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Supreme Court Dodges AI Inventor Question with Denial of DABUS Case

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to hold its first public listening session on AI inventorship, the U.S. Vidal, which asked the Court to consider the question: “Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term ‘inventor’ to human beings alone?” One day before the U.S. Dr. Stephen Thaler lost his case at the U.S.

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Basic IP fundamentals: a recent survey among the IP community

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On 30 November 2023, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) published the findings of a survey on “Intellectual Property Principle – What the IP Community regards as important” ( executive summary and slides ). The survey was conducted by response:AI, an independent market research firm.

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The Handwriting is on the IP Wall: Inventors and Content Creators are in the Same Sinking Boat

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When it comes to declining respect for intellectual property rights inventors and content creators, such as photographers, musicians and writers, as well as some trademark Continue reading

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Patenting with Artificial Inventors

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Court precedent and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) guidelines have taken the place of written law to guide the USPTO in matters relating to AI. Vidal , a Federal Court of Appeals case that determined whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. A notable example of this is Thaler v.

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Using AI to Give Inventors a Leg Up on Big Tech

IP Watchdog

In April, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requested public input on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). The Request for Comments (RFC) allowed the public to voice their opinion on the proposed rules, including hundreds of real, authentic inventors.

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Revolution Rope Inventor Tells Justices She Deserves Her Day in Article III Court

IP Watchdog

The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, argued in a reply brief to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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USPTO to Expand Initiatives for Under-Resourced Inventors and First-Time Filers

IP Watchdog

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. 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.”

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