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. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. What are the biotechnological inventions? This leads them to think about protecting their inventions from unauthorized use. The study needs a high level of patience and huge investments in time and money.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Inventors, Disaster Scientists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of Hispanic Pioneers. ELLEN OCHOA, INVENTOR AND PATENT HOLDER. Her inventions significantly increased the ability to capture and analyze finely detailed imagery, including applications in space and on the Earth. Patent and Trademark Office.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. As the U.S. then it is no longer a trade secret. Again, it depends. Under 35 U.S.C. §

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Zolgensma and the Inadequacies of the Compulsory Licensing Regime. An image of Zolgensma trademark alongside a child sitting in a wheel chair (from here ). Compulsory Licensing: Chinks in the Armor. The invention not being reasonably affordable. The invention not being worked in India. student from NUALS, Kochi.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention. These stakeholders range from inventors, patent owners, licensees and patent examiners. The most direct stakeholders are the inventors who conceptualized the invention that is now patented.

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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. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. had a gross income. had a gross income.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Startups frequently ask whether their patent should be owned by the company or the individual inventors. A US patent application must identify each individual inventor who contributed to the claimed invention whether or not they have ownership rights. But, such written license agreements take time and money to prepare.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. As the U.S. then it is no longer a trade secret. Again, it depends.

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IPilogue

MAY 31, 2022

Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Google’s contribution to the US patent system. Google’s recommendation.

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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. If the applicant does not meet certain conditions, it must pay fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) based on a large or undiscounted entity. Under 37 C.F.R. §

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Kashishipr

MARCH 9, 2022

A patent is a form of Intellectual Property (IP) granted to the owners of an invention or innovation, giving them the right to control how others could use or exploit their invention or innovation. Open-source patents combine the concept of traditional patents and open-source licensing.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) so that the USPTO does not rely on taxpayer money to function. As set out in 37 CFR 1.27

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

Step 2: If the claims are directed to an abstract idea, then the court determines whether the claims include elements showing an inventive concept that transforms the idea into a patent-eligible invention. Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

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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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

Some form of IP such as trademark and copyright does not need to be registered but some form such as patent needs to be registered. The registration of the name must be done in the trademark registry. The name that is registered in the corporate directory is not deemed to be the trademark registration hence, it cannot be used freely.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

In the last quarter of 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reported that patent filings for Artificial Intelligence (AI) related inventions more than doubled from 2002 to 2018. See Office of the Chief Economist, Inventing AI: Tracking The Diffusion Of Artificial Intelligence With Patents, IP DATA HIGHLIGHTS No.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

The Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear a case brought by a computer scientist whose “invention” was in fact created by artificial intelligence. Stephen Thaler was appealing a Federal Circuit decision that interpreted the Patent Act to require a human “inventor” for purposes of obtaining a patent.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

This is because most of the relevant intellectual property laws involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are federal laws, which apply uniformly throughout the United States. important;}} The Four Pillars of Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets I.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, to provide guidance on AI’s role in patent inventorship and support for patent practitioners. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Engineering Analysis Centre for Excellence Pvt.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 21, 2022

On March 24, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Pro Bono Program had officially launched. The PTAB Pro Bono Program fills that gap by matching volunteer patent professionals with financially under-resourced inventors. Program Overview. attorney or patent agent.

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IPilogue

APRIL 1, 2022

Canadian patents also tended to belong to individual inventors rather than larger assignees, involved fewer inventors, and were cited less frequently, making them relatively less valuable in the global market for innovation. Identifying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Invention: A Novel AI Patent Dataset. Nicholas A.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, to provide guidance on AI’s role in patent inventorship and support for patent practitioners. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, to provide guidance on AI’s role in patent inventorship and support for patent practitioners. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

We’ve funneled IP protection for AI generated inventions/information to trade secrecy w/o patent or copyright for human authors/inventors. License when absolutely necessary but watch for restrictions on purpose or geography. Nikola Datzov, Can AI Keep a (Trade) Secret? But it’s narrow protection b/c there are no choices.

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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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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. Later it was settled.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

Step 2: If the claims are directed to an abstract idea, then the court determines whether the claims include elements showing an inventive concept that transforms the idea into a patent-eligible invention. Patent attorneys and inventors are often left to guess whether a particular invention is patent-eligible.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Intellectual property rights are statutory rights given to creators, inventors, and artists. Black’s Law Dictionary defines intellectual property as “a commercially valuable product of the human intellect, in a concrete or abstract form such as a copyrightable work, a protectable trademark, a patentable invention, or a trade secret.”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

IP refers to the legal rights that are granted to individuals or businesses for their inventions, creations, and innovations. It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Emerging companies invest significant time, effort, and resources in developing their IP, making it crucial for them to protect it.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Fringe patents are usually irrelevant to a company’s product line and could, therefore, be licensed, pruned, or abandoned. Sometimes, it even leads to the replication of innovative technologies and inventions. Moreover, it may allow you to consider cross-licensing to end IP conflicts favorably with your competitors.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Initially, there was a focus on the actual existence of creations and inventions, as it is a commonly known fact that ideas aren’t protected under IP law. It is the new space to create, invent and develop ideas into expressions. Impact of patents and their expanding use in the metaverse – Issues for software inventions.

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Intepat

JUNE 6, 2024

The ongoing debate about inventorship and ownership is significant, as AI may follow the trend of computer-implemented inventions where the inventor is still human. AI has been defined as a computer science branch that aims to create devices and systems that require human intelligence without human assistance.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2022

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. The most common forms are: -Patents: A patent is a type of intellectual property that covers inventions. It gives the inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention for a limited period of time.

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