In our last two posts, we explored the tenure of former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu, who recently announced his resignation. Iancu noted at the outset that the US ...

“The FCA noted that the use of the terms ‘new and useful’ with the statutory categories of invention indicates that novelty may be relevant in determining whether an invention falls within the ...

While IP Australia’s updated manual could be favourable to computer-implemented inventions, stakeholders would like to see whether a consistent and reliable standard is followed during actual ...

The patents cover check-cashing mobile apps that automatically snap a photo once a suitable image of the check is in the field of view. A key claim of one of the USAA patents covers the concept of ...

Martin Meng and Howard Hao partners at Chang Tsi & Partners, discuss the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in China and tips when drafting and prosecuting such patents Martin Meng: A ...

It’s possible, as some fear (and some popular movies have predicted), that computers will ultimately become self-aware and turn on their human creators. But if so, they must first establish that ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Although computers seem like a relatively modern invention, computing dates back to the early 1800s.

“Both the High Court and the IPAB have declined to define the term ‘technical advancement’. Consequently, the position adopted by the High Court still stands…and the conundrum still remains ...

After a long hiatus, IP Australia has granted a patent for a computer-related invention, in this case the software functionality in a gaming machine. The technology relates to a touch-screen graphical ...

Increasingly, companies are using artificial intelligence to invent new methods and products. But can a named inventor be a non-human machine under the law? That depends on which country’s laws are ...

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