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Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-63579507143ea2268{display:

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The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal Year in Review 2023

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The case did not address either of the more interesting questions of: a) whether the AI could be said to have actually invented anything, and b) how ownership of AI generated technologies should be determined. Use of large language models in the patent industry: A risk to patent quality?

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The parties are currently engaged in supplemental expert discovery on Hospira and Pfizer’s on-sale bar and public use defenses, and the court has resolved two discovery disputes this year stemming from these issues. Non-Confidential Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant at 25, 35.) 9,643,997, which is directed to protein purification.