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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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh? Ownership of IP In a recent curious example, Spice DAO paid $3 million for an original 1975 copy of the Dune bible by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Such ownership sometimes arises “automatically” when a work has been created in the course of employment.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work.

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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. This signals a shift in Canadian attitudes towards AI ownership of their work.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. However, the applicant has limited financial resources for filing the patent application. Should you claim small entity status or micro entity status for the applicant at the time of filing the patent application?

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at legal odds with Moderna, claiming that Moderna neglected to add three NIH scientists to Moderna’s patent application on a principal COVID-19 vaccine.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

In today’s highly competitive business environment, safeguarding intellectual property (IP) is of paramount importance. Two key methods for the same are patents and trade secrets, offering different approaches, advantages, and risks. Patents offer strong legal protection but come with high costs and public disclosure.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. That’s understandable. Your Copy-Rights.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

From a long-awaited WIPO Diplomatic Conference , to the debates about the Traditional Knowledge Bill in India, and the release of new guidelines on the use of traditional knowledge in Australia, this year may prove the busiest yet for the relationship between intellectual property and traditional knowledge.

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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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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2022

This article is part of a series covering the 5th Annual IP Data & Research Conference, hosted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. I attended the 5 th Annual IP Data & Research Conference’s second session on diversity in intellectual property law.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Should you own your patent as an individual or under your company? Startups frequently ask whether their patent should be owned by the company or the individual inventors. Why assign the patent to your company? That is why a patent application would never identify a company only. I’m not a tax attorney.

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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? At the heart of this case lies a critical examination of the UK Patent Act 1977, specifically Section 13(2).

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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

JULY 7, 2021

Determining whether an employer or an employee owns the intellectual property of a work produced during the course of employment can be challenging. The Patent Act contains no express provisions pertaining to the ownership of inventions produced by an employee during the course of their employment.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system.

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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. . Second, so to hold reflects the reality in terms of many otherwise patentable inventions where it cannot sensibly be said that a human is the inventor. Firstly, Kim et al.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 31, 2022

With time intellectual property management has become a major aspect of business and growth. Companies frequently seek to grow their businesses or enter new markets by acquiring other companies, particularly those with intellectual property (IP) and/or technology. Joint ownership of Intellectual property.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Federal Court of Australia on Friday ruled in Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879 that an artificial intelligence (AI) system can be an inventor under the Australian Patents Act. The Deputy Commissioner of Patents said that Thaler could not name an inventor because an AI simply cannot be an inventor under the Act.

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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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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Blockchain patent applications may be divided into two types: underlying technologies of blockchain, such as consensus methods, security, etc., and applications of blockchain in, e.g., fintech, legal, and other industries. Patent Eligibility Under the U.S. Patent System. See MPEP § 2106.04. Decision: 35 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During examination of a pending US patent application or after the US patent is granted, the owner of the patent may change: 1) the original owner may transfer ownership to another entity or party, through an “assignment;” or 2) the original owner may retain ownership but change its name.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

Introduction As artificial intelligence continues to gain momentum in various industries, the question of whether artificial intelligence can be a patent owner has become increasingly relevant. Under current patent law, only a human inventor or a company employing human inventors can be granted legal personality and own a patent. [2]

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Intepat

APRIL 11, 2023

Intellectual property rights are critical for Startups to protect their innovative ideas and creations. Startups must prioritize obtaining patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs etc., to safeguard their intellectual property. This becomes crucial due to the fiercely competitive business world we coexist in today.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

As regular readers of this blog – and watchers of the Australasian patent attorney profession in general – are well-aware, we have witnessed over recent years a significant upheaval in the profession, including three public listings of attorney firm groups and a series of acquisitions and mergers.

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IPilogue

APRIL 1, 2022

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. Where do Canadians Patent? Implications for Canada’s Patent Regime. Identifying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Invention: A Novel AI Patent Dataset.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

What Information is included in a Patent? And Does it Apply to Stakeholders of a Patent Lifecycle. Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention. Each component can provide information to the various stakeholders in the life of a patent.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 29, 2022

With significant increases in both standard and (especially) innovation patent applications , 2021 should have been a bumper year for patent attorneys operating in Australia. The number of applications filed by third-placed Griffith Hack actually fell in 2021, with the firm narrowly avoiding falling behind fourth-placed FB Rice.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system.

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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. Stephen Thaler also has related pending patent applications in multiple other jurisdictions.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For US applications and patents, during examination of a pending patent application or after the patent is granted, the owner of the patent may change: 1) the original owner may transfer ownership to another entity or party, through an “assignment;” or 2) the original owner may retain ownership but change its name.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse examine the patentability requirements and prosecution schemes in the US and Europe and how applicants can prepare applications that will best serve their needs in both jurisdictions. can significantly complicate the coordination of a global patent strategy. PDF copy available.

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book review of The Future of Intellectual Property , edited by Daniel J. Secondly, and more seriously, the title of the chapter is a great hook: Intellectual Property for Humanity: A Manifesto. The individual rights-based regime neglects the collective identity and duties arising from ownership.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2022

The appointment of an expanded panel (three judges is usual), including the Chief Justice, is notable, and suggests that the court considers the question of whether a machine can be an inventor for the purposes of the Patents Act 1990 to be one of particular legal importance. He will need at least one of these to survive the appeal.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Many big companies are getting ready to enter the world of Metaverse, for example, Nike for the purpose of selling virtual footwear and apparel in the virtual world of metaverse filed many trademark applications with the U.S These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. Patent Infringement.

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