Patent rights are meant to provide exclusivity. However, sometimes, it could be beneficial for parties to share research and information for a common goal.

Patents on medical inventions, including vaccines are important for the companies creating the inventions to reap the rewards of their research and innovation. However, with a global pandemic and the need for global access to a vaccine, experts express concerns regarding availability, access, and distribution of a vaccine if vaccine patents are allowed without some oversight.

As employees continue to return to work after the coronavirus lockdown, health privacy is a concern. Employers should be are of the situations that can trigger HIPAA privacy rights as well as be aware of certain exceptions due to COVID-19.

With 2 years into enactment, the enforcement of GPDR seems lacking and experts question how such inaction will ultimately impact both technology companies and public privacy.

As AI inventing grows in R&D of technology, the question is posed, “Can a computer be an inventor of a patent?” The USPTO recently decided it cannot.

Read for a discussion of the different types of intellectual property.