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Protection Of Traditional Knowledge And Cultural Heritage Under IPR: An Indian Outlook

IIPRD

In order to combat alleged abuses such as biopiracy, several communities have built traditional knowledge databases to document their traditional knowledge as prior art. Patent protection is provided for procedures related to the exercise and usage of such assets, as well as for indigenous techniques that meet the same standards.

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Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the USPTO DABUS decision

Barry Sookman

This further called into question whether an assignment document satisfied the requirements of the applicable law and the ability of the assignee to even file the application. ”‘ The petitioner also advanced policy considerations to support the position that a patent application can name a machine as an inventor.