. Ynsect vs The Controller Of Patents on 28 February, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The appeal challenged the denial of an Indian patent application for insect treatment.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 29- May 05)

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The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Case Summaries Rich Products Corporation vs The Controller Of Patents & Anr. Reviving, (and at least temporarily settling!)

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Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the USPTO DABUS decision

Barry Sookman

This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions. patent law, 35 USC §§ 1 et seq. an inventor must be a natural person. In addition, the U.S. Unigate Enter.,