LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A comprehensive guide to intellectual property and legal protections for software technology. When considering how to secure your software product from potential theft or infringement, it is essential to understand the key forms of legal protection offered under Intellectual Property (IP) law.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Image: Thomson Reuters In ‘The Artificial Inventor’ ( Thomson Reuters ), Luz Sánchez García (University of Murcia) characterises humanity as standing at the cusp of an ‘Artificial Invention Age’ in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer used as a tool but rather a creative partner or independent innovator.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, the President of the Intellectual Property Society of Osgoode, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . found in paragraph 10 of the Thaler decision: “First, an inventor is an agent noun; an agent can be a person or thing that invents. Firstly, Kim et al. Firstly, Kim et al.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Over to the Professors: "There is an increasing influential and bludgeoning legal literature on how artificial intelligence (AI) systems should be treated in law. In our recent paper, we critique Abbott’s proposal whilst contemplating AI’s status as property or person.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Claiming Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) over a subject matter as debatable as life forms has created diverse opinions since the day such a claim application was first made. However, a modified form of life may be considered a patentable subject matter. Whether or not Patents over Life Forms should be Granted?

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Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

Ownership Rights : Roku argued Universal lacked ownership rights to assert the ‘196 patent because when Universal filed its ITC complaint, it had recently filed a petition to correct inventorship to add a Universal employee. On appeal, the Federal Circuit has affirmed, rejecting each of Roku’s three primary arguments.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Michelle Mao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. This exposes some concerns about our patent laws.

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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. In 2021, HIP sued Hormel, challenging Hormel’s ownership and the inventorship of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. usually you won’t be given the rights needed to have ownership or apply for registration, but even if you are, your logo could still be refused copyright and trademark registration for other reasons.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. Intellectual property rights are a key consideration when it comes to NFTs because they contain art, music, videos, pictures, and other creations. Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Fintech segments in India mainly comprises of Pay Tech, Lend Tech, Digital banking, Insur Tech, Wealth Tech, Finance and Regulation Tech, hence Fintech companies hold valuable intellectual property. Patentibility faces two major challenges namely, framing of invention and prior art in the rapidly developing industry.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The owner gets an exclusive right to use or sell for a specific time period as a legal right under the document which we refer throughout this paper as ‘patent’ The patent system is designed to encourage innovation by protecting the rights of inventors to their inventions. 3] In the case of V.B. Mohammaed Ibrahim v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

For instance, the USPTO askes, “[i]f an AI system contributes to an invention at the same level as a human who would be considered a joint inventor, is the invention patentable under current patent laws?” ” Stephan Thaler is currently appealing the ruling to the U.S.

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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? The US, the European Patent Office, and Australia all have considered this question. DABUS made inventions. 7 provides: "Right to apply for and obtain a patent. (1) Secondly, s.7(2)(b)

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book review of The Future of Intellectual Property , edited by Daniel J. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, US. In the introduction, Gervais explains that the approach to discussing IP law reform taken in this edited collection is considering both primary and secondary level reform.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

ChatGPT responded with the following, which for the most part is accurate, but gets details such as the “founding date” wrong: Marshall Gerstein is a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in intellectual property law. Instead, OpenAI treats the matter as one of ownership via contract law.

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LexBlog IP

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. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). The court in Pannu v.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Willie Wonka famously said that invention is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple. South Africa and Australia have removed the “perspiration” requirement allowing AI to be named the inventor on a patent. South African issued Patent No. South African issued Patent No.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

In today’s connected global economy, obtaining patent protection in multiple jurisdictions is the best way for companies to protect their intellectual property on a global scale. However, different countries have different patentability requirements and prosecution schemes, and these differences. PDF copy available.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Particularly, the Federal Circuit has already denied en banc rehearing; additionally, the Federal Circuit is the only court of appeals with jurisdiction over questions of patent law, so no circuit split will occur. under the Patent Act. AI may not be listed as the sole inventor on a patent application.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Further, anyone holding rights in the invention must also qualify as a small entity. In general, an applicant qualifies as a micro entity under 37 CFR § 1.29 In general, an applicant qualifies as a micro entity under 37 CFR § 1.29

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

They conclude that judicially nudged use of patent law levers is critical for the deployment of flexibilities in our patent law for TB patients who desperately need access to these drugs. Thematic Highlight. Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Recommendations Concerning AI and IP: A Little Late or Way too Early?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

Patent law has about a year’s head start on this issue, but the decisions have not been pro-AI. In 2022, the Federal Circuit ruled that computer programs cannot qualify as inventors under the US Patent Act. It stands to reason that if a computer program cannot invent, it also cannot create a work of authorship.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

As a result, owners of Russian patents from the affected countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the European Union, should not expect to be able to enforce their patent rights in Russia in the near term. ” (underlining added).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” The report notes on page 11 that “In 2003, research estimates put the [U.S.] ” (at page 9 and 13). World Intellect.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In recent years, India has witnessed a remarkable surge in the awareness and utilization of intellectual property rights (IPR) within its Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The benefits of patenting are manifold. Attracting Investors: Investors highly value the certainty that comes with patent protection.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2022

It is a fact that they do not provide anything like a formal ownership/right title, it is also a fact that they are set forth by the law, and therefore they may be judicially enforced by alternative ways of action.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a December 20, 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court has agreed with American courts that an inventive machine is not deserving of patent rights. Louis seeking to patent a thermal-mug designed by an artificial intelligence machine that he created. Thaler concerns two patent applications (GB1816909.4 2022), cert.

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More Than Your Mark

JULY 16, 2018

The Standard Patent Term. In 1995, the standard patent term was changed to the “twenty-year term” to bring U.S. patent law into conformity with the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) as negotiated in the Uruguay Round. patent examiner.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intellectual property is a key focus. Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2022

” [Flynn, Spring Cleaning: Decluttering From Recent Intellectual Property Detritus & Dusting Off Old Posts ]. 1, it, he made inventive contributions and started the inventive process. Though Thaler claims that he has somehow been denied his entitled copyright ownership, Complaint , par.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intellectual property is a key focus. Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Intellectual property is a key focus. Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Since blockchain offers a near unmistakable record of information, it has a plethora of uses in the management of Intellectual Property. It can aid in the verification of the original creators and inventors of a particular work or invention.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

Is an invention autonomously generated by artificial intelligence patentable? This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions.

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