JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently set a course for the intellectual property landscape with its further guidance on AI-assisted inventions, as outlined in the Federal Register notice. By: Brooks Kushman P.C.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have both previously held that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be a sole inventor on a patent application since each inventor must be a human being.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced guidance and a request for comments regarding evaluating inventorship for artificial intelligence (AI) assisted inventions (the “AI Guidance”).

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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, for USPTO examiners and applicants, addresses inventorship and the use of AI, including generative AI, in the inventive process. In compliance with section 5.2(c)(i)

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IP Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office that inventions developed with assistance from "artificial intelligence" tools can be patented prompted a "sigh of relief" among many attorneys, but confronting the nuances will create challenges, experts said Tuesday. Recent guidance from the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On February 13, 2024, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued examination guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) (the "Guidance"). By: White & Case LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued its Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions for determining inventorship where artificial intelligence (AI) is used during the invention process.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 4, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued guidance regarding patentability and inventorship for inventions made with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI), clarifying the Office’s position that such inventions are patent-eligible so long as at least one human inventor made a significant contribution to conception of the invention.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its much anticipated Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”). Further to President Biden’s 2023 executive order (EO) on the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) last year, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Just like your business, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) also grapples with the boundaries of intellectual property (IP) protection and using AI. An important question is what happens when AI is part of the inventive process. Artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting all facets of modern life.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office issued inventorship guidance for inventions developed with assistance of AI in February. Pursuant to efforts by the federal government to develop artificial intelligence in a safe, secure and trustworthy manner, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As directed by President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the AI EO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (Guidance) on February 12, 2024.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On Monday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI).

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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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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The USPTO released inventorship guidance on February 12, 2024, for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). 2022), and this release provides guidance regarding the open question of human inventorship for inventions developed by a person working with the assistance of an AI system. Vidal , 43 F.4th 4th 1207 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") recently issued inventorship guidance for inventions where a human inventor was assisted by artificial intelligence ("AI"). The guidelines were published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2024.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office released detailed guidance regarding inventorship of inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). On February 12, 2024, the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week issued inventorship guidance for artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted inventions. The various patent office decisions explained that under current patent laws, inventorship is limited to a natural person(s). Face of cyber mind. Technology background concept.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Is an invention developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) patentable? On February 13, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance that helps to answer this question while also incentivizing, protecting, and encouraging investment in innovations made possible through the use of AI.

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Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Background On September 15 th 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law. The amendment adds a new Section 203-f to the Labor Law, which addresses the assignment of inventions made by employees. Open Questions The new law leaves a number of open questions.

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Patently-O

APRIL 23, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. I would encourage any law student interested in pursuing a career in patent prosecution to consider participating in the competition next year.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 11, 2024

of the order, the administration charged the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) with three directives: 1. Accordingly, the USPTO responded to its first directive and issued its Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions on February 13, 2024. [2]

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, saying that a human must have made a “significant contribution” to the invention.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Arguably, an AI system, which is a non-human, can also create or invent. 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. But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? Thaler, assignee, filed U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In response to an October Executive Order from the Biden Administration, the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released its “Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions” (“Guidance”).

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Patently-O

MARCH 26, 2024

Atlantic Works has had a profound impact on the development of patent law, particularly in shaping the doctrine of obviousness, but more generally providing theoretical frameworks for attacking “bad patents.” Such an indiscriminate creation of exclusive privileges tends rather to obstruct than to stimulate invention.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examining corp. In a nutshell, the bill, if passed, would return us to a time when Bilski was the law of the land, which will no doubt be welcomed by many innovators.

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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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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Background On September 15 th 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law. The amendment adds a new Section 203-f to the Labor Law, which addresses the assignment of inventions made by employees. Open Questions The new law leaves a number of open questions.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice on Feb. 13, 2024, providing guidance on inventorship for artificial intelligence-assisted inventions. The Guidance applies to all patent applications filed before, on, or after February 13, 2024. By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on inventorship determinations for inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI-assisted inventions). Inventorship of AI-assisted inventions has been a hot topic recently with the increased use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When lawyers talk about “intellectual property law” they usually mean the world of trademarks (names or symbols that identify the source of a product), copyrights (creative works, like paintings, songs, books), or patents (inventions).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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IIPRD

MAY 9, 2024

This has led to the introduction of intellectual property rights which are a set of exclusionary rights as it excludes the world from enjoying a set of rights arising out an invention or creation, except the inventor or creator. These laws establish the backbone of safeguarding all the rights accrued to various kinds of intellectual property.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2024

On February 12, 2024, the US Patent Office and Trademark Office (USPTO) released the Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions (the Guidance). By: Goodwin

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (“Guidance”), effective as of February 13, 2024. The Guidance reiterates and adds more details to the current state of play.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Trademark Examining Attorney had refused registration on “failure-to-function” — concluding that the phrase was a commonplace expression used to express a well-recognized sentiment. Unlike patents and copyrights, trademark law is not designed to reward the creative endeavor of invention or authorship.

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