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Maynard Nexsen

A Guide for Successful Patent Disclosures from Start-Ups to Large Companies

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The quality of a patent begins to take shape at the time of disclosure. An inadequate disclosure can greatly affect the quality of the patent. The level of sophistication of a client typically dictates the quality of patent...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit: Private Sale by Inventor Does Not Trigger Prior Art Exception Under the AIA

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The Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decision holding that the prior art exception of AIA Section 102(b)(2)(B) does not apply to a prior sale by an inventor when the sale is...more

J.S. Held

IP and Tech: Twin Engines of Innovative Sustainability

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In the quest for a sustainable future, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent goalposts, albeit lofty ones, that countries can aim for. These 17 interconnected goals address pressing global...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

The Pros And Cons Of Protecting AI As Trade Secrets

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Trade secrets have become a de facto intellectual property right for securing valuable artificial intelligence information. Despite regulatory trends toward greater transparency of AI models, federal policy acknowledges,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

USPTO Issues Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions - AI-Assisted Inventions are Not Categorically Unpatentable

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On February 13, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued inventorship guidance, effective immediately, for inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance addresses...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Amgen is Not the End of Chemical Innovation

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Some chemical innovators have found the recent Supreme Court decision in Amgen v. Sanofi to suggest that chemical inventions will be subject to new and draconian disclosure standards going forward. A few have even suggested...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Instructions for Reviewing Your Patent Applications

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This memorandum explains the steps you should take in reviewing a draft of your patent application, as well as your duties in regards to providing information that is material to the examination of your patent application by...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Patent Reform: The Leahy Patent Transparency and Improvements Act

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Now that the Goodlatte Innovation Act has passed the House, its provisions likely will be reconciled with the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (S. 1720) that was introduced in the Senate by Senator Leahy (D-Vt.) on...more

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