The IP Law Blog
MARCH 30, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. A small entity is defined under 37 CFR § 1.27
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The court in Pannu v.
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Patently-O
APRIL 25, 2024
Chien , Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and co-director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, and Jillian Grennan , Associate Professor of Finance and Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. And which innovators become inventors?
The IPKat
AUGUST 11, 2023
In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The Supreme Court is merely considering whether an AI may be formally designated as an inventor on a UK patent. Final thoughts It is an adage of the legal profession that bad cases make bad law.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
This is a book review of Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management edited by Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in Information Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Law, University of East Anglia Law School and Ruth Soetendorp, Visiting Academic, City University of London and Professor Emerita, Bournemouth University.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 18, 2023
And exactly how much effort and money should a business expend for safeguarding those secrets? The other intellectual property branches of copyrights and patents afford authors and inventors exclusive rights to their creations. Why should you rely on trade secrets when other forms of intellectual property protections are available?
Erik K Pelton
JUNE 10, 2023
My comments touched on numerous topics, but focused in large part on the impact that USPTO trademark filing fee increases will have on small businesses, as well as the USPTO’s IT expenditures. Small businesses make up a huge portion of the American economy. Below are the remarks Erik presented at the hearing last week.
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