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Legal Lessons from Holiday Lights: Clarity in Patent Drafting

LexBlog IP

7,784,961 Before sledding into the patent’s technicalities, the inventor of this Christmas cheer utilized a lesser-known path under U.S. patent law. 122(b)(2)(B)(i), the patent application was kept under wraps, avoiding publication until patent issuance. Under 35 U.S.C.

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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. In modern biology research, inventors come from various disciplines such as pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and dairy, and all of them are involved in improving the quality of life.

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AI Visualize and the Eligibility of Innovative AI Systems

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When does the design or creation of AI system elements qualify as an eligible invention? I have heard from patent attorneys that they are more than ever sending invention disclosures back to the inventors for more development until the technological improvement becomes apparent. Nuance , __ F.4th 4th __ (Fed.

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How long does it take to get a patent in 2021? And what about COVID-19?

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On the other hand, if the USPTO does not issue a Notice of Allowance, (5) other strategies may be sought in the pursuit of a patent. Overall, the amount of time it takes to acquire a patent varies based on the field of technology and on the type of application, which may be a provisional, design, utility, or plant application.

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Patent Prior Art Search

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Types of patent research- Before patent filling, research on the product as well as on the references present in the public domain are the two crucial steps inventors should perform. This anti-shock facility is designed for people with knee joints and ankle joint problems who want to hike in the mountain.

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

In particular, ChatGPT is a type of “language” model designed to respond with a natural language reply when prompted with a text-based question. The “Chat” in ChatGPT refers to this question-and-answer design, where ChatGPT behaves like a ChatBot. Patent law requires at least one human inventor.

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Schemes, Policies And Programmes For Patent Facilitation

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Some of these schemes and programs work with the assistance of professional IP practitioners who are empaneled in respective departments, programs, or schemes while others provide monetary assistance to start-ups, inventors, institutions, etc. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES. At the time of filing of Application.