Addressing subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s finding that patents related to computer visualizations of medical scans were patent ineligible. AI Visualize, Inc. v. Nuance Communications, Inc., Case No. 22-2019 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2024) (Moore, Reyna, Hughes, JJ.) AI
New Guidance Addresses Use of AI Systems, Tools in Practice Before the PTO
The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in practice before the PTO. The new guidance is designed to promote responsible use of AI tools and provide suggestions for protecting practitioners and clients from misuse or harm resulting from their use. This guidance comes on
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patenting Handbook: Version 2.0
I am excited to announce the publication of the Intellectual Property Owner (IPO)’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patenting Handbook (the “AI Patenting Handbook”). This is a second, updated version of the AI patenting handbook.
HC3 Warns Health Sector About Social Engineering Attacks Against IT Help Desks
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently issued an Alert warning that “threat actors employing advanced social engineering tactics to target IT help desks in the health sector and gain initial access to target organizations” have been on the rise.
The social engineering scheme starts with a telephone call to the IT help desk
Can’t Hide from Brussels: EU To Require Copyright-Related AI Disclosures
A whole host of creators have filed suit in the U.S. alleging that AI companies improperly used the creators’ content to train AI programs (if you need to catch up on these lawsuits, we recommend our video blog here). In most cases, the creators don’t know for sure whether the AI companies copied their
FTC Releases Privacy and Data Security Update
On March 28, 2024, the FTC released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update (Update), which highlights the enforcement actions, guidance, and rules promulgated by the agency from 2021 through 2023 to protect consumer data and privacy. (Although this is an annual report, the FTC last issued it in early 2021).
The Update shows
Navigating Legal Minefields: Insights from Seyfarth’s 2024 Commercial Litigation Outlook
Seyfarth proudly announced the annual installment of our Commercial Litigation Outlook and Webinar Series, featuring insights about litigation issues and trends to expect in 2024 from our nationally recognized team. The Trade Secrets practice group is pleased to present its 2024 outlook piece, “Guarding Secrets: Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Restrictive Covenants in 2024,” available
New USPTO guidelines on AI assisted inventions
In response to the Biden administrations Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence on 30 October 2023, which outlined policies and principles to promote responsible Artificial Intelligence innovation and competition, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued inventorship guidance for artificial intelligence (AI) assisted inventions. These
D.C. Circuit to Opine on Whether AI May Be Author of Copyrightable Work in Thaler v. Perlmutter
The D.C. Circuit is set to decide whether a work generated “autonomously” by an artificial intelligence (“AI”) computer system was properly denied copyright registration by the United States Copyright Office. The work at issue, titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” was produced by an AI system called “Creativity Machine.” The AI system’s creator, Stephen Thaler,
L’EPO ha pubblicato il Patent Index 2023: l’Italia cresce ancora nella brevettazione ed è tra i primi Paesi nel deposito di brevetti europei con effetto unitario
L’Ufficio Europeo dei Brevetti (European Patent Office – EPO) ha pubblicato il Patent Index 2023, che fornisce una panoramica delle attività di deposito nell’Unione Europea nell’anno appena trascorso.
Il primo dato che si ricava è che i depositi di brevetti presso l’EPO nel 2023 sono aumentati del 2,9% rispetto all’anno precedente e ciò principalmente