IP Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2022

The August 2019 announcement that two patent applications had been filed naming an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm as an inventor in the United States and a dozen other countries was regarded as disruptive and profound at the time. It was one of the hot topics in patent law during those last few months before the pandemic.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. Patents are important and powerful tools that provide safeguards to biotechnicians and help them. What is patent? All patentable inventions should follow three main criteria: novelty, inventive steps, and industrial applications.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Whether it is South Asian Basmati Brawls, the much-to-tread trail of transparency, the Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, or the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, some stories never cease to beguile us. He wrote detailed posts on this topic later here and here. Here we go: 1. Both of these questions were answered in the negative.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 5, 2022

Patent Law, because the U.S. Patent Act was amended in 2011 to expressly require that inventors be “individuals.” In its newest decision on the topic, the Federal Circuit declares instead, for the purposes of patent law, an inventor must be human. The word individual is important for U.S. 35 U.S.C. §

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

7,110,444 (the “’444 Patent”), which was directed to frequency translation technology as utilized in wireless local area networks (WLANs). ParkerVision sued Intel for infringement of the ’444 Patent and Intel filed a request for an IPR. ParkerVision filed a patent owner response citing, for the first time, U.S.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Notably, during the 2012 copyright amendment, intriguing discussions emerged, such as this ghost Post questioning if Performance under the Copyright Act is confined to live performances (See also here ). Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Well … not really! would help.

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Patently-O

MAY 5, 2022

The position of Chairman is currently vacant, so the Vice-Chairman, Matthew Lee Wiener , is serving as Acting Chair. ACUS is conducting a study on behalf of the USPTO to examine “issues associated with and options for designing a small claims patent court.” to enforce their patents. to enforce their patents.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Ted Davis recently spoke at the Federal Bar Association’s IP Law Fall Conference 2022 on the topic of “Petitions for Expungement or Reexamination and Other Aspects of the Trademark Modernization Act.”

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

On 11 April 2024, there will be also the official launch event in Brussels during a conference on the AI Act. The programme will consist of lectures, case studies, simulation exercises and group discussions on selected IP topics, with an orientation towards the interface between IP and other disciplines. Global Ph.D.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

The last day of PTAB Masters™ 2022 featured sessions on dealing with parallel litigation at the International Trade Commission (ITC) and district courts in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings; life sciences and inter partes review (IPR); and the future of the PTAB.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

Like last year, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. Nonetheless, we were glad to see entries across a range of interesting topics and are very happy to see relatively uncommon topics take the podium places.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 22, 2024

Feb 6 12noon EST – Debating Design Patent Obviousness – Streaming via Suffolk – Free Event ( REGISTER HERE ) : The Federal Circuit has not held an en banc rehearing in a patent case since before COVID. The first one (and only one on the docket) is the important design patent obviousness case of LKQ v.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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. InternKat James Kwong has analysed the public consultation in detail and provides his comment.

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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2023

Team Netherlands get together to discuss key UPC issues It is a rainy morning in New York as the AmeriKat contemplates how limited sun the sunrise period of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has seen both here and in Europe. The draft code does not forbid technical judges to exercise a profession in parallel, as for example a patent attorney.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the past, much like intrepid time travelers, we journeyed through the months of June , July , and August , uncovering how some stories like the Mashelkar Report, the National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority (NBRA) Bill, the Whistleblower Act, or the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, unfolded with time.

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The IPKat

APRIL 14, 2024

The program includes life sciences and artificial intelligence, Unified Patent Court (UPC) litigation, EU Data Act requirements, IP management topics across diverse fields and countries, and a gala dinner. The PhD project is focused on the Unified Patent Court. Further details are here. 5 th IP Case Law Conference.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs – A Reasoned Judgement or Inherently Contradictory? Image from here Despite noting the lack of clarity on the concepts of “technical effect” and “contribution” in the context of the patentability of CRIs, the DHC in Microsoft v. Other Posts Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

The Lanham Act defines ‘trademark counterfeiting’ as producing or selling a product bearing a false trademark that is an intentional copy of a genuine trademark (15 USC §1127). Note that the Lanham Act authorizes recovery up to $2 million per counterfeit item for willful counterfeiting.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 4, 2021

One of the topics to be discussed at tomorrow’s PPAC meeting is USPTO operations following the Supreme Court’s 2021 Arthrex decision. PTO Acting Director Drew Hirshfeld has considered the first two request for Director Review, and denied both requests. IPR2020-00081 and IPR2020-00320 ).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Further analysis on the topics of authorship of computer-generated works, text and data mining exception, and inventorship in case of inventions created by AIs was published on the Kluwer Copyright Blog. Patently-O analysed this case. Picture by Jackie and posted on Flickr.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The IP blogs have been active over the past week bursting with a wide range of different topics. MD Patent referred to case T-589/20 on the likelihood of confusion between the signs "MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY" and "YAMAMAY", recently decided by the General Court. The IPKat has once again compiled some of them for you.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

CIPA Student Conference 2023 The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys will host this conference on 27th April 2023 in Birmingham, covering soft skills training, exam and post-qualification guidance, PCT for EQE candidates, mental health and wellbeing, and others to be confirmed. We’re two thirds there… through January!

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. On June 28, 2021, the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) was established and began operating to regulate patent and trademark agents.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

In addition, potential and tangible intersections between intellectual property and these trending topics were recently discussed by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine. In February, the Commission published its proposal for a " Data Act ", which in principle aims to revise the legal framework of Directive 96/9/EC.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

Copyright and other protection like Patents are available to some extent for AI technologies, however the question which we will delve into this article is that of whether such protections are extended to the creations of these AI technologies as well, and if yes then to what extent such protections must be awarded.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We provided a summary here. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

In continuation of Goodwin’s previous webinar series concerning biosimilars, Big Molecule Watch is launching the 2023-2024 webinar series , which will dive deep into some of the key topics pertaining to this burgeoning industry and corresponding area of law.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

If the topic was switched to fraud, opinions would likely be quite different, and herein lies the problem. Alleged offenses under the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act lay the groundwork before a significant escalation into conspiracy to defraud.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 5, 2021

Psilocybin, an active compound in what is commonly known as “magic mushrooms”, is currently listed under Schedule III of Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Under this Act , it is illegal to possess, obtain, or produce psilocybin without a prescription or licence. Patenting Psychedelics: Novelty and Non-Obviousness.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A trademark application may be denied under part 9(2)(b)4 of the Trade Marks Act (TM Act) if the mark “contains or comprises of any matter likely to hurt the religious susceptibilities of any class or section of the citizens of India [6].” The legislature has not taken a stand on this topic. Lal Babu Priyadarshi [9].

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

Conferences, webinars On July 8, the Union of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property (UNION-IP) is organising an online discussion with Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General, Patents and Technology Sector (WIPO), who will talk about the latest news and developments from WIPO. Registration is available here.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

At the behest of several leading Senators, the USPTO has begun a study on the “Current State of Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence.” The agency would like input from various stakeholders, including inventors, owners, investors, licensees, users, and patent attorneys.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Rob Merges on the topic. ” For folks fighting through eligibility cases these days, the biggest concern is no longer unpredictability, but that the law has pushed too far against patentability. When the Supreme Court decided Bilski back in 2010, I was quite concerned about predictability and co-authored a BTLJ article with Prof.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 27, 2023

As explained by ERA: After the successful start of a first course in December 2022, ERA, as a renowned provider of professional training in EU law, and Maastricht University, as an international university of excellence, will offer a second high-standard course giving patent attorneys the best tools to litigate before the UPC.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Anna Pokrovskaya (RUDN University, Intellectual Property Center “Skolkovo”) reviewing current debates in the US and the EU on the role that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may play in patentability considerations. Code § 103 ). US , 850 F.

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