AI is becoming ubiquitous across all industries. AI systems and services are embedded in everyday products and services, including Amazon's Alexa, Netflix streaming services, and Nest smart thermostats. AI systems are also...more
In Linksmart Wireless Tech., LLC v. Caesars Entm’t Corp., Case No. 2:18-cv-00862-MMD-NJK (D. Nev. May 8, 2020) the Court addressed disputed claim terms in U.S. Reissued Patent No. RE46,459 (the “’459 Patent”), Linksmart had...more
6/19/2020
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Claim Construction ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Doctrine of Prosecution Disclaimer ,
Evidence ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Popular
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") is being used to develop new inventions without human aid. As AI capabilities increase, patent offices around the globe are being confronted with difficult questions about whether...more
The emergence of artificial intelligence-related technology as a means of innovation has led to uncertainties for companies across industries, primarily because U.S. patent law has historically held that intellectual property...more
4/20/2020
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
Copyright ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
The Situation: Advances in artificial intelligence ("AI") are providing the ability to automatically create and design innovations without human assistance. AI's impact on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other...more
11/26/2019
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Authorship ,
Comment Period ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") is growing more powerful and gaining application in many areas. AI can now create new innovation on its own, without a human inventor—a capability that will only expand as...more
9/9/2019
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
USPTO ,
Young Lawyers
Video game companies occasionally will take to the PTAB, seeking to invalidate each other’s patents. Mobile game developer Supercell Oy (petitioner) filed a Post Grant Review (“PGR) after learning that the USPTO issued U.S....more
The Situation: Artificial intelligence and machine learning ("AI/ML") play an increasingly important role in a number of industries, and those industries are seeking ways to guard their innovations by means of copyright and...more
10/25/2018
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
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Technology
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") and big data ("BD") innovations are driving forces of the current technological revolution, dramatically changing the way we search for information, communicate, operate devices,...more
4/5/2018
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Big Data ,
Claim Limitations ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 112 ,
Software Patents