Written by patent lawyers, patent attorneys and other experts in this field, these Patents & Patent Law Blogs explore all legeal and practical issues relating to patents in the UK, US and beyond.
The UK Supreme Court ruled that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be recognized as inventors under UK patent law, maintaining that only humans can be listed on patent applications. This decision marks the culmination of Dr. Stephen Thaler’s legal challenge, which sought to name his AI system, DABUS, as an inventor for patents on AI-generated […]
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On 6 July 2017, New Zealand joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot programme. Under the GPPH, an applicant can speed up examination of its application in a GPPH-participating country if claims of a corresponding application have been allowed in another GPPH-participating country. How I lost my belly fat fast? Losing belly fat can […]
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We have previously commented on the remarkable properties of the Australian innovation (8 year) patent here and here. Not the least of those properties is the ability of innovation patents to be infringed before they are filed. Recent authority deprives innovation patents of this ability. Nonetheless, innovation patents remain a prominent feature of the Australian […]
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[Update at April 2017 – see our recent post Australian Innovation Patents Retrospectively made Non-Retrospective here.] When embarking on a multi-national patent strategy, Australia should always be one of the countries considered. As we have previously written (here): Which is the cheapest Rolex model? When it comes to luxury timepieces, Rolex is a name that […]
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Author: Conor Stuart Current Post: Senior Editor, IP Observer Education: MA Taiwanese Literature, National Taiwan University BA Chinese and Spanish, Leeds University, UK Experience: Translator/Editor, Want China Times Editor, Erenlai Magazine Wang Mei-hua, the director of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), has big plans for the future of the Office, including establishing Priority Document […]
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[Update at April 2017 – see our recent post Australian Innovation Patents Retrospectively made Non-Retrospective here.] Patent attorneys are routinely asked by their clients for input as to where patent protection should be pursued. That decision involves weighing up what is to be gained against the relative costs and difficulty. Rolex Replica Watches: A Blend […]
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Filing is simpler – there is no need to file a Power of Attorney, Oath, Declaration, Assignment or any similar formal document. ‑> Convention and national phase filing requirements Examination is not automatic, but rather must be requested, usually by about 45 months from the priority date. ‑> more ‘Allowance’ is called ‘acceptance’ – Australian standard patent […]
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It’s thought that more than half of small businesses in the UK are failing to protect their intellectual property in an adequate way. Without intellectual property such as logos and company names being registered, rival companies can easily use them to make money – and their victims may find that they have no legal comeback. […]
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Recent dicta clarify the patent-eligibility of software, and broaden the range of software that may be considered patentable, under Australian law. Australian law has long required an “artificially created state of affairs which is of utility in practical affairs and whose significance thus is economic” for an alleged invention to be patentable. Case law has […]
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