The USPTO recently announced that the Accelerated Examination program will be discontinued as of July 10, 2025. Given that the program has had limited use over the past decade, with fewer than 100 Accelerated Examination...more
A Senate panel has advanced three sets of bipartisan bills purportedly aimed at reforming the intellectual property (IP) landscape and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Together, these bills seek to address issues with...more
The listing of patents in the Orange Book has an important role in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals. Patents listed in the Orange Book can include, without question, patents covering compositions or...more
For decades, authors and filmmakers have contemplated the challenges and opportunities presented when machines take on human-like capabilities. In 1984, James Cameron sent us the Terminator, a cyborg created by SkyNet, an...more