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Brian A. Carpenter
Carstens & Cahoon LLP
James D. Tuck
Theodore G. Baroody
James H. Ortega
Vincent J. Allen
Anna Jackson
J. Miguel Hernandez
James R. Gourley
Niko Ramyar
Brandon V. Zuniga, Esq.
David W. Carstens

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Creativity in the age of AI: US Copyright Office Issues Guidance for AI-Generated Content

By James R. Gourley
May 17, 2023
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The US Copyright Office has developed guidance on how to register works containing content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) as it has received a growing number of applications claiming copyright for AI-generated material. Such applications have been denied if the…

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Vincent J. Allen named to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®

By Niko Ramyar
April 14, 2022

Carstens & Cahoon, LLP partner Vincent J. Allen named to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® April 14, 2022 – Announcing the selection of Carstens & Cahoon’s Vincent J. Allen among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2022.  Selection…

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Game changing steps taken to finally unite the European patent system, (UPC/UP)

By James H. Ortega
January 28, 2022

After many years of planning, and threats to implement it, both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP) are (likely) finally becoming reality sometime between mid-2022 and early 2023.  UPs will provide protection in those European Union…

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Judge Albright: Regular and Established Place of Business of Hyundai at Authorized Dealers

By Vincent J. Allen
September 22, 2021

Last week, Judge Alan Albright denied Hyundai’s motion to dismiss StratosAudio’s patent infringement claims for improper venue.  Although Hyundai does not directly control any regular and established place of business in the Western District of Texas, it does have authorized…

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AI Inventorship and Intellectual Property – Would You Like to Pay Rent to a Machine?

By Brandon V. Zuniga, Esq.
July 15, 2021

On August 6, 2020, Dr. Stephen Thaler filed a lawsuit against the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. At the heart of the dispute, is the USPTO’s recent conclusion that Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot be an inventor.…

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COVID-19 Vaccines, Patents and Human Rights

By David W. Carstens
May 19, 2021

The world is enduring the onslaught of COVID-19 and to date, an estimated four million have died as a result.  But parts of the world are moving into a post-pandemic state due to effective vaccines.  The Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson…

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Possible Limit on the Use of “Common Sense” to Invalidate a Patent Claim for Obviousness Based on a Single Reference

By Brian A. Carpenter
March 24, 2021

The law regarding obviousness, like a pendulum, has swung over time between favorable to unfavorable positions depending upon one’s perspective.  In 1952, the requirement that an invention be “nonobvious” was codified in Section 103 of the Patent Act.  In 1966,…

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New Apple patent Paves the Way for Passive Alignment and Charging Technology

By James D. Tuck
February 25, 2021

Recently issued Apple patent utilizing passive alignment technology for charging an electric car that does not require human initiation illustrates a possible solution to one of the many hurdles facing electric cars going mainstream. Filed on May 18th of 2020,…

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2021 Patent Litigation Trials in the Western District of Texas

By Anna Jackson
February 12, 2021

By Vincent J. Allen. It is no secret that the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas is the rising star of patent litigation.  Judge Alan Albright successfully marketed the district to patent infringement plaintiffs to become the country’s…

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The Dallas County Line Matters in Texas Patent Litigation

By Theodore G. Baroody
February 3, 2021

One of the finer points of practicing patent litigation in Texas, which is home to four federal judicial districts, is knowing whether a defendant in the DFW area is located north or south of the Dallas County line. The boundaries…

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