Posts Tagged: technology
The New Standard: Licensing Scenarios and Patented Technologies Relevant to Versatile Video Coding
Versatile video coding (VVC), also known as Future Video Coding (FVC) or H.266, is a video compression standard that was released on July 6 and is being positioned …
How Patent Races Impact Innovation
When it comes to patents, timing matters. If two inventors are working on the same invention, it is the one who races to the patent office first …
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 …
A Tale of Two Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Drafting Lessons for the New Eligibility Reality
While perusing the Patent Gazette looking for interesting, recently issued patents to discuss during Intro to Patent Prosecution, I stumbled across U.S. Patent No. 10,668,819, titled Enhanced …
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 …
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, …
Effects of the Alice Preemption Test on Machine Learning Algorithms
Since the Alice decision, the U.S. courts have adopted different views related to the role of the preemption test in eligibility analysis. While some courts have …
This Week in Washington IP: Licensing Week Virtual, the FCC’s Possible Section 230 Reforms and Pro-Innovator Patent System Reforms
This week in Washington IP events, the Senate Financial Services Subcommittee focuses on Federal Communications Commission spectrum auction oversight while the House Transportation Committee marks up a …
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 …
Study Explores ‘World Class Patent’ Trends in East Asia, North America and Europe
On June 3, independent foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung published a study titled “World class patents in cutting-edge technologies – The innovation power of East Asia, North America and Europe," which …
Startup and User Reps Square Off with Independent Creators in Panel Two of DMCA Hearing
Earlier this week, the Senate IP Subcommittee met to hear from two panels of witnesses about whether and how to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for …
PTAB Invalidation of Zaxcom Claims to Emmy-Winning Microphone Tech Heads to CAFC
On May 26, Zaxcom filed an appeal brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) requesting review of the Patent Trial and Appeal …
WIPO Revises and Expands AI Policy Issues
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published a Revised Issue Paper on Artificial Intelligence and IP Policy. The Revised Issues Paper updates the Draft Issues Paper …
International Approaches to Accelerating Innovation and Access in the Pandemic
In the wake of COVID-19, government officials around the world face unprecedented decisions about when and to what extent they should reopen their respective societies before effective …
Uniloc v. LG Shows that Broad Software Claims are Patent Eligible, Highlights the Perils of Concession
The Federal Circuit’s recent Uniloc v. LG Electronics decision (April 30, 2020) may be very helpful for subject matter eligibility. This Federal Circuit panel (Moore, Reyna & Taranto) held …
