The original AI image was modified by Kent Keirsey, CEO of Invoke AI and also the owner of the copyright registration in question. The image was modified using a technique called inpainting. The application to register “A Single Piece of American Cheese” was initially...
Background The UK’s decision to leave the EU has had a significant impact on both the UK and the EU, ranging from disputes over our future trading relationship to subsidies for farmers. However, the effect of Brexit on IP legislation is talked about much less often....
Doctrine of Equivalents In a recent decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has confirmed the importance of explaining why two features are equivalent when alleging that a patent is infringed under the so-called “doctrine of equivalents”. The...
Background For valuable inventions it is relatively typical for a US patent to be expanded into a family of patent rights. Naturally, the value of patents is further enhanced by extra patent term. Patents with expiry dates beyond the normal 20 year period can be...
This ruling upheld the decision that trade mark registrations cannot be the name of a living person without their permission, and that this revocation is not unconstitutional. However, the Justices could not unanimously agree on why this ruling has been upheld. In...
However, in a significant development we now report, means-plus-function language for a claim to an antibody complied with both of the USPTO requirements for written description and for the claim not to be indefinite. Where functional language alone is used in US...
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