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PTAB Drops POP Panel Review Option

LexBlog IP

No Role For POP Post-Arthrex As of Monday July 24th, the USPTO has discontinued the use of its Precedential-Opinion-Panel (POP) in favor of the interim Director Review (DR). While technically and expansion of DR, this follows current practices in which the Director has addressed institution disputes sua sponte.

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Who is liable when an artificial intelligence system infringes copyright – a missed opportunity by the PRC Court

LexBlog IP

For now, AI developers and copyright practitioners will have to wait for another decision, probably from a higher court, or a judicial interpretation from the Supreme People’s Court, for further authoritative guidance on this topic.

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PTAB Updates and Expands the Director Review Process and Offers Transparency in Ex parte Appeals

LexBlog IP

the Patent Office implemented an interim process for the Director to review Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions in AIA trials. The memo includes a discussion of the following topics, among others: Instances where the Board will not decide all appealed issues. After the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v.

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Nexus of AI, AI Regulation and Dispute Resolution

LexBlog IP

5] In the UK, the government published a white paper, which proposes leaving it to individual regulators to lay down sector-specific rules or guidance regarding AI, subject to certain overarching guiding principles. [6] 6] For example, the CMA published an initial report on AI foundation models in September 2023. [7] 2] Ibid , at para.

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WaterRower: Has the UK’s approach to ‘artistic works’ in copyright changed?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Even though it’s only an interim decision, it is interesting and well worth a read for any copyright lawyer because Deputy High Court Judge David Stone provides an in-depth analysis of the UK copyright position on artistic works. Instead, it concludes that it might be possible , but that the issue would need to go to trial to be determined.

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EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

UK House of Commons, The governance of artificial intelligence: interim report On 31 August 2023, the UK’s House of Commons issued a report with recommendations on various legal issues (including copyright) and AI. The goal is to collect factual information and relant views toadvise Congress on national and international issues on the topic.

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Fish Principals Author Law360 Article, “USPTO Director Review Is A Rare Remedy After Arthrex“

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

On June 29, 2021 and July 1, 2021, just days after the Supreme Court decided Arthrex , the PTAB issued guidance on its “implementation of an interim Director review process” and conducted a webinar regarding the same.[4] If timely, resets the 63-day deadline for filing a notice of [8]. Apple Inc. ”[22]. Arthrex, Inc.

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