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Should augmented #Invention be recognised? According to Levy, it is a hybrid model of #Inventorship that recognises human and #AI contributions. bit.ly/3Jx2Xb2 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIDrivenInventions #Patents #Patentability #EnablementAndWrittenDescription #PatentDisclosure #CompulsoryLicensing
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Should augmented #Invention be recognised? According to Levy, it is a hybrid model of #Inventorship that recognises human and #AI contributions. bit.ly/3Jx2Xb2 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIDrivenInventions #Patents #Patentability #EnablementAndWrittenDescription #PatentDisclosure #CompulsoryLicensing
Zhang et al's #PatentLandscape for #CollaborativeRobots, was dominated by technologies that enable collaborative systems, such as the #InternetOfThings. These #EnablingTechnologies are highly valuable. bit.ly/3VVQlgv #Cobots #Robotics #AI #IoT #SystemArchitecture #HumanMachineInteraction
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Zhang et al's #PatentLandscape for #CollaborativeRobots, was dominated by technologies that enable collaborative systems, such as the #InternetOfThings. These #EnablingTechnologies are highly valuable. bit.ly/3VVQlgv #Cobots #Robotics #AI #IoT #SystemArchitecture #HumanMachineInteraction
The 'Leonardo effect': does artistic imagination fuel scientific and technical #Innovation? Wojan used the #AnnualBusinessSurvey and traffic to art websites sorted by ZIP code, to test whether artistic training promotes the generation of #Novelty. bit.ly/48fHltR #Creativity #Patents #Invention
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The 'Leonardo effect': does artistic imagination fuel scientific and technical #Innovation? Wojan used the #AnnualBusinessSurvey and traffic to art websites sorted by ZIP code, to test whether artistic training promotes the generation of #Novelty. bit.ly/48fHltR #Creativity #Patents #Invention
Have top selling US #Drugs from 1988-2020 come from #ClosedInnovation or #OpenInnovation? Hsueh et al found that 78% came from #Collaborations. bit.ly/4gAfeaO #Patents #FDAOrangeBook #StrategicAliance #InnovationSystem #CollaborativeModels #OrganisationalPartnership #Coopetition #Network #Contract
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Have top selling US #Drugs from 1988-2020 come from #ClosedInnovation or #OpenInnovation? Hsueh et al found that 78% came from #Collaborations. bit.ly/4gAfeaO #Patents #FDAOrangeBook #StrategicAliance #InnovationSystem #CollaborativeModels #OrganisationalPartnership #Coopetition #Network #Contract
Could acquisitions reduce #Innovation rather than bringing knowledge into #Biotechnology companies? Verginer et al found a 13.5% increase in #Inventor turnover and a 35% decrease in citation-weighted #Patents. bit.ly/46617FD #BiotechPatents #BiotechnologyPatents #R&D #Research #OrganisationalChange
September 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Could acquisitions reduce #Innovation rather than bringing knowledge into #Biotechnology companies? Verginer et al found a 13.5% increase in #Inventor turnover and a 35% decrease in citation-weighted #Patents. bit.ly/46617FD #BiotechPatents #BiotechnologyPatents #R&D #Research #OrganisationalChange
Were US Patent examiners influenced by the home region of inventors? Coluccia found that they had granted more patents to inventors located within 150 km of their #CityOfOrigin. bit.ly/4mnyPgM #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #EmploymentRate #Machinery #Chemistry #Agriculture
August 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Were US Patent examiners influenced by the home region of inventors? Coluccia found that they had granted more patents to inventors located within 150 km of their #CityOfOrigin. bit.ly/4mnyPgM #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #EmploymentRate #Machinery #Chemistry #Agriculture
Nabisaalu found that women #Entrepreneurs rely on internal networks, whereas men used external networks and out-patented women even in female-dominated fields. bit.ly/4mhZ8UT #WomenInIP #WomenInScience #WomenInTech #Gender #Patent #Innovation #Invention #EntrepreneurshipInThePopulation #EPOPSurvey
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Nabisaalu found that women #Entrepreneurs rely on internal networks, whereas men used external networks and out-patented women even in female-dominated fields. bit.ly/4mhZ8UT #WomenInIP #WomenInScience #WomenInTech #Gender #Patent #Innovation #Invention #EntrepreneurshipInThePopulation #EPOPSurvey
Concerned about inventive cannibalism? Cerny discusses how to support human creativity, whilst using #AI to generate #Patent claims. bit.ly/469bUjS #PatentSearch #Innovation #Invention #ArtificialIntelligence #PromptEngineering #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #ChatGPT #Gemini
July 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Concerned about inventive cannibalism? Cerny discusses how to support human creativity, whilst using #AI to generate #Patent claims. bit.ly/469bUjS #PatentSearch #Innovation #Invention #ArtificialIntelligence #PromptEngineering #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #ChatGPT #Gemini
Was the Tesla #PatentPledge with its #GoodFaith condition a good offer? Wang analysed the pledge not to sue those who use its patented technology in good faith. bit.ly/4kBwJbl #ElectricVehicle #EV #Patent #Infringement #Litigation #Innovation #Licence #Competition #EnergyPolicyResearchGroup
July 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Was the Tesla #PatentPledge with its #GoodFaith condition a good offer? Wang analysed the pledge not to sue those who use its patented technology in good faith. bit.ly/4kBwJbl #ElectricVehicle #EV #Patent #Infringement #Litigation #Innovation #Licence #Competition #EnergyPolicyResearchGroup
The PEDANTIC dataset from Knappich et al illustrated some reasons for #Patent application rejection by the #USPTO due to ambiguous claims. bit.ly/4leG6im #Indefiniteness #Definiteness #PatentDefinitenessExaminationCorpus #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #AI #ManualOfPatentExaminingProcedure
July 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The PEDANTIC dataset from Knappich et al illustrated some reasons for #Patent application rejection by the #USPTO due to ambiguous claims. bit.ly/4leG6im #Indefiniteness #Definiteness #PatentDefinitenessExaminationCorpus #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #AI #ManualOfPatentExaminingProcedure
"Summertime Fun #Patents Coloring Book" from Borrego would make a great holiday book. bit.ly/45LicpE #PatentCulture #Education
June 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Summertime Fun #Patents Coloring Book" from Borrego would make a great holiday book. bit.ly/45LicpE #PatentCulture #Education
Should #AI #Inventors get #MoralOwnership of a #Patent as made clear by the #PannuFactors, if they have made a significant contribution? This is the view of Villegas Tovar et al. #ArtificialIntelligence #EconomicRights #USPTO bit.ly/4nn91Ck
June 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Should #AI #Inventors get #MoralOwnership of a #Patent as made clear by the #PannuFactors, if they have made a significant contribution? This is the view of Villegas Tovar et al. #ArtificialIntelligence #EconomicRights #USPTO bit.ly/4nn91Ck
Comparing #mAb and #Chemical #Innovation, expertise in mAbs is concentrated in a few, primarily #HighIncomeNations, according to Motta-Santos et al. This contrasts with broader distribution in the #ChemicalDrug sector. bit.ly/3Zxi1dG #MonoclonalAntibody #PatentAnalysis #Chemistry #BiotechPatents
June 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Comparing #mAb and #Chemical #Innovation, expertise in mAbs is concentrated in a few, primarily #HighIncomeNations, according to Motta-Santos et al. This contrasts with broader distribution in the #ChemicalDrug sector. bit.ly/3Zxi1dG #MonoclonalAntibody #PatentAnalysis #Chemistry #BiotechPatents
Bonnet et al interviewed experts in #Blockchain in #IntellectualProperty management. They included blockchain visionaries, sceptics, strategists and opportunistic followers. Their ideas could promote blockchain innovations in the #IP field. bit.ly/4mHPADB #Patents #NFT #SmartContracts #Tokenisation
June 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Bonnet et al interviewed experts in #Blockchain in #IntellectualProperty management. They included blockchain visionaries, sceptics, strategists and opportunistic followers. Their ideas could promote blockchain innovations in the #IP field. bit.ly/4mHPADB #Patents #NFT #SmartContracts #Tokenisation
We are delighted to welcome Pooja Deswal to the #Electronics team at victorgreen.co.uk. She holds a Master’s in Electronics and #CommunicationEngineering and an #LLB from MDU, India. She is also a qualified Indian #PatentAgent. bit.ly/3Nyo23O #PatentAnalyst #ComputerScience #AI #MachineLearning
May 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are delighted to welcome Pooja Deswal to the #Electronics team at victorgreen.co.uk. She holds a Master’s in Electronics and #CommunicationEngineering and an #LLB from MDU, India. She is also a qualified Indian #PatentAgent. bit.ly/3Nyo23O #PatentAnalyst #ComputerScience #AI #MachineLearning
The article "Grading Patents" by Baharad et al proposes a reform of the US #Patent system by introducing a grading mechanism for patents; the #USPTO would assign a grade from 1 to 5. #ProtectionTerm would depend on grade, potentially 4 to 20 years. bit.ly/3GJ26lY #PatentExaminer #PatentTerm
May 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The article "Grading Patents" by Baharad et al proposes a reform of the US #Patent system by introducing a grading mechanism for patents; the #USPTO would assign a grade from 1 to 5. #ProtectionTerm would depend on grade, potentially 4 to 20 years. bit.ly/3GJ26lY #PatentExaminer #PatentTerm
Stierle et al outline an issue at the intersection of #IP and EU #HealthcareRegulation. The EU lags behind the US in #PersonalisedMedicine and #GeneTherapy. They suggest that regulatory reform may be more effective at overcoming innovation bottlenecks than changes to #PatentLaw. bit.ly/42Eo9CX
May 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Stierle et al outline an issue at the intersection of #IP and EU #HealthcareRegulation. The EU lags behind the US in #PersonalisedMedicine and #GeneTherapy. They suggest that regulatory reform may be more effective at overcoming innovation bottlenecks than changes to #PatentLaw. bit.ly/42Eo9CX
John R. Thomas raised some issues about how the #USPTO handles "secret #PriorArt". He suggested that prior art should only count if a skilled #PatentSearcher could have reasonably located it, similar to the "reasonably accessible" standard. bit.ly/3RpbWvo #Invention #ClimateChange #Medicine #Safety
April 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
John R. Thomas raised some issues about how the #USPTO handles "secret #PriorArt". He suggested that prior art should only count if a skilled #PatentSearcher could have reasonably located it, similar to the "reasonably accessible" standard. bit.ly/3RpbWvo #Invention #ClimateChange #Medicine #Safety
#Women #Patent attorneys report negative presumptions from clients. Those in #Engineering and #Physics, fields traditionally dominated by men, experience more bias than those in #Chemistry, #Biotechnology or #Biochemistry. bit.ly/42Ogfqx #Gender #WomenInIP #WomenInScience #WomenInTech
April 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#Women #Patent attorneys report negative presumptions from clients. Those in #Engineering and #Physics, fields traditionally dominated by men, experience more bias than those in #Chemistry, #Biotechnology or #Biochemistry. bit.ly/42Ogfqx #Gender #WomenInIP #WomenInScience #WomenInTech
The first vertical launch licence has been awarded for the SaxaVord #Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. #IP protection has growing consequence for UK #SpaceTechnology companies. bit.ly/42vz3uv #Rocket #Spacetech #Spacecraft #Patents #SpacePatents #SpaceLaw #Innovation #Invention
April 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The first vertical launch licence has been awarded for the SaxaVord #Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. #IP protection has growing consequence for UK #SpaceTechnology companies. bit.ly/42vz3uv #Rocket #Spacetech #Spacecraft #Patents #SpacePatents #SpaceLaw #Innovation #Invention
#SupramolecularChemistry is a cross discipline of #Chemistry, #MaterialsScience and biological science. bit.ly/3DQWnth #Patents #Motexafin #Antidiabetics #Anti-cancerAgents #HumiditySensor #Antimicrobials #MolecularSensors, #GasAbsorption #Nanoreactors #ChemicalCatalysis #DrugDelivery #Noncovalent
March 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#SupramolecularChemistry is a cross discipline of #Chemistry, #MaterialsScience and biological science. bit.ly/3DQWnth #Patents #Motexafin #Antidiabetics #Anti-cancerAgents #HumiditySensor #Antimicrobials #MolecularSensors, #GasAbsorption #Nanoreactors #ChemicalCatalysis #DrugDelivery #Noncovalent
Did Michelangelo’s David have a shoulder injury, as suggested by Ko et al? Treatments for this superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion can be found in #Patents and #PatentApplications e.g. US2008188854. bit.ly/4i2Jv1U #Innovation #Inventors #Surgery #Therapy #Athlete
March 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Did Michelangelo’s David have a shoulder injury, as suggested by Ko et al? Treatments for this superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion can be found in #Patents and #PatentApplications e.g. US2008188854. bit.ly/4i2Jv1U #Innovation #Inventors #Surgery #Therapy #Athlete
The #USPTO requires human review of #AI-drafted submissions. More enforcement of disclosure rules and pursuance of real inventive work before granting #Patents, would equip #PatentOffices for this challenge. go.nature.com/4bb23KH #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Patentability #Obviousness #InventiveStep
February 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The #USPTO requires human review of #AI-drafted submissions. More enforcement of disclosure rules and pursuance of real inventive work before granting #Patents, would equip #PatentOffices for this challenge. go.nature.com/4bb23KH #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Patentability #Obviousness #InventiveStep
@victorgreen.co.uk is happy to be sponsoring the #BritishPatentInformationProfessionals' website again for 2025. #BPIP has links with #CEPIUG and connections with #CIPA, #UKIPO and @wipo.int. Many BPIP members have #QPIP status. bit.ly/3WzcAXf #PatentSearch #PatentAnalysis #Patent
February 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@victorgreen.co.uk is happy to be sponsoring the #BritishPatentInformationProfessionals' website again for 2025. #BPIP has links with #CEPIUG and connections with #CIPA, #UKIPO and @wipo.int. Many BPIP members have #QPIP status. bit.ly/3WzcAXf #PatentSearch #PatentAnalysis #Patent
Many notable #Inventors have had #Disabilities, noted Duvall. A recent review highlighted #Patents from Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Chieko Asakawa and Rory Cooper. bit.ly/3WVZCWq #STEM #NationalInventorsHallofFame #AssistiveTechnology #Gender
February 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Many notable #Inventors have had #Disabilities, noted Duvall. A recent review highlighted #Patents from Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Chieko Asakawa and Rory Cooper. bit.ly/3WVZCWq #STEM #NationalInventorsHallofFame #AssistiveTechnology #Gender