Having previously identified the COVID-19 outbreak as an “extraordinary situation” under 37 CFR 1.183, USPTO Director Andrei Iancu is exercising sua sponte authority to implement a COVID-19 prioritized examination pilot...more
On Friday, January 4, 2019, the USPTO announced revised guidance for determining subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, as well as new guidance for the application of Section 112 to computer-implemented inventions,...more
As the law regarding patent eligibility for certain subject matter continues to evolve, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently clarified its examination procedure relating to subject matter eligibility in a...more