Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. But the rise of generative AI is changing how we invent: it is becoming increasingly prevalent that inventions are now generated in a collaboration between human inventors and AI systems that together develop novel solutions to problems. 101 and 115.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright was admonished by a Florida federal judge Tuesday for posting online about suing expert witnesses for fraud as a digital forensic expert was on the stand testifying that documents Wright produced in the multibillion-dollar litigation were not authentic.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” A human who provides a significant contribution may be the sole inventor and original owner, even in situations where the AI provided the greater contribution. No AI Inventors Allowed First, the notice recognizes and follows existing case law that only natural persons can be listed as inventors on U.S. Vidal , 43 F.4th

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

[ On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. As discussed here , South Africa and Australia are the only jurisdictions where DABUS has been registered as an inventor.

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Patently-O

JUNE 12, 2023

2023), underscores the importance of adhering to the PTAB procedural requirements, particularly the prohibition against incorporating arguments by reference from one document into another during an IPR, as stipulated in 37 C.F.R. 3) Incorporation by reference; combined documents. Google LLC , — F.4th 4th — (Fed.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

New online document inspection service The government is proposing to introduce a new digital service that will allow the public to view documents relating to trade mark and design applications online for the first time. The consultation document, and details of how to respond can be found here.

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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

JULY 25, 2023

Background Blue Gentian is an assignee of Berardi’s six patents involving a collapsible hose, where Berardi is the named inventor. During the meeting, Ragner showed documents detailing the manufacturing process of a collapsible hose and demonstrated a prototype of the hose.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

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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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, the Federal Circuit definitively ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be named inventors or co-inventors on patent applications, reinforcing the longstanding principle that only natural persons are eligible as inventors under the Patent Act.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Inventor organization US Inventor (USI) and Ron Katznelson—the author of a widely cited study detailing the link between Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges’ decisions and their compensation—have filed separate amicus briefs supporting New Vision Gaming and Development, Inc. in its most recent appeal to the U.S.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

During the supplemental examination, Malvern cited seven office action documents from the ’782 patent prosecution in an IDS and introduced two declarations by the co-inventor Rochalski. After a change in ownership, Malvern sought supplemental examination of the ’175 patent under 35 U.S.C. §

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JD Supra Law

JULY 26, 2023

Blue Gentian is an assignee of Berardi’s six patents involving a collapsible hose, where Berardi is the named inventor. During the meeting, Ragner showed documents detailing the manufacturing process of a collapsible hose and demonstrated a prototype of the hose.

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2022

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published documents outlining its main activities and targets, setting out how it will deliver on its ‘ambitions’ and ‘corporate priorities’. It plays a fundamental role in ensuring that the UK becomes the most innovative and creative country in the world.

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Patently-O

MAY 25, 2023

The also case stands out as Itou was clearly the first inventor, but this evidence was not taken into account due both to arcane pre-AIA rules and due to the IPR process focusing only on the published patent documents. The corroborating evidence in this case included a sales presentation and two non-inventors’ testimonies.

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Patently-O

MAY 31, 2023

These included: documenting gender disparities in attribution for innovative output, understanding how “opt-in” organizational processes can unlock the innovative potential of engineers from underrepresented groups, and measuring how broader representation can help bring more valuable innovations to market.

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IP Intelligence

OCTOBER 6, 2021

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia addressed what it called a “core issue”—whether an artificial intelligence (AI) machine can be an “inventor” under the Patent Act. The applications included a document through which DABUS had allegedly assigned all intellectual property rights in the claimed inventions to Thaler.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 17, 2021

Authentication : Before relying upon a documented evidence, it must first be authenticated — a showing that the document “is what the proponent claims it is.” Here, the Board found that the Burns printout submitted by Valve had not been authenticated as the same document cited during the examination.

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2022

When the Patent Act of 1790 refers to inventors, it lists gender inclusive forms of “he, she, or they:” [The inventor(s) must] set[] forth, that he, she, or they , hath or have invented or discovered any useful art, manufacture, engine, machine, or device, or any improvement therein… Patent Act of 1790. patent system.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Inventors and patent practitioners filing patent applications before U.S. ” But the rise of generative AI is changing how we invent: it is becoming increasingly prevalent that inventions are now generated in a collaboration between human inventors and AI systems that together develop novel solutions to problems. 101 and 115.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 10, 2021

These applications would not be subject to the provisions of the AIA unless the application contained a claim that did not properly find support in the pre-AIA priority document(s). Not surprisingly, there were a number of patent applications filed that bridged the March 16, 2013 AIA effective date.

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More Than Your Mark

JULY 2, 2021

In the Minerva case, the Supreme Court required the lower court to explain whether the inventor’s promise not to challenge the validity of a first patent at the time of the assignment could be held against the inventor when challenging a later patent with claims that were broader than the ones involved in the patent assigned.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Establishing invention date requires determining when the inventor both conceived of the complete invention and then reduced it to practice. Conception occurs when an inventor forms a definite and permanent idea of the complete and operative invention in their mind. This is the critical inception of the invention.

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Patently-O

APRIL 28, 2022

Ariad -Style Written Description : Originally filed claims may also lack written description if the four-corners of the specification fail to show the inventor was in possession. Best-Mode : The original specification must disclose the best mode for carrying out the invention–if one is known by the inventors.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2024

The Office Personnel are notified that prior art may exist either in the field of the inventor’s endeavour, reasonably linked to the concerned problem or may even exist in a field of endeavour other than that of the inventor or solves a problem which is different from that the inventor was trying to solve.

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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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IPilogue

JANUARY 26, 2022

I also updated a “Document Log” for the legal team, which is a record of contracts that have IP-related provisions. All Capstone group members are co-inventors with title to the Capstone IP.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The AmeriKat instructing her computer overlord to come up with an invention which turns household objects into tuna Can machines be inventors? Over to Henry : "Background Dr Stephen Thaler is the inventor of an artificial intelligence machine called DABUS. 7(3) was that the inventor is a person ([19]). DABUS made inventions.

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The patent at issue, originally naming a single inventor (Steve Campbell), claims a lightweight intermodal container system for transporting refrigerated gaseous fluids. Under § 256, correcting inventorship requires comparing the alleged co-inventor’s contributions against the invention as claimed. Tube-Mac Indus., Campbell , No.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2024

Bar and Bench ( paywalled ) reported that the case is not only concerned with the use of the above image but also the tagline “Inventors of Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani.” ” Coming to the case: The question “Who is the inventor ,” hints at a potential patentability issue which the case nowhere seems to be about.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

Understanding Patents A patent is a legal protection granted by the government to an inventor, providing the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specified period, typically 20 years from the filing date. As a result, inventors often seek patent protection in multiple countries to fully safeguard their innovations.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Federal Judge Alan Albright allowed Apple to transfer to California litigation claiming the company unlawfully uses an inventor's patented wireless device technologies, saying in an order unsealed Thursday that while patent cases get through his Western District of Texas quicker, more case documents and witnesses are in the Golden State.

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Both documents and translations were submitted by a third party requester in a very unclear, grainy or pixelated manner and the text and details over the figures are very difficult to discern. There is simply no explanation or verification of the source, date or accessibility of the information presented on these documents.

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IP Tech Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

Every year, on April 26, intellectual property organizations around the world observe “ World IP Day ” – an event established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to raise awareness of patents, copyrights, designs, and trademarks, and to celebrate the creativity and contributions of inventors, authors, artists and entrepreneurs.

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Intepat

MAY 22, 2023

The second way, i.e. constructive reduction to practice, is when the inventor can explain to a person of ordinary skill in the art in sufficient detail so that they may make use of the invention without requiring undue experimentation. There is always confusion among inventors as to when will be the ideal time for claiming a patent.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

Although documents are widely available today via our vast network of digital communications, there is also increasing junk in the system — documents making unsubstantiated claims that are effectively science fiction. Still, seemingly qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102, and are presumed to be enabling.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Attribution: How Authorship Credit Contributes to the Gender Gap , allocation of credit on public-facing legal documents is not equitable. When the senior-most legal team member signs documents on behalf of their legal team, they are erasing the names of associates from the record. As detailed in my study, Ms.

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