Topic: prior art
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Nintendo Patent Under Rare US Reexamination Order
The U.S. Patent Office has ordered a rare reexamination of a Nintendo patent for a battle mechanic involving summoning secondary characters, indicating serious concerns about its validity. This reexamination was prompted by potential prior art from earlier patents, including one by Konami in 2002...
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Nintendo's Pokémon Catching Patent Rejected in Japan
Nintendo's Japanese patent application for creature capture and battle mechanics was rejected due to lack of inventive step, citing prior art from games like ARK: Survival Evolved. The rejection could impact related patents in the same family and complicate Nintendo's legal position in its ongoin...
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Perplexity AI Simplifies Patent Research
Perplexity's new AI tool enables patent searches using conversational language, allowing users to ask questions in plain English and receive relevant results instantly. The system uses semantic understanding to broaden search scope beyond simple keywords, identifying related terminology and impro...
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AI Tools Are Revolutionizing Global Innovation
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the creation, protection, and management of intellectual property, requiring ethically-grounded systems that enhance human ingenuity while maintaining human input as indispensable. National innovation strategies are increasingly focused on mod...
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