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Patent Claim Count

Patently-O

The updated patent claim count data through 2024 reveals a continuing trend toward standardization in claim counts, with both the median and mean hovering around 16-17 claims per patent. Read more here: Central Tendency in US Patent Claim Counts Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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[GuestPost] How the European Patent Office uses AI to facilitate patent searches

The IPKat

In a second of a series on AI and patents from our KatFriends at GJE, Kate Voller reports on a recent CIPA webinar with the EPO on how the EPO is leveraging AI tools in examination - with the key message of "assisting", not "replacing" examiners. The AmeriKat has the t-shirt.now what?

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USPTO Patent Grant Rate and Growing Backlog

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO utility patent grant rate data reveals an interesting narrative of policy shifts and administrative changes over the past fifteen years. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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Patent Quality Report Finds Improper Patent Abandonment is Greater Issue Than Improper Grants

IP Watchdog

On October 30, the nonpartisan think tank, Sunwater Institute, published a policy report on patent quality in the United States including suggestions for U.S. policymakers to better address errors in examining and adjudicating patents for validity. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). on Wednesday.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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The Substance of OpenAI’s Patent Pledge?

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch OpenAI’s new patent pledge promises to use their patents only for defensive purposes, as long as other parties do not assert claims against them or engage in harmful activities. See Jorge Contreras, Patent Pledges , 47 Ariz. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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Bring Back Patent Models To Shut Down The Patent Trolls

IP Law 360

By reintroducing the requirement that inventors submit a miniature working model of their inventions along with their patent, legislators could help to deter patent trolls, reduce frivolous litigation and support legitimate inventors in protecting their innovations, says Darin Gibby at Kilpatrick.