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Interesting Patents | Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s New Patent Application

LexBlog IP

Interesting Patents | Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s New Patent Application by Founders Legal The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation. Looking for more information on patents ?

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USPTO Fights Class Cert. Bid In Suit Over Patent Program

IP Law 360

Patent and Trademark Office has said a proposed group of inventors should not receive class certification in a suit alleging that the office's now-defunct program for flagging "sensitive" patent applications for extra review violated the Privacy Act.

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AI Can’t Hold Patents Because They Require an “Inventor” to Be a “Natural Person”

JD Supra Law

5, 2022), that an artificial intelligence (AI) system cannot be listed as a named inventor on a patent application, affirming earlier rulings from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the lower court in the Eastern District of Virginia. By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

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A Relook at Business Methods in light of Madras High Court’s Decision in Priya Randolph v. Deputy Controller 

SpicyIP

The findings of this short judgement have possible significant implications on the jurisprudence regarding 3(k) and business methods in the Patent Act. The Controller of Patents and Designs in July which had rejected a patent application for being primarily a claim to business method. extracted in Para 5 of judgement).

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Trade Secrets Pre Patenting

Patently-O

But, there is typically a months-long process of moving from conception to a filed patent application. During that time the invention is typically kept secret in order to avoid losing patent rights due to early disclosure. Trade secrecy rights are an extension of these general privacy and began as common law.

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Patent Protection on AI Inventions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

In recent years, AI patent activity has exponentially increased. The figure below shows the volume of public AI patent applications categorized by AI component in the U.S. 4) Robustness, safety, reliability, and data privacy of AI models. from 1990-2018. The eight AI components in FIG.

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Can You Patent Something by Mailing it to Yourself?

LexBlog IP

Navigating the Patent Application Process to Secure Protection and Privacy for Innovative Products As an innovator, you may find yourself in the delicate situation of trying to balance the protection of your trade secrets and obtaining patent protection. This effectively provides retroactive patent protection.