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EU Commission Publishes Proposed GI Regulations for Non-Agricultural Products
Further to the earlier notified EU consultation on extending geographical indication (GI) protection to non-agricultural products, the EU has now proposed a framework to protect craft and industrial products that rely on the originality and authenticity of traditional practices from their regions.
Has the Full Court Artificially Rejected AI Inventorship?
In Commissioner of Patents v Thaler 2022 FCAFC 62 a full bench of the Full Court allowed the Commissioner’s appeal and held that an artificial intelligence system or machine cannot be named as an inventor for a patent.
Draft Plant Variety Rights Regulations and Fees Released
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has now released an exposure draft for the Plant Variety Rights Regulations 2022 along with associated material, including a fees discussion document.
CAFC Admonishes District Court’s Off-Target Means-Plus-Function Analysis
In Dyfan LLC v Target Corporation 21-1725 the Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed a District Court decision on the basis that it had wrongly found that the relevant claims were in means-plus-function format.