Patent Law Weblog
Month: February 2023
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Life Sciences "Top 56" By Donald Zuhn — Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and Harrity Analytics announced the release of the 40th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S. utility patents (see "Top 300 Organizations Granted U.S. Patents in 2022"). Patent Docs readers may recall that the U.S. Patent and…
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By Donald Zuhn –- On February 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a "zero draft" of a WHO convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (or "WHO CA+") for the consideration of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) at its fourth meeting, which will take place on February 27, 2023. …
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By Aaron Gin and Yuri Levin-Schwartz* — OpenAI's prototype of ChatGPT, released at the end of November 2022, drew rapid, widespread public attention for its ability to provide articulate, human-like responses across a wide variety of knowledge domains. Numerous articles have already explored large language models like ChatGPT and what they can and cannot do…
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By Kevin E. Noonan – Facing what is likely to be something of an uphill battle in seeking to have the Federal Circuit's decision against it in Amgen v Sanofi overturned before a not always patent-friendly Supreme Court, Amgen in late December filed its opening brief addressing the Question Presented in the granted certiorari petition: Whether…
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February 8, 2023 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Dallas Bar Association Intellectual Property section, and State Bar of Texas IP section) – 11:00 am to 3:00 pm (CT), Dallas, TX February 8, 2023 – "Patent Strategies for Protecting Aftermarket Parts: Strengthening the Portfolio, Implementing Enforcement…
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in collaboration with Dallas Bar Association (DBA) Intellectual Property (IP) section and State Bar of Texas IP section, will be holding its next meeting of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm (CT) on February 8, 2023 at the Arts…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Strategies for Protecting Aftermarket Parts: Strengthening the Portfolio, Implementing Enforcement Program" on February 8, 2023 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). Jonathan H. Urbanek and Jacqueline L. Thompson of Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery will guide patent counsel on patent strategies for protecting aftermarket parts, discuss leveraging…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Unified Patent Court (UPC): A New Forum for Patent Litigation in Europe" on February 8, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET). Antje Brambrink of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Jakob Kellenberger of Procter & Gamble; and Leo Steenbeek Koninklijke…
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As part of its series of quarterly updates on IP developments in China, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will offer a webinar entitled "China IP: Quarterly Legislation and Case Law Update" on February 9, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (ET). The webinar will feature presentations by senior U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program, with part one of the program focusing on "Protecting Your IP," on February 10, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (ET) at the Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management, Morgan Business Center in Baltimore, MD. The program…
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