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Guest post by Profs. Chien and Grennan: Unpacking the Innovator-Inventor Gap: Evidence from Engineers

Patently-O

Which professors publish in the top journals? And which innovators become inventors? This call is motivated by the observation that while women comprise 35% of the STEM workforce, they make up only 13% of inventors; Black professionals represent 9% of STEM workers but only 1.2% of inventors.

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Patent Process Overview: What Inventors Should Know

JD Supra Law

Inventors, often with entrepreneurial aspirations, are tasked with not only building a better mousetrap, but also protecting their ideas with patent filings. Although the patent process may seem intimidating, it can also be an enjoyable endeavor that leads to further innovation. By: Crowe & Dunlevy

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DABUS: An AI inventor or the Emperor's New Clothes?

The IPKat

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 ).

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DABUS Gets Its First Patent in South Africa Under Formalities Examination

IP Watchdog

South Africa’s patent office has granted the first patent for an invention conceived by an artificial intelligence (AI) inventor, DABUS. The patent is for “a food container based on fractal geometry,” and was accepted by South Africa’s Companies and Intellectual Property Commission on June 24.

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

Patently-O

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider). Shoshana Wodinsky: Australian Court Rules That Yes, AI Can Be an Inventor (Source: Gizmodo). David Phelan: New Apple Patent Reveals The Ultimate iPhone Upgrade (Source: Forbes).

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Fish & Richardson Principal Ahmed Davis Authors The National Law Journal Article, “Celebrating Black Inventors on World IP Day”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

For World IP Day, Fish Principal and chair of Fish’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative , Ahmed Davis , authored the article “Celebrating Black Inventors on World IP Day” for the National Law Journal, which celebrates the contributions of Black inventors who all too often get overlooked.

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The State of Patent Eligibility

Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

Constitution directs Congress “[t]o promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” [1]