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Whither goest the patent troll?

The IPKat

A decade ago, patent trolls were all the rage in the patent world. If there was a rock-star matter in the patent world, it was the debate over trolls. It got this Kat to wonder: has patent trolling become such an ""oh so yesterday" subject? Patent Trolls, ?nd

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

A patent or trade mark troll’s strategy consists of finding potential defendants who find it less expensive to negotiate a settlement rather than litigate. For example, in October 1999, a patent was published in Russia for the invention of the "Glass vessel", the description of which fully corresponds to an ordinary glass bottle.

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A Tale of Two Googles: Patent System Champion or Crux of the Problem?

IP Watchdog

On April 28, Google published a blog by their general counsel, Halimah DeLaine Prado, about the crisis condition of the U.S. patent system. Prado portrays Google as a strong supporter of the patent system, citing their history in initiatives to spur new inventions and technologies.

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Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

The IPKat

Patents A South African decision to recognize an artificial Intelligence system (DABUS) as an inventor was one of most discussed IP news items of the last several weeks [see The IPKat’s posts on the DABUS saga in various jurisdictions here , here , and here ].

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

PATENTS Permakat Prof. Wilkof discussed patent trolling and the long debate about it and whenever this topic might still be relevant and deserving of attention. COPYRIGHT The Government of Hong Kong recently released a public consultation paper on updating the national Copyright regime (the "Copyright Ordinance").

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3 Core Elements of Intellectual Property Strategy

IP.com

The methods for protecting intellectual property are growing more sophisticated, requiring companies to rethink the tools and processes they use for competitive intelligence and publishing. Defensive publishing is becoming an important part of a comprehensive IP protection strategy.

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AI and IP Law: Podcast with Yuri Eliezer

LexBlog IP

However, he also points out potential issues, such as the risk of AI being used to train competitors’ AI when drafting patents. AI and Patent Search : Yuri explains how AI can improve the patent search process. He mentions his firm’s partnership with PQAI, which has developed AI for patent search technology.

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