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Patent Office Releases Role of AI in Inventorship Determinations

In February, the PTO released “Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions (89 CFR 10043) and noted that the Office will issue examples to assist in the examination of applications in accord with this Guidance. I recently finished reading and annotating the … Continue reading

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BIO’s Modest Proposal – Eliminate Rule 56

BIO recently sent Director Kappos 13 pages of comments on the PTO’s proposed revisions to 37 C.F.R. §1.56(b). (A copy of the comments is available at the end of this post.) BIO clearly is struggling to reconcile the differing views  … Continue reading

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