Sat.Aug 07, 2021

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Humanizing Technology: Back to Basics on DABUS and AI as Inventors

IP Watchdog

With South Africa’s patent office having recently granted the first patent to an AI inventor, and an Australian court ruling in favor of AI inventorship, it’s time to review how we got here—and where we’re going. The number of artificial intelligence (AI) patent applications received annually by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grew from 30,000 in 2002 to more than 60,000 in 2018.

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‘Pub Testers’ Being Recruited To Clamp Down on Football Piracy

TorrentFreak

Top level football is massive business in the UK, generating money from turnstiles, merchandising and lucrative broadcasting rights. Those who want to watch matches legally can subscribe to packages offered by Sky, BT Sport, and Amazon, which together hold the rights to air games in the UK. Of course, some people prefer to pay little or even nothing by watching pirated streams instead but there is a third option – the local pub.

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A September CLE in Salt Lake City with Dennis, Me, and Other Important People!

Patently-O

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. I’m happy to announce, and hope to attend in-person, the CLE described below in Salt Lake City. While virtual CLEs have their benefits, I miss seeing and interacting with folks, and hope we can get close to normal soon. But, it’s also available virtually and looks to be a good mix of practical and conceptual work!

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Fair Use When Writing Grant Proposals

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: Does the reproduction of copyrighted material in a grant proposal constitute fair use? Examples might include a statistical chart from a medical textbook used in a grant application for a hospital or a photograph pasted into an application seeking funds for an exhibit of the artist’s work, or text from a book on homelessness quoted in an application for a shelter.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Swan song

Likelihood of Confusion

Someone say something about getting all introspective and stuff? Well, the Drug and Device Law blog’s Mark Herrmann is, as he so curmudgeonfully puts it, outta here: After 20 years. The post Swan song appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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UK SEP framework review; Volvo Car CIPO moves on; Albright responds to CAFC criticism; InterDigital's Xiaomi licensing deal; Australia AI patent first; plus much more

IAM Magazine

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.

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UK SEP framework review; Volvo Car CIPO moves on; Albright responds to CAFC criticism; InterDigital's Xiaomi licensing deal; Australia AI patent first; plus much more

IAM Magazine

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days.