The IPKat

JULY 11, 2022

The EPO Board of Appeal has published its full decision on the question of whether a machine can be an inventor ( J 8/20 ). The Board of Appeal had previously announced its decision to refuse two European patent applications naming an algorithm ("DABUS") as the sole inventor at the end of last year ( IPKat ).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

by Marianna Ryan Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are a new type of quasi-corporate entities, existing with the use of blockchain and smart contracts. The use of blockchain and smart contracts in the creation of DAOs has its pros and cons. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

However, the cost of obtaining and maintaining patents may be a barrier for individual inventors and small businesses to benefit from the advantage or enter certain markets. In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully. A small entity is defined under 37 CFR § 1.27

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 30, 2021

Typically, the employee is required to review and sign the handbook and, as a result, a binding contract is created. This is particularly helpful when a difficult employee-inventor exits the company and refuses to. It is common practice to include a transfer of any future inventions in an employee handbook.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

While artists may inherently feel like they are “held hostage” by their record labels, it all comes down to the contract terms that both the artist and record label agreed upon. Common contract terms found in recording agreements include rights granted, producer royalties, and promotions.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

This interesting case will likely become a battle over the terms of the contract with strong arguments on both sides. This term mirrors the contracts of most universities (like University of Toronto’s patent policy ) where professors are not the exclusive IP owners for independent work completed during employment.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In October 1996, the provisional application to which the ’094 patent claims priority was filed and the two inventors of the ’094 patent assigned their rights in the invention to USF. By December 1996, the two inventors of the ’094 patent changed their employer from USF to Mayo Clinic.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

While most of patents are attributable to both joint-inventors, some are only attributable to one or the other. The decision is lacking though because the court does not ground its decision in any particular contract or property tradition. ” Brian Barnett. hereby sell[s] and assign[s] to Universal Electronics Inc. 3d 1284 (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

However, the cost of obtaining and maintaining patents may be a barrier for individual inventors and small businesses to benefit from the advantage or enter certain markets. In some industries, patents may even be essentially required to enter the market and compete successfully. A small entity is defined under 37 CFR § 1.27

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2023

There has been a lot of excitement about whether an AI can be formally designated as an inventor. Copyright GuestKat Jonathan Coote explained the recent copyright infringement and breach of contract litigation relating to the popular remixes of Dua Lipa's song 'Levitating'.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 26, 2022

I also updated a “Document Log” for the legal team, which is a record of contracts that have IP-related provisions. All Capstone group members are co-inventors with title to the Capstone IP.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 2, 2021

The district court sided with Omni — finding that Omni had received rights from the inventor, and that Islam had not assigned his rights to UM. Lets look at the contract. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed. employment. employment.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The owner gets an exclusive right to use or sell for a specific time period as a legal right under the document which we refer throughout this paper as ‘patent’ The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by protecting the rights of inventors to their inventions. 3] In the case of V.B. Mohammaed Ibrahim v.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. In addition, the inventor or applicant must not have assigned, granted, conveyed, or licensed the invention, or be legally obligated to do so, to anyone who does not also qualify as a small entity. . §

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This program plays a crucial role in ensuring that a significant portion of federal contracting dollars is allocated to these businesses, fostering growth and recognition for their contributions. Self-Certification Process: Through 2023, SDVOSBs can self-certify their status to compete for set-aside contracts at most federal agencies.

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Under English law, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether an AI program can be regarded as an inventor of a patent. Such ambiguity means that contracts between parties are crucial to regulating patent ownership.

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Under English law, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether an AI program can be regarded as an inventor of a patent. Such ambiguity means that contracts between parties are crucial to regulating patent ownership.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 22, 2022

However, the Supreme Court sided with Appleton, concluding that the keys to the invention came-about after North’s contract had ended. Fisk, Removing the “Fuel of Interest’ from the “Fire of Genius’: Law and the Employee-Inventor, 1830-1930 , 65 U. ”).

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. The Facts : On February 7, 2000 , the inventor’s company (MCE) offered to sell and install a butane-blending system to Equilon. by Dennis Crouch. Venture (Fed. ” Pfaff v.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. Creators need to comprehend the fundamentals of copyright law to safeguard their creations and negotiate licensing and distribution contracts with skill.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Designation of the inventor (A-III-7) A-III-7 now states that the EPO will check whether the designated inventor is a natural person. This update follows the decision in J 8/20 (DABUS) that an AI cannot be designated as an inventor ( IPKat ). 25 sequence listing filed in PDF format as part of a divisional application" (A-IV-5).

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

The Court, however, held that Densy stated sufficient facts to establish the existence of an implied-in-fact contract between the parties. There the Court quoted Justice Traynor’s dissenting opinion in Stanley : The policy that precludes protection of an abstract idea by copyright does not prevent its protection by contract.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

APRIL 25, 2023

We have some exciting events planned this week — both in-person and virtual — to uplift the women inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs who do ground-breaking work every day. Getting everyone off the bench to fully participate in innovation is not only a national imperative, but an international one. All are welcome!

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Article 118 EPC states that, where the applicants for a European patent are not the same for different contracting states of the EPO, they shall be regarded as joint applicants and that unity of the application will thus not be affected. P1 was filed in the name of 3 inventor-applicants, A1, A2 and A3.

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SpicyIP

JULY 2, 2021

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded LexisNexis Reed Tech a 10-year patent data and document management contract. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs. The strength and vitality of the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

NOAA also provides a small business hub , with the goal of creating an environment for optimal participation by small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone, Veteran Owned SB and SDVOSB, and woman-owned businesses in NOAA contract awards.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Maybe it’s a sense of breach of contract, but the book describes more tolerance for reuse. Also intersects a great deal w/contracts. Pro photographers agree to onerous contracts from longstanding clients in order to retain them. Silbey: ©, TM or patent becomes a device to assert certain things about yourself or your work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Option 3: adopt an exception for any use, with a possibility for rightholders to contract out. Option 4: adopt an exception for any use, with no possibility for rightholders to contract out. Consequently, patents do not protect inventions if the inventor is an AI system – a point recently confirmed also by the UK Court of Appeal.

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Patently-O

JULY 22, 2022

However, the pair had not fully exited from their Sleep Number contract. One complicating issue is that the patent applications list three other inventors who were (apparently) not subject to the agreements with Sleep Number. Rather, they had both signed consulting agreements with Sleep Number that included quite a broad scope.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

Many contracts assigning IP have detailed provisions dealing with the incidents of the assignment. Other contracts are brief, but all are written against the background of default rules such as those on estoppel. v Adkins 395 US 693 (1969), would carry over to patent assignments. . For example, in the U.K. , 7] Minerva, ibid at 15. [8]

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Sander Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Although many companies have employment contracts that. indicate IP created by employees is owned by the employer, it is always a good idea to use IP Assignments to assign rights to important IP from the employee creator/inventor to the company. For example, when your business restructures (e.g. Employees & IP Ownership.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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. The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

In legal terms, it is a contract signed amongst at least two parties looking forward to detailing confidential knowledge, clauses, statements, or any information they wish to restrict from access by third parties.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 31, 2022

The Court, however, held that Densy stated sufficient facts to establish the existence of an implied-in-fact contract between the parties. There the Court quoted Justice Traynor’s dissenting opinion in Stanley : The policy that precludes protection of an abstract idea by copyright does not prevent its protection by contract.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

First, held the Board, a machine cannot enter into any binding legal contract. In addition, the preamble to the DSM Directive specifies that the authors and performers that shall be able to rely on the provisions on contracts therein shall only be natural persons, thus excluding from the scope of application non-human authors and performers.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

Consent: we’re transferring our rights all the time by contract. If you don’t change contract law, you may not have bought much with this reconfiguration either. We wave our hands about all of those but we need to address each one for the “AI inventor.” 1) requirement to list inventor to best of applicant’s knowledge.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

It is important to understand the ownership or possession of IP in case of any such contract with a third party. If there is any contract with the third party for the development of any IP, the parties must be clear with the terms. Owing of intellectual property is not automatic until and unless any agreement specifies so.

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