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Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor

IP Watchdog

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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The USPTO Claims it Wants to Ensure ‘Robust and Reliable’ Patents – But Its Questions Imply Another Assault on Patent Owners

IP Watchdog

Patent owners, especially small businesses and independent inventors, need two things of the patent system: 1) Reliability/believability. We need patents that are respected when they are issued. We use many different strategies during patent prosecution. We do not want any doubt about their validity.

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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. Further, the USPTO has issued thousands of inventions that utilize AI.

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Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article “Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

When applying for a patent at the USPTO, the applicant must name all inventors of the invention claimed in the patent application. Absent an assignment, each joint inventor may exploit the invention without the permission of, and without accounting to, the other joint inventors. Practice tip.

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A Creeper: Absorbing Generative AI into the Inventive Process

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) recent Request for Comments (RFC) on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) highlights a critical juncture in intellectual property law—evaluating the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the non-obviousness standard.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

LexBlog IP

Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day? various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

Trading Secrets

Yet, an enigmatic question looms large: would the powers that be genuinely consider patenting such advanced technology, fully aware that patent applications might see the light of day? various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. defense departments (e.g.,