On January 7, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published updated examination guidance, instructing the examining corps and the PTAB how they should apply 35 U.S.C. § 101. On the same day, ...
This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI ...
Bill Slawski wrote about a Google patent that seems to explain what happened in the poorly named Medic update. Bill said that the scope is wider than just medical sites. The patent may show why some ...
Although gene patents have been granted worldwide for several years, the wisdom of this action is now being questioned. Lawsuits, proposed legislation, international protests and even patent-office ...
The rapid evolution of electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) is transforming the automotive landscape across ...
Imagine you are a maker of radars, lidars and other types of remote sensing technologies. Now, imagine you have invented a new radar system for detecting obstacles, debris or projectiles. Your new ...
“We, the patent community…should work together to incrementally improve our system and find and fix rules that are not working as intended.” Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is a statutory right ...
“Of the applications with identified omitted double patenting rejections, approximately 60% resulted in at least one terminal disclaimer filed and approximately 30% resulted in [an] amendment filed.” ...