Heads: Lawful and necessary tool Tails: Unregulated IP rights infringer. Originally published by Investor’s Digest. Reprinted with permission. Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to necessity at a pace few technologies have ever matched. Generative AI systems now draft text, design products, compose music and write software code—often in seconds. For inventors and creators, this …
Recap of TikTok Forced Sale Bid Embroils ByteDance’s Vast Patent Trove
In a recent article on BloombergLaw.com titled “TikTok Forced Sale Bid Embroils ByteDance’s Vast Patent Trove,” the spotlight is on ByteDance’s formidable patent portfolio, which poses a significant challenge to any mandated sale of TikTok. With over 900 US patents covering pivotal technologies, the divestment process entails navigating legal intricacies and financial considerations, particularly given …
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Double Patenting in Canada
Similar to other jurisdictions, a patent in Canada is granted for one invention only. Accordingly, in instances where multiple inventions are claimed in a single application, it may be necessary to parse out the inventions and protect them by filing divisional applications. However, care must be taken to avoid potential double patenting issues. The Supreme …
Patenting with Artificial Inventors
Guidance on using AI to Invent Due to the quick rise of artificial intelligence (AI), most (if not all) of the laws relating to the US patent system were not written with AI in mind. Court precedent and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) guidelines have taken the place of written law to …