IP Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2023

Within the next few years, the city of Newark, NJ, will be the home of a museum properly paying homage to the historic contributions that these inventors have made to medical science, telecommunications, transportation and more. Some of the earliest chapters in the story of U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

The Request for Comments (RFC) allowed the public to voice their opinion on the proposed rules, including hundreds of real, authentic inventors. In the past, US Inventor has asked its members to use their voices and write comments for the USPTO's requests. Typically, these requests generate at least 100 responses from USI's members.

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Patently-O

JULY 28, 2021

Most patents involve two or more joint inventors who all claim to have contributed significantly to the invention. Conception of the invention is typically seen as the critical legal determinant of invention and some courts have written that each joint inventor must have contributed substantially to the conception of the invention.*

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Federal Circuit on Wednesday dismissed a bid to transfer an inventor and former attorney's malpractice lawsuit alleging Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC ripped off her idea for a so-called "premium" event ticket sales platform, saying "it would not be in the interest of justice" to move the case to the Second Circuit.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Vidal that an artificial intelligence (AI) machine does not qualify as an inventor under the Patent Act. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled today in Thaler v. The decision is the latest in a series of rulings around the world considering the topic, most of which have found similarly. Judge Stark authored the opinion.

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

La entrada Inventor Awards in Colombia se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property. In the case of submitting inventions that do not have a patent in force or pending, they may be submitted as long as they are completely innovative and have not been publicly disclosed.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 9, 2022

Summary: Under the Patent Act , an “inventor” must be a natural person. Therefore, an AI system cannot be an inventor. Thaler filed two patent applications with the PTO listing DABUS, an AI system, as the sole inventor. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. By: Knobbe Martens

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, argued in a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court filed on behalf of her company, Jump Rope Systems, LLC, on Tuesday that her case against Rogue Fitness is justiciable and the company has standing despite the cancellation of her patent claims by the U.S.

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Patently-O

APRIL 24, 2023

Vidal , a case involving inventor Dr. Stephen Thaler’s attempt to patent an invention created by his artificial intelligence (AI) system, DABUS. In his petition to the Supreme Court, Thaler asked if the Patent Act restricts the statutory term “inventor” solely to human beings.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 14, 2023

With today’s collaborative environments and complex inventions, knowing which names to include continues to be a challenge that inventors, intellectual property owners, and patent practitioners must address with every application. Having incorrect names listed potentially risks both ownership and validity of the patent. By: Bodman

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An inventor is again pushing for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2014 Alice decision, arguing a separate high court decision in Amgen v. Sanofi backs up his case.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? That may have been done by the AI system, which raises the question as to who is the inventor of the invention created by that system. Alternatively, if the Patent Act requires inventor(s) must be human, are AI-created inventions not patentable at all under the current statute?

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IP Close Up

MAY 16, 2023

Inventors who are adept at identifying new and potentially disruptive products are increasingly sought after by leading technology players who may wish to dissuade or Continue reading

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Patently-O

APRIL 26, 2023

Though the patent system exists to promote innovation, it also serves to promote inventors and innovators. For more visit, For more stories, and to add your own story , visit the “Inventor’s Diary” at www.diversitypilots.org. What did becoming an inventor mean to you? ” – Sujesha S., ” – Scott S.,

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Federal Circuit on Friday rejected a researcher's bid to name an artificial intelligence machine he created as an inventor on two patents, ruling that the Patent Act is unambiguous that only human beings qualify as inventors.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 15, 2023

This week, the Federal Circuit reversed the United States District Court for the District of Delaware’s (“District Court”) decision to add David Howard as a joint inventor on Hormel Food Corporation’s (“Hormel”) U.S. 9,980,498 (“the ’498 patent”).

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our previous blog posts, Artificial Intelligence as the Inventor of Life Sciences Patents? and Update on Artificial Intelligence: Court Rules that AI Cannot Qualify As “Inventor,” discuss recent inventorship issues surrounding AI and its implications for life sciences innovations. By: Proskauer - Life Sciences

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The Supreme Court is merely considering whether an AI may be formally designated as an inventor on a UK patent. This Kat will not reiterate her previous thoughts on Dr Thaler's AI inventor crusade ( IPKat ).

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Patently-O

MARCH 9, 2022

For each art-unit grouping, I show the percent of patents having US inventors (residence). The chart below provides a contrasting glimpse into the subject matter of US-originated patents compared with their foreign-originated counterparts.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2021

On September 2, 2021, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) motion for summary judgement, finding that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be named as an inventor on a patent. By: Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

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Patently-O

MARCH 11, 2022

Thaler filed for patent protection, but refused to name himself as the inventor — although he created DABUS, these particular inventions did not originate in his mind. The USPTO rejected the applications — explaining US patents must name a human inventor. Now the case is pending before the Federal Circuit. Thaler Brief.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Among these triumphs are the inventions black inventors have contributed, many of which were not recognized with a patent because the Patent Acts of 1793 and 1836 barred slaves from obtaining patents because they were not considered citizens.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 20, 2023

On April 18, 2023, we submitted a Supreme Court amicus brief expressing our encouragement for the justices to rule on the question of whether it is proper for an artificial intelligence (AI) to be an inventor on a patent application. The issue has arisen in the Petition for Writ of Certiorari recently filed by Dr. Stephen Thaler.

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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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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2022

Vidal that the term “inventor” under the United States Patent Act must be a human being. This ruling precludes patent protection for inventions where the sole inventor is an AI system. Key Points - On August 5, 2022, the Federal Circuit held in Thaler v.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

Vidal, the Federal Circuit affirmed that patent inventors must be natural persons, rejecting a technologist's attempt to name an artificial intelligence as the sole inventor on patent applications. On August 5, 2022, in Thader v. By: Jones Day

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The latest decision from the United States, Thaler v Hirshfeld , comes off the heels of recent judgements in South Africa and Australia asking if AI can be considered the inventor in patent law. While South Africa and Australia answered in the affirmative, finding that AI passes the inventor test, the U.S.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The question of whether it should be possible to name artificial intelligence (AI) code as an inventor on a patent application continues to dog patent offices and courts around the world. The US District Court, by contrast, recently found against naming an algorithm as an inventor ( IPWatchDog ). outside the competence of the EPO".

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MARCH 22, 2022

Women’s History Month: USPTO Highlights Trailblazing Women Inventors. In honor of Women’s History Month, and as part of its efforts to protect and promote the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs, the Department of Commerce’s U.S. She will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) this year.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 9, 2022

5, 2022), the Federal Circuit held that an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system cannot be listed as an inventor on a United States patent. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 13, 2021

The question whether an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system can be named as an inventor in a patent application has obvious implications for the life science community, where AI’s presence is now well established and growing. For example, AI is currently used to predict biological targets of prospective drug molecules.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 27, 2022

innovation ecosystem, which she said “could quadruple the number of American inventors, and increase the GDP per capita by as much as 4%, or by about $1 trillion.” United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal penned a blog post today announcing several new programs aimed at expanding the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Right now, inventors, businesses, and other interested members of the public often have to undertake time consuming and expensive litigation to determine who owns a patent.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2022

But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? Previously, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has found that a non-human may infringe patents. Arguably, an AI system, which is a non-human, can also create or invent. The Federal Circuit recently addressed this issue in Thaler v. By: Weintraub Tobin

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A Florida magistrate judge on Tuesday said self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright did not have to list his bitcoin holdings in a financial disclosure form requested by the holder of a $143 million judgment against him, but could face sanctions for delays in disclosing other financial information.

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IP Law 360

MAY 20, 2022

A New York federal court rightly found that Microsoft owes an inventor $7 million for infringing his database patent, but the judge erred by not also granting him prejudgment interest, the Federal Circuit held Friday.

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