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The Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling invalidating several claims in a computing patent that Eolas sought to assert against Amazon, Google, and Walmart. The ’507 patent at issue claims priority from a patent filed in 1994. As Ars Techni… Read More

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board), part of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has found that a proposed registration of the “4:20” trademark by Republic Technologies (NA) LLC was deceptively misdescriptive and thus not… Read More

Patents, in their essence, are legal documents that encapsulate the brilliance of inventive minds, preserving the originality and exclusivity of their contributions. The language utilized within these documents, however, is not merely a medium of exp… Read More

The Federal Circuit has affirmed the International Trade Commission (ITC) ‘s decision in a dispute involving smart TVs between Universal Electronics, Inc. and Roku. At issue was US Patent No. 10,593,196 for a System and Method for Optimized App… Read More

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued guidance and examples for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). It went into effect on February 13. This guidance is related to the USPTO’s obligations under the Executive Order o… Read More

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that inventions developed solely by artificial intelligence (AI) may not be granted patent protection. In 2018, Dr. Stephen Thaler filed UK patent applications for a new kind of food or beverage container and for a new… Read More

In the dynamic world of the gaming industry, intellectual property (IP) plays a pivotal role. The effective protection of IP can determine the success and failure of video game companies. Understanding the significance of IP rights and their impact o… Read More

After consistently establishing itself as the country with the most patent applications in the world, China is well on its way to becoming an IP powerhouse—but what does this mean for the rest of the world? A little over a decade ago, China had a s… Read More