TL;DR: The USPTO has clarified that AI models cannot be listed as inventors on patents. Only humans who substantially contribute to the invention can be named as inventors. This decision aligns with existing statutes, court decisions, and the Executive Order on AI by President Biden.
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.
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.
A process for delivering nutrients for crop growth that its developers say is more sustainable than most fertilizer methods today received a U.S. patent.
:SMOrc: @eff writes:
"The U.S. Patent Office has proposed new rules about who can challenge wrongly granted patents. If the rules become official, they will offer new protections to patent trolls. Challenging patents will become far more onerous, and impossible for some. The new rules could stop organizations like EFF, which used this process to fight the Personal Audio “podcasting patent,” from filing patent challenges altogether" #USPTO #Patents #PatentTrolls https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/our-right-challenge-junk-patents-under-threat