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What Does it Mean to be an Inventor? The Inventor Diary Project and Kicking off the Diversity Pilots Initiative Blog Series

Patently-O

Though the patent system exists to promote innovation, it also serves to promote inventors and innovators. For more visit, For more stories, and to add your own story , visit the “Inventor’s Diary” at www.diversitypilots.org. What did becoming an inventor mean to you? I sent her a copy so she knows it is real.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (Summer 2022)

IPilogue

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (10 positions).

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Can an AI be Properly Considered an Inventor?

Velocity of Content

While I am fully at peace with the personhood of (fictional) Commander Data of “Star Trek ” in the 24th century, in our world devices by themselves do not and cannot express anything (even if your copy of Alexa or Siri appears to). Is there a case for protecting AI-devised inventions by IP rights? If so, should they be?”

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (2022/23 Academic Year)

IPilogue

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to assist under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (3-5 positions). 750 words).

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Checklist of Issues on Generative IP

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). The following is a checklist for scholars and practitioners who are looking at an AI-related IP issue. Copyright 1. Japan (Art.

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

The IPKat

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (2021/22 academic year)

IPilogue

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (5-8 positions).

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