This week in Other Barks & Bites, U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sanofi in its patent dispute with Amgen, former Apple employee Weibao Wang was charged with stealing trade secrets related to autonomous vehicles, Open AI CEO, Sam Altman, asked Congress for regulation of the AI industry, and Taco Bell requested the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel two “Taco Tuesday” trademarks owned by smaller restaurants in New Jersey and Wyoming.
The CAFC also made rulings on other patent-related cases, including the University of California Regents’ two appeals against patent judgements, Teva Pharmaceuticals appeal of a $235 million ruling in a patent dispute, and Centripetal Network’s petition for a writ of mandamus to vacate all Patent and Trial Board (PTAB) decisions in an inter partes review (IPR).
In addition, Ed Sheeran won his second copyright lawsuit, the USPTO invited public comments on proposed trademark fee changes, and a U.S. chipmaker announced plans to invest $3.6 billion in Japan with assistance from the Japanese government. Lastly, banking executives were grilled during a Senate hearing.
U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology is planning to invest $3.6 billion in Japan which will take several years and is being carried out in sync with the Japanese government. The company is headed by its CEO Sanjay Mehrorta who called the investment another exciting move in order for Micron to expand their capabilities. Furthermore, the Japanese government is taking part as they are looking to compete with China in the chipmaking industry.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law where he voiced his opinion on the regulation of artificial intelligence. He acknowledged the potential dangers of AI while emphasizing the potential opportunities it could hold. Altman also added that OpenAI has been in discussion with the U.S. Copyright Office in order to protect important intellectual property rights with the use of artificial Intelligence and the economic model it may entail.
Overall, this week saw many important decisions take place and will sure put the limelight onto the relevant individuals and organizations.
