IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. First Time Interpreting Patent Agent Privilege.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Over a hundred years ago, Congress created “design patents” to offer companies a way to protect the “ornamental” features of products. Design patents strike a fair balance in terms of IP protection versus cost. This is the function of a utility patent.) Examples of Actual GUI Design Patents.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

A patent is a form of Intellectual Property (IP) granted to the owners of an invention or innovation, giving them the right to control how others could use or exploit their invention or innovation. Open-source patents combine the concept of traditional patents and open-source licensing. was open-sourced by Apple Inc.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

From Idea to Invention The patent process can be very daunting if you’re new to intellectual property law. Fortunately, with some basic knowledge and guidance, patenting your invention can be a straightforward and rewarding experience. Below is helpful information about patenting an invention.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You just mentioned IP” First up in the Den, we had entrepreneur and inventor Michael Horsfall, asking for 45k in exchange for 10% of his Van Guardian business. You should therefore carefully consider if a patent is worth the cost to you and your business before you apply. How can you protect fashion designs? Choppy waters?

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Many big companies are getting ready to enter the world of Metaverse, for example, Nike for the purpose of selling virtual footwear and apparel in the virtual world of metaverse filed many trademark applications with the U.S In the present case too there will be many legal issues related to Intellectual Property.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A lot of people have gotten patents for things related to Christmas. There are a number of patents intended to help parents convince children that Santa has been there. ” This patent covers a Christmas stocking that contains a light bulb or LED, a battery to power the light, and a hidden switch that turns on the light. (Or,

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse examine the patentability requirements and prosecution schemes in the US and Europe and how applicants can prepare applications that will best serve their needs in both jurisdictions. PDF copy available. can significantly complicate the coordination of a global patent strategy.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

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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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MAY 27, 2021

The cost savings of filing a provisional patent application without consulting a professional are certainly tempting. However, such a strategy may ultimately cost more in the long run, including possibly costing valuable patent protection. What is a Provisional Patent Application? Keep Trade Secrets Secret.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2022

Interesting Patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing the most exciting developments in technology and innovation. In this article, we highlight several interesting US patents recently issued by the USPTO. Looking for more information on patents?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Rights to AI-generated content, and to content made on creative platforms, aren’t always easy to understand, and they have a big impact on how you can use it and if and how you can protect it. Can you use it in the ways you want to? There have been some court decisions on this precise topic, but the law is not completely settled.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There is uncertainty over how much selection and refinement is needed to produce the best work (see examples of selection, refinement and reworking here and here ) and getting the right prompt is challenging enough to have created a market for effective prompts. We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Obtaining patents or trademarks for their inventions or brand names can prevent others from copying or imitating their innovations, protecting those ideas and giving them a competitive edge.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Recently, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks granted a patent to a ragi walnut soup mix prepared by the 52-year old woman, Shubhangi Patil. In her patent application, she claimed that her soup is free from preservatives and artificial additives. The answer is yes. The answer is yes.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Earlier this week, developer and professor of Computer Science at Texas A&M Tim Davis took to Twitter to highlight how GhitHub’s artificial intelligence coding tool Copilot, was producing code very similar to his own, showing a side-by-side comparison of the two snippets. The code in question is different from the example given.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The following is my patent law exam from this past semester. This year’s exam is very loosely based upon an interesting patent that I found associated with the Tow Whee product created by Eric Landis. Early on, he also showed his 10-year-old daughter how it works and used her for the testing. Question 1.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This evolution is also exemplified by the substantial increase in patent applications filed by MSMEs in the preceding financial year, a development that highlights the growing importance of patents as a strategic tool in this segment of the Indian economy. The benefits of patenting are manifold.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This second consultation focuses on specific trade marks and designs issues, but also includes some proposals on patents and tribunals. This suggests many customers have difficulties with filing series marks. The consultation document, and details of how to respond can be found here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

How was ChatGPT trained? Reinforcement learning, on the other hand, seeks to train a machine learning model over many iterations of pass-fail, trial-and-error attempts, where the model is provided with a “reward” (a positive value) for interactions where a positive result is returned by a model being trained.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

We will start with patents and copyrights because they have constitutional grounding in Article 1, Section 8 : [The Congress shall have power t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. 14 Landslide 30 (No.

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SpicyIP

MAY 8, 2022

Jentham: Thanks for the break, and for the interesting one-pager on “ Invisibilised Inventors and Hidden Geniuses ”. I didn’t realise how deep-rooted our ignorance could be. That is to say – who is an inventor? Why doesn’t the government just fund inventors, for inventions it thinks are desirable? What are they?

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Patently-O

AUGUST 23, 2023

Patent Nos. Steuben sued Shibuya on three patents and initially won with a jury awarding $38 million in infringement damages. 605 (1950), explaining that it operates to prevent copying that makes only minor, insubstantial changes to avoid the literal scope of the claims. Steuben Foods, Inc. Shibuya Hoppmann Corp. ,

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

Introduction A “patent” is a right granted by a state to an inventor for a fixed period i.e., 20 years in India in exchange for the disclosure of the invention. The fundamental patentability criteria are universal namely: novelty, inventive step, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Search codes for images are very useful; many poop marks are applied for, but there is no poop codes; since there’s no search code, you will have higher prosecution and maintenance costs. Gilden: the patent side has categories for, e.g., devices for genital massage. Why the difference between patent & TM sides?

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