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Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor

IP Watchdog

Bill #303/2024 proposes the addition of a paragraph to Article 6 of the IP Statute, which regulates ownership of inventions, with the following wording: “in the case of inventions autonomously generated by artificial intelligence system, the patent can be requested in the name of the artificial intelligence system that has created the invention, being (..)

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Nothing to See Here: Judge Reznik Finds that Privilege with a Patent Prosecuting Attorney Belongs to the Assignee, Not the Inventor

JD Supra Law

provided some rare insight into “the applicability and scope of the attorney-client privilege as it relates to patent counsel.” Judge Reznik explained that the attorney-client privilege belonged to the assignee and not the inventor. On November 22, 2023, United States Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik (S.D.N.Y.)

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Conception for Joint Inventors

Patently-O

Most patents involve two or more joint inventors who all claim to have contributed significantly to the invention. Conception of the invention is typically seen as the critical legal determinant of invention and some courts have written that each joint inventor must have contributed substantially to the conception of the invention.*

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Enjoining Patent Prosecution

Patently-O

More patent applications filed rather quickly, all claiming priority back to that original application filed during the consulting agreement period. One complicating issue is that the patent applications list three other inventors who were (apparently) not subject to the agreements with Sleep Number. 3d 793, 798 (D.

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Glaring Procedural Questions Arising Out of a Recent Patent Prosecution Proceeding  

SpicyIP

Discussing the background of the case in this guest post, Suriya Balakanthan, highlights how these procedural lapses took place and highlights the impact that this case can have on the patent prosecution setup. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu. The views expressed at those of the author’s alone.

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CAFC ‘Unambiguously’ Backs USPTO in AI as Inventor Fight

IP Watchdog

Vidal that an artificial intelligence (AI) machine does not qualify as an inventor under the Patent Act. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled today in Thaler v. The decision is the latest in a series of rulings around the world considering the topic, most of which have found similarly.

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Bad cases make bad law: Has DABUS "the AI inventor" actually invented anything?

The IPKat

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? Perhaps herein lies the problem.