Patently-O

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

What is it that makes a use “public” for purposes of the public use bar? Does it matter whether the person doing the using is a member of the public, as opposed to the inventor? Or does it matter whether the use is itself in public, as opposed to taking place in secret behind closed doors?

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Public Use Inventor Invention Art 92

Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand. It’s the legal term for ‘thing that is exactly like my thing that was in the public before I made my thing.’ For more information on how Larson & Larson can help you with the patent process, contact us.

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Art Patent Invention Patent Application 52

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under. Identification of any publication, sale, offer for sale, or public use of the subject invention, or publication of the invention. The nations in which the Contractor seeks to file the patent application.

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Intellectual Property Invention Contracts Patent Application 52

The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

PatKat is reliably informed by AI expert Mr PatKat, that LLMs represent a true paradigm shift in the ability of AI. This week, the UK supreme court finally rejected the appeal by Dr Thaler to have DABUS named as an inventor on a patent application. Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

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Invention Inventor Patent Law 109