By Joshua Rich and Michael Borella — Responding to the OpenAI brief that read more like a press release than
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Last week, the Federal Circuit handed down its opinion in Pfizer Inc. v. Sanofi Pasteur
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The relationship of inventions, names, content and designs to intellectual property rights, less than clear to most people, has been
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By Kevin E. Noonan — After taking most of a decade to approve its first interchangeable biosimilar (Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn),
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By Joshua Rich and Michael Borella — Like OpenAI before it, Microsoft has sought to dismiss portions of the lawsuit
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The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities responsible for commercial spyware. The Press Release states: WASHINGTON —
Read moreUS DOJ Announces Indictment of Former Google Employee and PRC National for AI Trade Secret Theft
US Department of Justice announced the indictment of former Google employee for stealing AI related trade secrets. The press release
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By Joshua Rich and Michael Borella — In response to the lawsuit the New York Times has filed against it,
Read more20-Year Battle between Apple and Microsoft for Value Leadership Conveys a Mixed IP Message
Microsoft has overtaken Apple in the two-decade long global competition for the company with highest market capitalization. Microsoft’s market value
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By Michael Borella — On February 27, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published its Updated Guidance for Making
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The United States Patent Office has issued Guidelines on AI Assisted Inventions. The press release concerning the guidelines provides: To
Read moreNational Academy of Inventors 2023 World-Wide University U.S. Utility Patent Rankings
The National Academy of Inventors has released its 2023 university rankings for U.S. granted utility patents. The top 10 include:
Read moreA.I. Through the Eyes of an IndyCar Racing Engineer and Early Stage Investor; New ‘IPUM’ Episode Drops
The frontlines of AI today are comprised not only of computer programmers and generative AI platforms but of thousands of
Read moreRethinking In re Cellect and Its Consequences
By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit’s In re Cellect decision has caused a great deal of commentary and
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Read moreLead Panel+ Announced for IP Summit; Limited Time 25% Discount for IP CloseUp Readers
Six leaders in artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights, including a former Philips and IBM executive, a serial entrepreneur, ex-ITC
Read moreThe New York Times Case against OpenAI is Different. Here’s Why.
By Michael Borella — On December 27, 2023, The New York Times Company (“The Times”) sued several OpenAI entities and
Read moreRegenxBio Inc. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (D. Del. 2024)
By Kevin E. Noonan — A consequence (predominantly negative) of the Supreme Court’s recent foray into defining (however inadequately) the
Read moreProtecting the ‘Look’ of a Product Can Dramatically Increase Its Value; Listen to Ep6 of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, Now Available
Between 2005 and 2020 the number of U.S. design patent grants almost tripled. The increased focus on product form (“look”)
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