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Who Were The Leading Australian Patent Prosecution Firms in 2021?

LexBlog IP

While some smaller firms experienced gains in filing numbers well above the overall growth rate, a number of larger firms within the publicly-listed ownership groups struggled to keep pace. Looking beyond filings to ongoing patent prosecution work, Spruson & Ferguson was the leader in 2021, by a large margin.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

The IPKat is curled up beside the warm glow of the latest IP intrigue, events and purr-spectives. 6 March 2024: High-Level Webinar for IP Practitioners in India The image was generated by DALLĀ·E, using Kat Tian's prompt. Lecturer in IP Law at the University of Liverpool Deadline for application: 20 March 2024. Book here.

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Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor

IP Watchdog

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, AntĆ“nio Luiz Rodrigues Mano JĆŗnior (known as JĆŗnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article ā€œCoordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europeā€

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. Read the full article on Managing IP. Inventorship in the US is a critical component of patent ownership.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

Pina Dā€™Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Patent Prosecution History Now Admissible as Evidence.

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Taking Another Page from the ABA: The USPTO Enacts New Rules of Professional Responsibility for Patent Attorneys and Agents

IP Tech Blog

Under the changes that take effect on June 25 th , patent practitioners will now be required to disclose client information to resolve potential conflicts of interest that result from ownership changes within a law firm or changes in a practitionerā€™s employment.

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Adding Subject Matter to International Patents

LexBlog IP

For instance, at one point, the United States had a §103(c) exception – prohibiting Examiners from citing any prior patent publications in a §103 obviousness-type rejection that had ‘common ownership’ to the Existing Applicant. Technical Advisor patents@founderslegal.com. John DeStefano.