The EU has spoken: the directive for the patenting of computer-implemented inventions is dead. But that does not mean the end for software-related patents, as long as patent attorneys consider all ...

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 ...

In the recent decision of Bancorp Services L.L.C. v Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Fed. Cir., No. 2011-1467, 7/26/12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit further ...

"I wanted to create a quark computer that would be faster and much smaller than a quantum computer," said an inventor, from ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is a general belief that it is not worth applying for patent protection for computer-implemented inventions and software in Europe because the legislation, at first glance, excludes computer ...

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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 ...

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