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Should the Experimental Use Exception Be Broadened?

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On June 28, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) requested the public’s views on the current state of the common law experimental use exception to patent infringement and whether legislative action...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Artificial Intelligence Patents: Reflections on Recent US v EU v UK Approaches

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The rapid increase in innovation and popularity surrounding AI, its capabilities and seemingly endless applications has created a technological revolution, the magnitude of which hasn’t been seen for decades. This has led to...more

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

This Summer in Artificial Intelligence: Newly Released USPTO Guidance and Exemplary Worldwide Inventorship Updates

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published new guidance on subject-matter eligibility as related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), opening a written comment window to respond with a deadline of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

USPTO and UKIPO Announce Collaboration Effort on Standard Essential Patent Policies

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines a new framework for collaboration between the two...more

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Akin Intelligence - April/May 2024

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Welcome to the April-May edition of Akin Intelligence. This edition is a double header, covering both months as we prepare for the launch of our new AI Hub—a one-stop resource for AI coverage that will launch soon. Starting...more

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Media & Entertainment: 10 Legal Developments Impacting Business and Legal Decisions

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With 2024 underway, our team highlights 10 of the most pressing legal issues facing the media and entertainment industry this year. In 2024, media and entertainment businesses will focus on whether the longstanding tenet...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Developments Help Clarify Intersection of Patent Law and Artificial Intelligence

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Two recent developments, one in the U.S. and one in the U.K., have shed further light on the intersection of patent law and artificial intelligence (AI), particularly with respect to whether AI-generated inventions can be...more

A&O Shearman

No patents, no problem: how Formula 1 technology races ahead without patent protection

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As arguably the most technologically advanced sport in the world, where cutting-edge R&D is critical to achieving results on the track, it would be reasonable to assume that patents play a pivotal role in protecting...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Director Vidal Memo, UK AI Safety Institute, ancient Roman scrolls deciphered and more

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There’s a lot happening in the world of AI. To help you stay on top of the latest news, we have compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and...more

WilmerHale

FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape - January 2024

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This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Artificial Intelligence Is Not a “Person” in the United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom Supreme Court has held that AI is not a person. In 2018, Stephen Thaler filed two patent applications with the U.K. Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”). The UKIPO rejected the patent applications on the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

AI as an Inventor? . . . Not so Fast

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In December, the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”) became the fourth jurisdiction to reach a final determination that a generative AI platform could not be named as an inventor on a patent. Like courts in the United States,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recognizing the Primacy of Artificial Intelligence in America: Biden’s Executive Order Sets a High Bar for Regulation and...

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14110: Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. It seeks to confirm America’s global leadership in AI and...more

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Akin Intelligence - September 2023

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Welcome to the September edition of Akin Intelligence. As the U.S. Congress reconvenes after the August recess, we continue to see bipartisan interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch,...more

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Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, July 2023

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Completes the Launch of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Opportunities - On July 14, 2023, the EPA announced two notice of funding opportunities for up to $20 billion. Up to $14 billion...more

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UK Supreme Court considers AI inventorship

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On 2 March, the UK Supreme Court heard the arguments in Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, the latest in a growing line of international jurisprudence grappling with issues raised by the use of...more

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An Interview with Rachel Goode, Ph.D, about Biological Patent Thickets

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Kevin DeJong (Senior Editor) and Shweta Kumar (Editor) from the Big Molecule Watch recently interviewed Rachel Goode, Ph.D. to discuss an article she recently co-authored, “Biological patent thickets and delayed access to...more

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U.S. Trademark Applications Hit the Fast Track - At Least in Theory

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​​​​​​​The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently enacted a rule change that will impact all trademark applications filed nationally in the United States (rather than through the Madrid Protocol)....more

Willcox & Savage

United States: USPTO Grants Registration of SCOTCH WHISKEY as Certification Mark

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the application of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA or Association) to register SCOTCH WHISKY as a certification mark for “whisky produced in Scotland...more

BakerHostetler

USPTO to Address NFTs; Treasury Dept. Publishes Digital Asset Fact Sheet; Financial Regulators Address Digital Assets; Crypto...

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CryptoPunk Sold at $2.6M, USPTO to Address NFTs, Court Approves NFT Service - A rare NFT from the CryptoPunk collection recently sold for approximately $2.6 million, the fifth-largest sale in the collection’s history....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The end of IP in Russia? Urgent, Extended Edition

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US and EU Sanctions - IP Engagement Suspended with Russia, Belarus, and Eurasian IP Offices - Four days after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United States Treasury Department issued Directive 4 under...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark

Out With The Old, In With The Gatsby Sequels: Trademark and Copyright News for the New Year

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Most of us were thrilled to see the calendar turn to 2021 on January 1, closing the chapter on what was an extremely challenging year around the globe. Now that we are a month into the new year, and the fireworks have faded...more

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Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Transatlantic Approaches

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The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) held its third “Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence” on November 4, 2020, to discuss its revised issues paper on Intellectual Property Policy and...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19 IP update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more

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USPTO: Artificial Intelligence Systems Cannot Legally Invent

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In a key decision (that seems unlikely to be the final answer on the topic), the US Patent and Trademark Office determined that an artificial intelligence (AI) system can’t be an inventor of a patent. This ruling follows...more

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