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The Rise of Australia’s Small Boutique Patent and Trademark Firms
A recent study by IP blogger Mark Summerfield discussed the winners and losers as far as Australian patent filings are concerned, and there is a clear indication …
China is the New Hub for Wireless Charging Technology
With a growing number of users and increased demand for consumer electronics, smart-wearables, electric vehicles, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Internet-of-Everything (IoET), the need for powering such devices and …
Illegal Circulation of E-Newspapers Online and Through Messaging Apps: Implications for Copyright and Contractual Violations
On March 25, 2020, the Indian government declared lockdown throughout the country, and we could not have anticipated the number of issues across all sectors that would surface in …
UK Supreme Court Refuses to ‘Water Down’ Sufficiency Requirement
Regeneron has lost a significant battle in its fight with Kymab over patents for transgenic mice. In a 4-1 split decision today, the UK Supreme Court found …
IPR Center Director Steve Francis: How the National IPR Center is Helping to Combat IP Theft During a Global Pandemic
For over a decade, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR) has been at the forefront of the United States government’s response to combating global …
Patent Tigers: Study Challenges ‘Patent Skeptics’ on the Benefits of Patents for Developing Economies
It is commonly asserted that patents are a “bad deal” for developing countries. According to this view, patents boost the returns of firms in developed countries that …
Finding a Way Forward: Analyzing Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Inventorship
Earlier this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received hundreds of submissions commenting on the Draft Issues Paper on Intellectual Property Policy and Artificial Intelligence. Contemporaneously, …
Bipartisan Safeguarding American Innovation Act Would Crack Down on China Theft of U.S. IP
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to stop the theft of U.S. intellectual property by foreign governments, with a focus on China. The bill, …
Calling on Congress: Take Bipartisan Action on IP Now to Ensure Economic Recovery
Societies are always most vulnerable in times of crisis. Right now, America is in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, subsequent economic devastation, and justified nationwide protests …
CJEU Says Copyright Protection May Apply to Product Designs if Technical Result Doesn’t Prevent Creative Choice
On June 11, the Fifth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision in Brompton Bicycle Ltd. v. Chedech/Get2Get in …
Full Senate Judiciary Committee Addresses COVID-19 Related Fraud
On June 9, the full Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “COVID-19 Fraud: Law Enforcement’s Response to Those Exploiting the Pandemic.” The hearing, which was led …
Has China Finally Embraced Robust Trade Secret Protection?
It happened to Japan in the 1950s. Then it happened to Taiwan, and then Korea. Rapidly-developing countries started out relying on copying foreign technologies to drive their …
Case Study: Recently Granted Epitope-Based Antibody Patents in the United States, Europe and Japan
Patents involving antibody medicines (antibody patents) are largely grouped into patents specified by antibody amino acid sequences (antibody sequence-based patents) and those not (non-sequence-based patents). Non-sequence-based patents …
A Comparative Look at Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Standards: China Versus the United States
Much has happened to the patent subject matter eligibility standard in the U.S. since Mayo. On April 27, 2020, Judge Paul Michel and John Battaglia published an excellent …
By
Liaoteng Wang
& Qiang Lin
& Shanqiang Xiao
& Xiaobin Zong
& Xiaodong Li
& Lulin Gao
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29 days ago 5
Envisioning a Future of AI Inventorship
For the past 60 years, scientists have been able to utilize artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other technological advances to “promote the general science …”. U.S. courts …
