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Only Humans are Inventive?

Patently-O

In its newest decision on the topic, the Federal Circuit declares instead, for the purposes of patent law, an inventor must be human. In my mind, it was always clear that the Federal Circuit would refuse Thaler’s petition, but it remains a fascinating topic in my mind. “Section 103 is not about inventorship.

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Copyright Law Preempting Contractual Terms of Use

Patently-O

Google removed the case to Federal Court and then sought dismissal of the case–arguing that all claims asserted in the case are preempted by Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act. (a) The case ties in directly to lots of academic work on the topic. Rub, Copyright Survives: Rethinking the Copyright-Contract Conflict , 103 Va.

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Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness

Patently-O

” In Graham , the court held Section 103 was intended to simply codify the common law of its prior cases – with the one exception of rejecting a “flash of creative genius test” to the extent one existed. John Deere Co.,

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The Federal Circuit hints at Enablement requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Inventions

LexBlog IP

While the decision is nonprecedential, the case allows a window into the Federal Circuit’s analysis and treatment of artificial intelligence-type claims with respect to Section 112 issues such as enablement. This topic was recently previewed in Realtime Data v. Judge Newman did not analyze the claim under Section 112.

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Announcing IPO white paper on a Global Perspective on Software and Medical Device Guidance 

LexBlog IP

A summary introduction follows for each section, each of which relates to a country or legal jurisdiction the white paper covers (for specific information for a given country, please see the white paper): China ( John Kind ). I look forward to working on this year’s upcoming paper to advance these topics further. ” Id.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact). Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Topicality/Impact]. In reading the term ‘export’ to include ‘use’, the Court expands the ambit of rights accorded to a patentee under section 48. c) Top 10 Other IP Developments.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

As usual, readers who are already familiar with the case and/or with copyright law may skip the “Background” sections below (but don’t skip the commentary “The Road Not Taken”). Barton Beebe’s empirical work on this topic. 102(a)(5) , a category that is defined to include photographs, 17 U.S.C. In the first, Sony Corp.