Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

It is my privilege to discuss the role of generative AI in the realm of intellectual property and the need for clear guidance from the USPTO. As artificial intelligence progresses at an unprecedented pace, numerous cases have emerged where generative AI has played a crucial role in conceiving an invention.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We are pleased to announce that registration for the free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship is currently open. About Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual properties are the manifestation of digital revolution that fuels 21st century technologically-driven economies.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) may change how we invent: many envision a collaborative approach between human inventors and AI systems that develop novel solutions to problems together. Such AI-assisted inventions present a new set of legal issues under patent law. On February 13, 2024, the U.S. 101 and 115.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

*Written by Uttara Nair INTRODUCTION The administration and assignment of intellectual property rights, encompassing patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and proprietary knowledge, are critical for all business entities, particularly those in the technology sector.

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Members of the IP community – including inventors, content creators, bigtech managers, lawyers and educators – do not agree on some of the most basic Continue reading

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 3, 2024

IP CloseUp, weekly perspective on intellectual property trends and business, broke through 392,000 views and 272,000 visits in 2023, on its way to 400,000 plus Continue reading

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IP Watchdog

JULY 14, 2022

Earlier this month, IP diversity advocacy group Invent Together announced that it had launched an online learning platform known as The Inventor’s Patent Academy (TIPA), an e-learning course designed in collaboration with Qualcomm to educate inventors from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds about the benefits of engaging with the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The USPTO released inventorship guidance on February 12, 2024, for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). The Federal Circuit previously held that an AI system cannot be listed as an inventor in Thaler v. Simply owning or overseeing an AI system used in the creation of an invention. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

A patent is a form of intellectual property right granted to an invention. It gives the inventor or patent owner exclusive rights and prevents others from manufacturing, selling, or marketing the invention. Why should I patent my invention? Inventors can use patents to establish their businesses.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On 30 November 2023, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) published the findings of a survey on “Intellectual Property Principle – What the IP Community regards as important” ( executive summary and slides ). The survey was conducted by response:AI, an independent market research firm.

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Patently-O

APRIL 13, 2022

Ryan Abbott has gathered an amazing group of scholars for his new book on AI and IP that is forthcoming later this year. Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence (Edward Elgar Press, Forthcoming 2022) (R. Yes, a corporation may own or license an invention and its resulting patents.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

However, we do know about the first self-propelled wheelchair that was invented in 1655 by Stephan Farfler in Nuremberg , a 22 year old paraplegic clock-maker who built it to aid his own mobility. SWINGBACK WHEELCHAIR FOR EASY TRANSFER OF PATIENTS US20210307979A1 Inventor: Carrie Mabe Assignee: Individual Date of Patent: Oct.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It reportedly conceived two separate inventions without any human intervention and therefore, was designated as an inventor on patent applications related to those inventions.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Guidance on using AI to Invent Due to the quick rise of artificial intelligence (AI), most (if not all) of the laws relating to the US patent system were not written with AI in mind. Vidal , a Federal Court of Appeals case that determined whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2024

The remarkable story that inventor Alan Nelson shared last week at the 7th Annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit held by CIPU at Northwestern University was revealing in many ways. Dr. Nelson related how he overcame numerous obstacles to commercialize a landmark technology for detecting cervical cancer in the 1990s.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art and inventions raises interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property (IP). The plain language of the Copyright Act and Patent Act present obstacles to inventors and artists who may use or be AI systems. By: Saul Ewing LLP

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. The Guidance provides illustrative examples in which AI systems play different roles in the inventive process, to show how the USPTO will analyze inventorship issues.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Can you imagine the accolades someone would receive if they contributed to an invention that improves bacon? Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. The dispute arose between HIP, Inc. (“HIP”)

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Intepat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Registration at UKIPO The case in question, originating in 2019, presents a groundbreaking legal dilemma: Can an artificial intelligence (AI) system be acknowledged as an inventor for the purposes of patent ownership? Uniquely, he declared that he was not the inventor; instead, he attributed the creations to his AI system named DABUS.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

During IPWatchdog LIVE 2021 in Dallas, Texas, I asked a handful of willing attendees for their thoughts on the impact of the America Invents Act (AIA) in anticipation of today, the ten-year anniversary of the day President Barack Obama signed the AIA into law. innovation. innovation. patent laws.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 11, 2021

To take another example, AI has been generating creative and inventive output for years that, if that output had been made by a person, would be protected by intellectual property rights. Litigation is currently ongoing on these patents in the United States, United Kingdom, EPO (Europe), and Germany.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2024

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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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property is anything created by the human mind, including ideas, innovations, industrial models, trademarks, songs, symbols, names, brands, etc. These legal rights grant the inventor, creator, or assignee the only right to fully exploit his invention/creation for a given period.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

In the case before it, however, the court ruled that the terms of the contract between the student and the university regarding the transfer of IP rights were not unfair and thus did not run afoul of the UTCCR. Jing commenced his DPhil studies (PhD equivalent), signing a contract which included the University’s IP Provisions.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Intellectual property rights are statutory rights given to creators, inventors, and artists. The purpose of Intellectual Property Rights is to ensure that sufficient recognition is given to the creator’s work and skills, subsequently stimulating innovation and creativity in the country. billion USD to the GDP.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

The Guidance, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. The Guidance provides illustrative examples in which AI systems play different roles in the inventive process, to show how the USPTO will analyze inventorship issues.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2021

There has been much headline ink spilled on the question of AI-inventorship in the IP press and beyond. One question that has recently been in the headlines around the world, thanks to the Artificial Inventor Project, is whether or not an AI system can be regarded as an inventor. more likely not.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2022

Arguably, an AI system, which is a non-human, can also create or invent. But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? While these systems may have been programmed and/or trained by a human, the human may not have actually invented the apparatus or method claimed in the patent application. In the matter of the ’350 Appl.,

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 21, 2024

As reported on IPWatchdog, the UK Supreme court recently ruled that a trained neural network (an Artificial Intelligence known as DABUS) could not be listed as the inventor on two patent applications filed by Dr. Stephen Thaler at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2021

On July 28, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa granted the world’s first patent on an invention created by an artificial intelligence (“AI”) inventor.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

Professor David Vaver is a Member of IP Osgoode’s Advisory Board and a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Many contracts assigning IP have detailed provisions dealing with the incidents of the assignment. v Hologic, Inc., 594 US (2021). Assignor Estoppel. 1] The U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2022

What is at the core of invention? All inventions boil down to applying some natural law , but where is the line between natural law and invention? ” The most recent Supreme Court case which granted certiorari with regard to an “inventive concept” is Alice Corp. By: Banks Griffin. Neapco Holdings LLC.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 29, 2022

Intellectual Property” refers to mental creations such as inventions, literary and creative works, as well as symbols, names, and pictures utilised in business. The World Intellectual Property Organization administers both accords (WIPO).”. DESIDERATE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. INTRODUCTION.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Intellectual Property Rights and Federally Funded Research. Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-635795071433f3800{display:

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

Beyond Borders: Accessing Top-Quality Legal Services for Intellectual Property Protection @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-6434ddeeda7ab5469{display: For most intellectual property questions, your attorney can be located anywhere in the United States.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Reversing what seemed like a victory for supporters of AI-owned intellectual property, the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed the majority view of the world: only human inventors can own patent rights to their creations. What Does This Mean in the Canadian Context? In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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IP Intelligence

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its much anticipated Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”). [1] The Guidance strives to ensure balance between protecting and incentivizing AI-assisted inventions and not hindering future human innovation, as “the patent system is designed to encourage human ingenuity.” [2]

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