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.

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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.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

An appeals court ruled Tuesday that an artificial intelligence machine cannot be listed as an inventor on a patent application, saying only a "person or persons" are allowed under British law, in a landmark judgment in a worldwide battle over the technology.

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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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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.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The emergence and rapid development of highly advanced technologies affects virtually every aspect of our day-to-day lives, and in the absence of more explicit legislative authority, the time has finally come for judiciaries to wrestle with the subject matter. Third, nothing in the Act dictates the contrary conclusion.”. Firstly, Kim et al.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision granting a Motion for Summary Judgment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and upholding the Office’s view that AI algorithms cannot be listed as inventors on U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As part of the America Invents Act (“AIA”), Congress moved the patent system from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system. For patents governed by the new first-to-file system, the Act also eliminated interferences, which are administrative priority contests before the PTAB.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Student researchers are needed to assist in the preparation of arguments for the ground-breaking DABUS AI patent application in Canada. DABUS and its creator Dr. Stephen Thaler have garnered worldwide attention when patent applications naming DABUS as the sole inventor were filed in several national patent offices.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The process of patent prosecution determines whether the application contains an invention that may be awarded a patent. Sceptical Kat Has DABUS invented?

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 21, 2024

As reported on IPWatchdog, the UK Supreme court recently ruled that a trained neural network (an Artificial Intelligence known as DABUS) could not be listed as the inventor on two patent applications filed by Dr. Stephen Thaler at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO).

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a second symposium looking at the potential for change in the treatment of machine-created works. Stephen Thaler , owner and developer of a patent-writing program known as DABUS , submitted patent applications in several countries. Importantly, the U.S.,

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LexBlog IP

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”). The ‘498 Patent is directed to a two-step process for cooking bacon pieces. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently released the outcomes of its new study named “ Women’s participation in inventive activity ”, which aims at better understanding the presence of women inventors across different countries, time periods, technology fields and applicant types.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 20, 2024

Companies and inventors filed the highest number of European patent applications to date in 2023, buoyed by marked increases in filings for digital communications and energy technologies.

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Larson & Larson

MARCH 9, 2023

AI technology has the potential to drastically reduce the time, effort and cost associated with invention. This article will explore the implications of AI inventorship, and discuss its potential benefits to inventors and the world at large. There are several ways in which AI can assist inventors. Under 35 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2022

Free Online Tools and Resources for Inventors. As an inventor, you know that protecting your invention is vital to its success. The process of patenting can be daunting, but with the right tools and resources, it doesn’t have to be. PATENT SEARCH TOOLS. Google Patents. Link: patents.google.com. Patentscope.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 19, 2022

Over the past few years technology evangelist and inventor Stephen Thaler, together with the Artificial Inventor Project, has campaigned for patent law changes across jurisdictions to recognize artificial intelligence (AI) as an inventor on patent applications. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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IP.com

JANUARY 29, 2024

Over the last decade, the total annual patent applications submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) each year is over 600,000 applications. The fastest patent review process time is 6-12 months if fast-tracked via Track One , with the average taking up to 22 months.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. Overall, AI is increasingly used in biotechnology, however biotechnology AI patenting is diffusing across all technologies, owners, and inventor-patentees.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

But assuming Weber’s account is a fair assessment, I would suggest that it raises additional questions about the ongoing global efforts – driven by Professor Ryan Abbott and his Artificial Inventor Project – challenging the legal barriers to AI inventorship and authorship.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2022

On April 13, 2022, the Federal Court of Australia, on appeal, reversed its 2021 decision that DABUS, an artificial intelligence (AI) machine, qualified as an inventor for a patent application under Australian law. Thaler has filed patent applications in several countries around the world for inventions created by DABUS.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Those on the side of the machines see an opportunity for terrific advances, and those opposing are understandably nervous of the notion of technology that can come close to approximating human intelligence, particularly if that tech is given some amount of power and control in managing tasks that would otherwise be done by humans.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

AI has evolved from merely a buzzword or a cool new idea to a substantively used tool in a variety of applications, including autonomous driving, natural language processing, drug development, finance and cybersecurity among others.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 8, 2021

It is not often that one reads a decision which raises not only complex and interesting issues of the correct interpretation of Australian patent legislation, but also calls upon the reader to consider existential and philosophical questions regarding the Promethean role of technology in modern society. ” [7]. ” [7].

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Biotechnology-the word suggests that this is biological advancement based on technology. Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. This technological advancement heals the world at the molecular level and most often involves DNA modification techniques.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2022 alone, the USPTO received more than 50,000 design patent applications. The Office has seen a 20% growth in design patent applications over the last five years. It is not hard to understand why inventors are seeking design patent protection at previously unseen levels.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2023

companies and inventors still filed more patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) than any other country, according to its Patent Index 2022, which was released today. patent applications numbered 48,088, a 2.9% The index showed that U.S. increase from 2021.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

To be specific, market research performed before filing a Patent Application or after obtaining Patent Protection may help an inventor or innovator significantly in examining the business environment for his invention or innovation. He would also understand the profitability and commercial viability of his invention.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MAY 27, 2021

Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. Inventors, Physicists and Entrepreneurs: Commerce Home to Diverse-Range of AANHPI Pioneers. NIST PHYSICIST AND PIONEER IN PRACTICAL NEW TECHNOLOGIES JUNE YE. NIST Physicist and Pioneer in Practical New Technologies June Ye More details.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2019, an Akin Gump lawyer apparently reached out to a legislative technology company, Xcential Legislative Technologies. Xcential then was the first, and apparently only, one to file a patent application naming its long-time coding expert as inventor. The patent application is here.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2021

As such, AI has been shown to have near endless applications, driving a surge of inventions and related patent application filings. Many AI-based systems are able to recognize trends, patterns and connections, test hypotheses using available data sets, and continuously improve decision trees based on user input.

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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.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

While a court may resolve the dispute over inventorship for the patent application, court review of current inventorship rules could be a slippery slope to chaos. patent application was filed by Moderna, with no NIH scientists listed as inventors. patent application.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

From facial-recognition technology to voice assistants and self-driving cars, artificial intelligence these days is pretty remarkable. But according to our latest case of the week, there’s at least one thing AI can’t do: be listed as an inventor on a patent application.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In particular, Senators Thom Tillis, Mazie Hirono, Tom Cotton, and Chris Coons sought to learn how the current jurisprudence has “adversely impacted investment and innovation in critical technologies,” such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and precision medicine. 86 FR 36257. See Thaler v. Hirshfeld et al. Civil Action No.

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