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Legal Lessons from Holiday Lights: Clarity in Patent Drafting

LexBlog IP

7,784,961 Before sledding into the patent’s technicalities, the inventor of this Christmas cheer utilized a lesser-known path under U.S. patent law. 122(b)(2)(B)(i), the patent application was kept under wraps, avoiding publication until patent issuance. Under 35 U.S.C.

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REMINDER: Tryouts for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition Team – DEADLINE TOMORROW

IPilogue

Students interested in trying out for Osgoode’s PADC team must submit answers to our patent drafting skills exercise in a Word document with your name in the file name to iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca. About the Patent Drafting Competition. We look forward to another great year at the Patent Drafting Competition!

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CALL FOR TRYOUTS – USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

IPilogue

Students interested in trying out for Osgoode’s PADC team must submit answers to our patent drafting skills exercise by 3 pm on Friday, October 22, 2021. About the Patent Drafting Competition. We look forward to another great year at the Patent Drafting Competition!

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

LexBlog IP

Applicants that fall under small entity status are generally applicable for a 50% discount on USPTO patent fees. and patent law as a: Person/Individual Inventor, Small business concern, University or wholly owned subsidiary of such, or. Each applicant is obligated to update the patent office anytime their entity status changes.

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

In one example, I asked ChatGPT to describe my law firm, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP. ChatGPT responded with the following, which for the most part is accurate, but gets details such as the “founding date” wrong: Marshall Gerstein is a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in intellectual property law.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

With a new month comes a new post with the best and latest IP events and opportunities. We are also happy to announce that Rose Hughes has been appointed SpecialKat and will be our resident PatKat: she will continue writing about patent law and help broaden our coverage of patent developments. Congratulations Rose!

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

Trading Secrets

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. IP theft threatens U.S. The Order calls on the U.S.