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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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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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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. Inventorship.

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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 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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Landmark Decisions on Granting Inventorship to AIs will Pave the Way to Unimaginable Possibilities

IP and Legal Filings

One area of law that has been undergoing constant amendments due to changing technologies are patent laws. However, how are patent laws and AI interconnected? For one, there exists no clear-cut definition of AIs in any patent laws. Today, we live in a wired world. AIs are considered as a subset of computer sciences.

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The IPKat EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) Year in Review 2021

The IPKat

This year also saw release of the EBA decision on double-patenting and a new referral on the thorny issue of plausibility and post-published evidence. As the year draws to a close, we also have news of a new referral to the EBA on the EPO's co-applicant approach to priority. Double-trouble ??