10 Senators Urge Biden to Waive COVID-19 Patent Rights
Ten democratic Senators are hoping Biden will provide a temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccinations. This would allow countries to...
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Hilary Sumner
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
EU Says Inventors Must Be Human
The European Union (EU) recently rejected two patents applications where the invention was created by artificial intelligence (AI). ...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Can Artificial Intelligence Invent?
British researchers are claiming that an artificial intelligence (AI) system invented both a complex system for interlocking food...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Supreme Court Holds that Tribal Sovereign Immunity Cannot Be Used to Shield Against USPTO Proceed...
Drug company Allergan transferred its Restasis drug patents to a Mohawk tribe in upstate NY. Under the deal, Allergan paid the Indian...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Supreme Court to Hear On-Sale Bar Case
The Supreme Court recently granted a petition for writ of certiori in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. The court will be...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Use Caution When Threatening an IP Action in the U.K.
"Threatening" a potential infringer for acts performed in the UK will now be governed by a new Intellectual Property Unjustified Threats...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Number of Patents for Cannabis Grows
A recent Forbes article notes that nearly 1500 utility and plant patent applications have been filed since 1942. Half of those...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Google Applies for Patent for Vision Enhancement Device Injected Directly into the Eyes
Google has recently submitted a patent for a device injected directly into the eye. The device contains storage, sensors, a radio, a...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Can Software Be Patented? The Patent Landscape Post Alice v. CLS
The recent US Supreme Court decision of Alice v. CLS Bank has specificed a Section 101 framework in which software patents must now be...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Canadian Company Secures Patent for Space Elevator
Thoth Technology of Ontario, Canada recently secured a patent for a space elevator. The device would extend 12 miles above the earth's...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Is a 3D Printed Organ a "Human Organism" under Patent Law?
As 3D printing technology improves, the potential for printing human organs is becoming a reality... but are human tissues and organs...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Newly Patented Devices Use Heat and Ionized Air to Protect Against Shock Waves
A newly patented devices suggest the use of heat and ionized air to protect troops against the shock waves generated by explosions. The...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Alice, Bilski, and the Growing Resistance in Securing Computer Related Patents
In June, the Supreme Court heard the case Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International. In this case CLS challenged a number of Alice's patents...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Swedish Inventors Develop Inflatable Bike Helmet
A pair of Swedish designers have recently developed an inflatable helmet. The helmet is worn around the neck like a travel pillow...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Supreme Court Holds Synthetic DNA Patentable
In June the US Supreme Court held in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., that isolated segments of...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Use of Second Generation Seed Constitutes Patent Infringement
A farmer who legally purchased patented seeds from Monsanto was recently sued for replanting second generation seeds without permission...
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Hilary Sumner
- Sep 28, 2019
- 1 min
The Trouble with Patent Trolls
A growing number of companies are amassing enormous IP portfolios, often purchasing patents from underfunded inventors. Those in the...
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