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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Innovation Madness: The Ultimate Basketball Patent Bracket. 14 inventions. 1 champion. Who will cut down the net?

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The journey from Dr. James Naismith’s invention of basketball in 1891 to today’s fast-paced, high-flying game is a story of constant innovation—one that perfectly showcases the importance of intellectual property....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Bit Swap: Motivation to Modify Prior Art Needn’t Be Inventor’s Motivation

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Addressing the issue of obviousness, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision, finding that the challenged patent claims were obvious because a person of ordinary skill...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Best Practices for Drafting Invention Disclosure Forms

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An invention disclosure form is a document used to capture detailed information about a new invention or discovery. The first step in the patent application process, the form plays a crucial role in protecting intellectual...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

How Digital Health Companies are Impacted by the USPTO’s New Obviousness Guidance

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Digital health companies and other software-dependent innovators may find it harder to obtain patent protection in the wake of new patent examiner guidance issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The guidance,...more

Snell & Wilmer

Creating Wealth Through Innovation

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Much has been made of the demise of U.S. manufacturing. Once the U.S. was a manufacturing powerhouse, but much of its industry has now moved overseas or south of the border to low-cost countries such as China, India, and...more

Miller Nash LLP

Celebrating Women in Tech: Women Inventors

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There is an impressive number of everyday (and not-so-everyday) items invented by women. While we would have liked to feature them all, we chose five for today's Celebrating Women in Tech segment....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Patent Protection for Entertainment Software Inventions

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Innovators seeking patent protection for entertainment software inventions should be aware that all software inventions face patent-eligibility issues. Nevertheless, patent practitioners who are experienced in the art of...more

BakerHostetler

World IP Day - A Day To Celebrate Youth-Led Creativity

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World Intellectual Property Day is again upon us. While last year’s theme focused on IP for small businesses, the focus this year is on celebrating youth-led innovation and creativity....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

COVID-19 Update: When Computers Invent: How the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Treat COVID-19 Highlights Novel Inventorship...

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Technology and medical companies around the world are rising to meet the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases turning to artificial intelligence (“AI”) and super computers in their efforts to develop...more

Lowndes

Inventors Rights Act Could Significantly Change Patent Ownership Strategy

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A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday, December 18, 2019 could significantly affect strategies for patent ownership in the United States. The Inventors Rights Act (H.R. 5478), which is sponsored by...more

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