DABUS, i.e. the Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience, is an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system that has the ability to generate inventions....
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U.S. Copyright Office Launches New Group Registration of Short Online Works
Typically, registration of copyright in the United States requires a single application (and application fee) for each work in which copyright registration is applied...
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USPTO Denies DABUS AI Listed as an ‘Inventor’ in a Patent Application
DABUS (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience), created by Dr. Stephen L. Thaler, uses AI to create and generate novel ideas and...
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US Supreme Court Sets October Date to Hear Arguments in Longstanding Google v Oracle America Copyright Dispute
On 13 July 2020, the US Supreme Court released its October schedule, which includes hearing oral arguments in the longstanding copyright dispute between Google...
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Further COVID-19 Extensions Announced by CIPO
The CIPO has recently announced a seventh COVID-19 extension for any deadlines fixed under the Patent Act, the Trademarks Act and Industrial Design Act in the period...
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US Supreme Court Issues Surprising Decision in Trademark Case
In a surprising decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that adding “.com” to an otherwise generic word can make the combination eligible...
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Federal Court Rules in Favour of Bombardier in Snowmobile Patent Infringement Suit
In previous Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal proceedings concerning alleged infringement of four Bombardier patents, the courts ruled that three of the...
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USPTO Announces Expedited Trademark Examination Program for COVID-19 Products and Services
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) has launched a new program allowing qualifying Applicants to request expedited examination of their trademark...
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CIPO Announces Further Deadline Extensions Responsive to COVID-19
On June 9th, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) published an updated notice that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, deadlines falling between March...
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USPTO Launches IP Marketplace Platform
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has recently launched a web-based Intellectual Property marketplace platform named “Patents 4 Partnership”. The IP marketplace...
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