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Can you file a design patent continuation application?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a design patent continuation application? US patent law allows an applicant to file a “child” patent application while the “parent” application is still pending. This rule applies to both utility and design patent applications. What is not allowed in a continuing design patent application?

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What do dashed lines in a design patent mean?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the meaning of broken or dashed lines in a design patent? While I’m not sure if you can call it a loophole, US design patents enable a particular option in the drawings that can potentially broaden protection. In a US design patent, the claimed design comprises what is drawn in solid lines.

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AI as Author: Thaler v. Perlmutter Now Before the DC Circuit

Patently-O

Using this system, he autonomously generated a 2-D artwork titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise.” Sarony , which rooted authorship in “intellectual invention” and “mental conception.” The parties have now filed their briefs, along with one law professor amicus brief in support of Thaler.

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Facebook

Corsearch

Identify the type of infringement Facebook will remove listings and posts that infringe your intellectual property, covering five categories: counterfeits, copyright infringement, brand abuse (which includes other forms of trademark infringement), design infringement, and patent infringement.

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Why intellectual property rights are important for startups seeking funding from investors

LexBlog IP

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. The most common forms are: -Patents: A patent is a type of intellectual property that covers inventions. It gives the inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention for a limited period of time.

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IP Protection for Artificial Intelligence

LexBlog IP

Protection of AI-Generated Content Content that is wholly created by AI is not copyrightable or patentable. The same is true for patent protection, where the 2022 case of Thaler v. Vidal held “We, too, conclude that the Patent Act requires an ‘inventor’ to be a natural person.”

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. And, of course, the debate on computer-generated inventions rumbled on across the world.)

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