The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The Supreme Court is merely considering whether an AI may be formally designated as an inventor on a UK patent. A recent EPO Examining Division office action appears to share similar concerns.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 24, 2022

Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs. Learn more about Kinnos in an interview with its three founders, published by the USPTO in April 2021 as part of its “Journeys of Innovation” series. and the inventor of FreshPaper sheets?that May 24, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

The Designs Act is an act that protects one of the most significant Intellectual Property Rights of a person. Therefore, many acts govern several IPRs one of which includes the Designs Act,2000. Therefore, many acts govern several IPRs one of which includes the Designs Act,2000. The Designs Act, 2000 is one such act.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The goal of the Design Act is to protect and preserve original and novel designs. A design like this can be applied to a specific article that will be produced using industrial procedures or methods. An article with a unique and innovative design gives a product an attractive appearance that may attract clients.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published examination guidance and a request for comments on the treatment of inventorship for inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the analysis, the AI can never be considered an inventor regardless of its level of contribution. Vidal , 43 F.4th

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

But assuming Weber’s account is a fair assessment, I would suggest that it raises additional questions about the ongoing global efforts – driven by Professor Ryan Abbott and his Artificial Inventor Project – challenging the legal barriers to AI inventorship and authorship. How does this provide ‘convenience’?

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. Inventors in China will thus be able to use the International Design System to file and protect their designs overseas with one procedure which will help them save time and money.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 27, 2021

Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. LEADING INVENTOR IN ACCESSIBILITY TECHNOLOGY CHIEKO ASAKAWA. Leading Inventor in Accessibility Technology Chieko Asakawa More details.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. Inventors in China will thus be able to use the International Design System to file and protect their designs overseas with one procedure which will help them save time and money.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

In certain instances, if the AI were human, it would be rightfully recognized as at least a joint inventor. This raises the question of whether it is appropriate to designate the human, who contributed to only a part of the invention and collaborated with the AI, as the sole inventor.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

First published by ALM / Law.com in The Intellectual Property Strategist All of us have been exposed to and perhaps even overwhelmed by news about generative artificial intelligence (AI). 2022) recently confirmed that an inventor under the patent statute must be a natural person. Vidal , No. 2021-2347 (Fed.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

1 are defined in an article published in 2020 by the USPTO. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development. The rule of thumb is to focus the patent protection on what the inventors improve over the conventional technology. from 1990-2018.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2023

On today's International Women's Day (IWD) The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a contribution by Katfriends Giorgia Golzio and Daniele Golzio reflecting on the contribution of women to technological advancement, with profiles of some notable female inventors throughout history being reviewed too. The same applied to IP.

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Design Patent No. The reexamination examiner agreed with the challenge and issued a final rejection that the claimed design was anticipated by four different prior art references. First to Disclose : Two of the references were Chinese Design Registrations filed and published a couple of months before Zhang’s filing date.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. Tattoos are “published” when completed. Allegations of “general awareness” are not enough. Buzzfeed, Inc.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2021

The inventors have been awarded numerous accolades for showing that this approach works to treat some lymphomas. The specification needs to convey that the inventor had “possession” of the claimed invention as of the patent application’s filing date. Kite’s “YESCARTA” therapy was found to infringe.

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IP.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This transformative offering sets a new industry benchmark, providing cost-effective access to InnovationQ+ – democratizing access for everyone from individual inventors to IP professionals. Enterprise: designed for multi-seat enterprises and includes all of the power and features of InnovationQ+ with other benefits. Learn More

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 11, 2024

Publish guidance to USPTO patent examiners and applicants addressing inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process and how inventorship issues ought to be analyzed; 2. Vidal affirmed the holding “that only a natural person can be an inventor.” 1] In section 5.2

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Design patents play a role when we have them, typically a handbag/jewelry/diamond cuts/chain designs/shoes. Issue: legal is often the last to know of new designs, so you need to know before the design is launched: need to explain that legal needs to be part of the process. More partial designs.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently designated as precedential a portion of its Penumbra v. The provision recognizes that a prior-filed patent application will typically serve as prior art against another later-application filed by a different inventor and assignee. Penumbra, Inc. RapidPulse, Inc.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Gernsback was also an inventor and serious scientific thinker in his own right. To support his business, he initially published catalogs for mail-order electrical components, but the catalogs soon morphed into full-sized magazines with titles like “Modern Electrics, ” marketed to inventors and amateur “tinkerers.”

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IP.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This transformative offering sets a new industry benchmark, providing cost-effective access to InnovationQ+ – democratizing access for everyone from individual inventors to IP professionals. Learn More Enterprise: designed for multi-seat enterprises and includes all of the power and features of InnovationQ+ with other benefits.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

The human inventor condition can be found in Section 6(1)(a) of the Patents Act, 1970, which provides that the application for a patent can be filed ‘ by any person claiming to be true and first inventor of the invention’. How would an AI enforce its rights in case of infringement if it’s both the inventor and the owner?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Recently, Yuri Eliezer was invited to share his insights on the Conscious Design Podcast , hosted by Ian Peterman. This podcast brings together thought leaders from various fields to discuss the future of design and its impact on our world. AI and Patent Search : Yuri explains how AI can improve the patent search process.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Even though the analysis could have stopped at Step 2A Prong One, the Board also held that “the claims of the current application include specific features that were specifically designed to achieve an improved technological result” and “provide improvements to that technical field” (under Step 2A Prong Two). In In re Appl.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

5] In the UK, the government published a white paper, which proposes leaving it to individual regulators to lay down sector-specific rules or guidance regarding AI, subject to certain overarching guiding principles. [6] 6] For example, the CMA published an initial report on AI foundation models in September 2023. [7] 5; see also paras.

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Product designers, inventors, and artists of all types need to understand the meaning of intellectual property and how to protect their creative contributions. . Today’s law protects intellectual property to encourage creativity and the incentive to work for the public good by compensating the artist or inventor fairly. . .

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

EL’s design also includes the idea of different elastic strengths. As a result of the testing, EL made a number of tweaks to the design, including the connection mechanism and also determining the best force / elongation parameters for safety and comfort. By November 2019, EL was satisfied with the design. Question 3.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Sywula was excluded from being listed as an inventor on the patents, including US11087250 and US11087252; and that was upsetting. An inventor is a presumptive owner of any resulting patent rights. However, he is missing one purportedly crucial qualification: he cannot claim to be an inventor of any patented technology.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Authors in the subsequent section explore industrial property rights, with Nari Lee delving into inventors and patents, Giorgio Spedicato shedding light on industrial design, and Genevieve Wilkinson discussing trade marks. Details: Publisher: Edward Elgar Extent: 582 Available in hardback and ebook ISBN: 978 1 78990 486 4

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In order to gain certain exclusive rights from the government, inventors must disclose detailed information on how to make and use their invention. First, US design patent applications are not published. So a US design patent will be made public if and when it’s granted. A bit of background will help set the stage.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

Services like All Prior Art are using AI to churn out and ‘publish’ many millions of generated texts, hoping some will preempt future patent applications. You might consider a technical paper from a conference which sketches out a conceptual gearbox design (but omits specific gear ratios and material specifications).

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The IPKat

MAY 19, 2024

The prior art is any disclosure, written or oral, made available to the public before the filing date of the patent (with some grace period exceptions in certain jurisdictions for disclosures made by the inventor). These AI generated structures may be included in patent applications or simply published in depositories on the internet.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). We will keep the law under review and could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.”

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Even though the analysis could have stopped at Step 2A Prong One, the Board also held that “the claims of the current application include specific features that were specifically designed to achieve an improved technological result” and “provide improvements to that technical field” (under Step 2A Prong Two). In In re Appl.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand. It also includes designs that have been published anywhere in the world or things that have been used anywhere in the world. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Patent Office is not supposed to issue separate patents for the same invention to competing inventors. Several statutory provisions empower the Office to reject pre-AIA patent application claims of the later inventor. But sometimes it’s not clear who is the later inventor. Those provisions are therefore unhelpful.

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