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Guidance on Patenting Inventions with AI Contributions

Patently-O

My name is Dennis Crouch, and I am a law professor at Mizzou and author of Patently-O. As artificial intelligence progresses at an unprecedented pace, numerous cases have emerged where generative AI has played a crucial role in conceiving an invention.

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Seeking Clarity on Comparison Prior Art: Seirus Petitions Supreme Court in Heat Wave Design Patent Dispute

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Seirus has petitioned for writ of certiorari in its long-running design patent dispute with Columbia Sportswear. Columbia’s design patent claims an “ornamental design of a heat reflective material” as shown in the figures. Patent D657,093. Swisa, Inc. , 3d 665 (Fed.

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Guest Post: “Design Patent Exceptionalism” Isn’t

Patently-O

By Sarah Burstein, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School LKQ Corp. As Professor Crouch has noted , the Federal Circuit has granted rehearing en banc in the design patent case of LKQ v. Design patents cover different things (ornamental designs as opposed to useful inventions).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 24 – July 30)

SpicyIP

Yashna is a fifth-year law student at UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Is Messenger RNA Patent-Eligible? In light of the US patent dispute on mRNA platform, Aparajita discusses if the technology is eligible for patent protection at all. Hollow Victory?

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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. What are the biotechnological inventions? This leads them to think about protecting their inventions from unauthorized use. What is patent? Who can file a patent application?

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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

This has led to the introduction of intellectual property rights which are a set of exclusionary rights as it excludes the world from enjoying a set of rights arising out an invention or creation, except the inventor or creator. These laws establish the backbone of safeguarding all the rights accrued to various kinds of intellectual property.

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Empowering Innovation: The Role of Intellectual Property in Technology Transfer

IP and Legal Filings

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges. It helps in better valuation.