patent law
This Guy is Suing the Patent Office for Deciding an AI Can't Invent Things
The USPTO rejected two patents applications written by a "creativity engine" named DABUS. Now a lawsuit raises fundamental questions about what it means to be creative.
The Small Town Judge Who Sees a Quarter of the Nation’s Patent Cases
Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap didn’t design this system, but he’s been a willful participant in it.
Are the Bitcoin Patent Wars About to Begin?
A major Bitcoin company is trying to patent some popular services.
The Antibiotic Arms Race Has a Capitalism Problem
How to "de-link" the development of lifesaving drugs from a disinterested marketplace.
New Zealand's Software Patent Ban Aims to Block Copyright Trolls
But, is the embedded software exemption a loophole that will let the trolls back in?
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