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On Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Of... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2003310 #uspatentandtrademarkoffice #machinelearning #copyright #aiethics #patents #biz #uspto #ai
Ars Technica · USPTO says AI models can’t hold patentsInventors must be human, but there's still a condition where AI can officially help.
The Federal Circuit rejects Pam Chestek's challenge to the USPTO's domicile address requirement:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 22-1843: In Re CHESTEK PLLC [OPINION], Precedential - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitOPINION Posted: In Re CHESTEK PLLC [OPINION](pdf) Appeal Number: 22-1843 Origin: PTO Precedential To see more opinions and orders, follow this link: Opinions and Orders.
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New year, new USPTO bulk download page: https://bulkdata.uspto.gov/data/patent/grant/multipagepdf/2024/
Here are some thoughts on the USPTO's new (old) GUI rules: https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/11/guidelines-rules-again.html
Patently-OGUI Guidelines: The Old Rules are New AgainBy Sarah Burstein, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School USPTO Notice, 88 FR 80277 (Nov. 17, 2023) Last …
ICYMI: Big design patent news from the #USPTO last week:
1. New design patent bar!
2. No design patents for disembodied designs!
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Fri 9/29 - #SuffolkLaw is Awesome, #IRS May Furlough Staff, #NLRB Nationwide Ruling Against #Starbucks, #USPTO Stays Open if Gov Shuts Down and #SCOTUS Case on Second Amendment
MA law school has an outsize (positive) influence, IRS may furlough staff if the government shuts down, NLRB slaps Starbucks on the wrist nationwide, USPTO can stay open for a bit if the government shuts down and a 2nd amendment case before SCOTUS.
#rahimi #lawfedi @law #podcast
https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/fri-929-suffolk-law-is-awesome-irs#details
We're all still reeling from the bombshell news that Thomas accepted expensive vacations.
Fri 9/1 - Justice Thomas Discloses Crow Gifts, Proud Boys Sentenced, Apple and USPTO Settle in "Smart Keyboard" Trademark Dispute
In today’s episode we have Justice Thomas disclosing vacations paid for by Harlan Crow, a couple of Proud Boys sentenced, and #Apple and #USPTO settle in Smart Keyboard #trademark dispute.
https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/fri-91-justice-thomas-discloses-crow
The #USPTO's request for comments on "Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy" closed Wednesday. They're now showing a total of 65 comments submitted, 54 of which have been posted: https://www.regulations.gov/document/PTO-C-2023-0006-0001/comment
Here are my comments, if you're interested: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/PTO-C-2023-0006-0032
They incorporate by reference my new paper, "The Counterfeit Sham": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4549909
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It looks like all of the comments on the #USPTO's latest request for comments about the #PatentBar have been publicly posted.
There are nine total.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/PTO-C-2023-0010-0001/comment
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USPTO renames its visiting scholars program to honor Dr. Marian Rogers Croak: https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/economic-research/visiting-scholar-program
Dr. Croak "developed inventions that made phone calls more reliably and securely transmittable over the internet." https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/kids-educators/inventor-cards/marian-rogers-croak
www.uspto.govCroak Visiting Scholars ProgramSenior scholars and experts in law, economics, and related fields invited to the USPTO to pursue their research on a wide range of topics related to IP and IP policy
Checking in on that #USPTO request for comments on "Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy." https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/25/2023-10770/future-strategies-in-anticounterfeiting-and-antipiracy
Comments are due in two weeks.
Looks like there are currently a total of eight comments.
Four have been posted: https://www.regulations.gov/document/PTO-C-2023-0006-0001/comment
As some of you know, I'm currently writing about the rhetoric of "counterfeiting" in discussions of design patent law & policy. We'll see if any of these comments end up in my next draft.
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Can #AI #Invent? A group of #legalexperts are pressing #patent agencies, #courts and #policymakers to address the question as #generativeAI seems on the brink of invading another uniquely human endeavor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/technology/ai-inventor-patents.html #legalresearch #inventors #USPTO
The New York TimesCan A.I. Invent?
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If anyone is interested in submitting comments, the #USPTO just extended the deadline: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO/bulletins/3634536
United States Patent and Trademark OfficeUSPTO extends request for comments on patent pro bono programs through August 11, 2023