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The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”). Unitherm”), argued that it had rights to the patent because its president was an inventor and should be added to the patent. Iolab Corp.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Vidal , a Federal Court of Appeals case that determined whether AI can be listed as an inventor on a patent application. In this case, Dr. Stephen Thaler created an AI program that he listed as the only inventor on two US patent applications. prior art).
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IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Apotex ], I have decided to look at precedence from around the world where courts have contemplated recognizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology as an “inventor.” However, this 2002 decision did not define whether AI technology can be an inventor. In light of the recent court decision of Thaler v Hirshfeld et al.
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.
IP Watchdog
MAY 14, 2023
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finding that AI cannot be considered a named inventor to a patent application remains the law of the land. The issue of AI inventorship in the United States remains at large following the Supreme Court’s denial of cert in Thaler v. Vidal, meaning that the U.S.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, the President of the Intellectual Property Society of Osgoode, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . found in paragraph 10 of the Thaler decision: “First, an inventor is an agent noun; an agent can be a person or thing that invents. Firstly, Kim et al. Firstly, Kim et al.
The IP Law Blog
AUGUST 11, 2022
Previously, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has found that a non-human may infringe patents. But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? With the advances in AI technologies, AI systems create drugs, treatments, designs, and more. 16/524,350 (“the ’350 Appl.”)
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