Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Written by Brandon Furdock “[T]he patent system represents a carefully crafted bargain that encourages both the creation and the public disclosure of new and useful advances in technology, in return for an exclusive monopoly for a limited period of time.” [1]

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 26, 2024

The agency is committed to leveraging AI’s benefits across society while ensuring that these technologies do not compromise the integrity of legal processes. This document emphasizes the necessity for both technical and human oversight in mitigating the risks associated with AI tools. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court is set to consider several significant patent law petitions addressing a range of issues from the application of obviousness standards, challenges to PTAB procedures, interpretation of joinder time limits IPR, to the proper scope patent eligibility doctrine. Hamilton Technologies (No.

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IP Law 360

MAY 2, 2023

Supreme Court on Monday to take up their infringement dispute against two life sciences companies over kidney transplant technology invalidated at the Federal Circuit, arguing the case is an "ideal vehicle" for clarifying federal patent law eligibility requirements.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Apotex ], I have decided to look at precedence from around the world where courts have contemplated recognizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology as an “inventor.” However, this 2002 decision did not define whether AI technology can be an inventor. Australia: Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

Navigating Korean Patent Law Changes: Accelerated Examination, PTEs, and Court Decisions @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-642e0f5b9c76d4054{display: Maximizing Patent Term Extension(PTEs) Korea’s patent term extension (PTE) is flexible in enabling the potential for multiple extensions.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. Bottom line, no patent cases were decided by the Court in the 2021-2022 term and none were granted certiorari for the new term starting this week. Of the 17 pending patent-focused petitions, 13 are set to be decided at the long conference.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2023

USPTO’s Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program by Yuri L. Eliezer Accelerating Innovation: Navigating the USPTO’s New Path for Semiconductor Patents The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced an important initiative that could significantly impact the semiconductor industry.

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Patently-O

APRIL 21, 2022

For the first time since 2008, the Supreme Court’s October 2021 term will come to a close without any patent decisions. I have included a chart below, but should note that there is some debate around the edges about what constitutes a “patent decision.” ” Here is my list: SCTPatentCases. Patreon, Inc.,

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Patently-O

MAY 18, 2023

The Court held that Amgen’s patent claims were invalid due to a lack of enablement, as they failed to provide adequate guidance for making and using the claimed antibodies. Amgen was then able to obtain the broader patents at issue here that are not tied to any particular antibody structure or amino acid sequence.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Berkely Center for Law & Technology is hosting a great half-day virtual-conference this week: “AI as an Inventing Tool – it’s Implications for Patent Law” organized by Prof. Rob Merge s, Dr. Yuan Hao (PhD), and Prof. Colleen Chien.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

So far, the Supreme Court has not granted certiorari in any patent cases for its 2021-2022 Term. Tormasi is a convicted murderer and also a patentee seeking to enforce his disk-drive patent. That provision states that an individual’s capacity to sue is determined by “the law of the individual’s domicile.”

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a trio of Rule 36 judgments that summarily affirmed a series of final written decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). patent law over the better part of the last decade.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The proliferation of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings worldwide by blockchain tech developers. This has resulted in thousands of.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 6, 2023

Over the last several weeks, lobbying organizations and high-tech blogs have been slowly introducing the same old false, misleading, and deceptive arguments against patent law. The solution, in their. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? This sort of science fiction is not patentable because it cannot logically be enabled or have credible utility when the patent is filed. For similar reasons, science fiction is rarely cited as prior art against later patent filings. See [link].

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Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2023

by Dennis Crouch A decade ago, the US Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions that upended substantial aspects of patent practice. Many thousands of patents have been denied or invalidated under the expanded doctrine. One difficulty with the law here is that it is entirely judge made. Patent Nos. Prometheus Labs.,

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The Supreme Court has not yet granted writ of certiorari in any patent cases this term. And, absent an unusual shadow-docket patent case, it is now too late for any case to be granted and heard this term. Still, there are a number of important patent cases pending before the court. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. , Patreon, Inc.,

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IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finding that AI cannot be considered a named inventor to a patent application remains the law of the land. Vidal, meaning that the U.S.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 3, 2023

patent law subject matter eligibility is based on antiquated notions of invention, but basing eligibility on measures that evolve with technology and innovation would allow us to foster innovation, not stifle it, says Aldo Martinez at Oblon.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 14, 2022

The idea of patented inventions brings to mind machines fully realized - flying contraptions and engines with gears and pistons operating in coherent symphony. The AI inventor’s ways are antithetical to the principles of patent writing, where inventions are described in terms of what does what, why, how, and how often.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the fast growing economy, innovation is necessary for businesses and Patents as an intellectual property rights protects that innovation. There has to be a perfect balance between patents law and competition law to provide economically meaningful monopolies. [3] Which will result into innovation in dynamic competition.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 17, 2023

One of the wonderful (as in, it makes one wonder) and frustrating (which needs no explanation) aspects of patent law is that just when you think a question is settled it either isn't or the conventional interpretation is called into question. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2021

For his parting post, he returns to Germany and patent injunctions. As readers may know, the German parliament recently adopted amendments of the German Patent Act (GPA) as the final step of a reform process that spanned nearly two years [final version (German) here , earlier Katpost here , news coverage here ]. here and here ].

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This post originally appeared as an article (“Stakeholders Should Not Miss Congress’s Invitation for Feedback on Patent Eligibility”) on Law.com on October 7, 2021. According to the opinion, the claimed method was directed to an application of Hooke’s law, and thus patent ineligible. See American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 25, 2023

21-757 dealt with patent law’s “enablement” requirement. Sanofi, U.S.,

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 16, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Impact of Sonos on Patent Prosecution : The recent Sonos v. Google decision threatens to grind to a halt, or at least significantly restrict, a once-common patent prosecution strategy – keeping continuation applications pending for years to obtain new claims that cover marketplace developments. Sonos Inc. 6, 2023).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2022

The diminished bench split 3:3, with Kiefel CJ, Gageler and Keane JJ finding Aristocrat’s claims unpatentable, while Gordon, Edelman and Steward JJ would have allowed the appeal, concluding that the claimed invention was patent-eligible. We were hoping for some clarity on the patent-eligibility of computer-implemented inventions.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 1, 2021

In the first part of this post, I had covered the Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Report recommendations on amendments to Section 3 of the Patents Act. Flexibility in Procedure or Bending Over Backwards for Higher Patent Filing? The recommendations on making procedural norms of patent filing less stringent are noteworthy.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Supreme Court has not granted a writ of certiorari in any patent cases this term, and has now denied certiorari in two dozen. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. The remaining four patent petitions are listed roughly in order of their likelihood of being granted certiorari (in my opinion). Optis Cellular Technology, LLC , No.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 8, Partner Nena Bains and Counsel Yifan Mao presented “Best Practices in Patent Drafting: Addressing 112 and Enablement After Amgen” at the 24th Annual Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute organized by Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Stanford Law School.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Guidance on artificial intelligence's implications for patent law, which the White House has directed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to produce, could illuminate important issues, according to attorneys, but the tight timeline and evolving technology might limit what the office can say.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 26, 2022

Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys Farah Cook and Michelle Tyde recently presented “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Best Practices and Hot Topics For Patent & Technology Licensing Transactions” at the firm’s Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar (KTIPS).

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As with other rapidly-evolving technologies, the blockchain space is experiencing a frenzy of patent activity. The data shows that there are 3-4 times as many published applications as there are issued patents for these concepts. For more information, view our Flipbook. Data as of January 30, 2021 at USPTO.gov.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Assignment and Recordation of Patent Ownership Rights - A patent has the attributes of intangible personal property: it can be sold or mortgaged; it may be bequeathed by a will; and it may pass to the heirs of a deceased patentee. The assignee becomes the owner of. By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In the latest development in the global patent wars between Google and Sonos, Google has sued Sonos, having filed two suits in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on August 8, 2022. Sonos claims that Google’s infringement of over 100 of Sonos’ patents is deliberate and a business model.

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