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EPO Appeal Board Affirms Only Humans Can Be Inventors

Intepat

It is still rethinking how to approach and solve challenges in a wide range of sectors. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law. The question then becomes whether these AI-generated inventions are patentable under present patent law. BACKGROUND.

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US Supreme Court decision in Amgen v Sanofi: The European Perspective

The IPKat

The US Supreme Court recently ruled in the high profile Amgen versus Sanofi patent dispute. 2021 ), the Supreme Court found Amgen's function and epitope defined PCSK9 antibody patents to lack enablement ( Amgen Inc v Sanofi, No. The patents in dispute in Amgen v Sanofi defined a class of antibodies by their function and epitope.

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Building High-Quality Patent Portfolios in the United States and Europe: Part II – Software Patents

IP Watchdog

In Part I of this series, we discussed how patent portfolio managers should be careful when generating company-owned prior art or reviewing competitor prior art, and how a patent litigation or licensing campaign can be significantly hamstrung based on how the United States and Europe consider intervening prior art.

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The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal (BA) Year in Review 2021

The IPKat

Following on from our IPKat EBA 2021 Year in Review , here is some more festive holiday reading on some of the important decisions to come out of the EPO Boards of Appeal this year. 2021 saw key decisions on claim supremacy, types of antibody claims, the data threshold for second medical use inventions and the AI inventor debate. ??

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Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article “Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

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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The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal Year in Review 2022

The IPKat

As a busy year comes, take the time to settle down with your favourite feline friend, a mince pie and the annual IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal roundup. IPKat has also sifted through the 100s of Boards of Appeal decisions published in 2022, to bring you the most eye-catching and relevant to ongoing EPO practice.

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“The Reasonable Robot” tackles AI’s impact on the economy, intellectual property rights, and more

IPilogue

To illustrate, consider how the law taxes activity by a person and a machine differently. As AI continues to improve, it is going to take over an ever-increasing number of tasks that were once only performed by people. This is going to have profound consequences socially, economically, and legally.