On Friday, April 18, 2025, the Federal Circuit addressed a question of first impression regarding the validity of certain machine-learning patents under Section 101 in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., et al.,...more
Navigating Inventorship of AI-Assisted Inventions: USPTO’s Guidance and Implications -
The USPTO issued guidance on AI-assisted inventions on February 13, 2024. This guidance is part of the USPTO’s ongoing efforts to address...more
1/21/2025
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Innovation Patent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Public Comment ,
Technology ,
USPTO
This article discusses the July 17, 2024 guidance issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) regarding the subject matter eligibility of patent claims involving artificial intelligence (“AI”). The...more
10/15/2024
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Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Technology ,
USPTO
Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released proposed guidelines addressing the complex issue of AI inventorship. The PTO is not the only agency attempting to tackle this issue; jurisdictions...more
8/21/2024
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European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Jurisdiction ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Act ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Proposed Guidance ,
USPTO
On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released updated guidance on patent subject matter eligibility, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). This update, effective from July 17, 2024, is...more
7/24/2024
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Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Technology ,
USPTO
This article discusses challenges in prosecuting bioinformatics patent applications before the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The CNIPA determines the subject-matter eligibility of bioinformatics...more
12/27/2019
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Bioinformatics Patents ,
China ,
CNIPA ,
Diagnostic Method ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Product of Nature Doctrine
This article discusses challenges in prosecuting bioinformatics patent applications before the European Patent Office (EPO). The EPO determines the subject-matter eligibility of bioinformatics patent applications under...more
This article discusses challenges in prosecuting bioinformatics patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Bioinformatics generally refers to an interdisciplinary field in which computer...more
12/23/2019
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Best Practices ,
Bioinformatics Patents ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Defense Strategies ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
United States ,
USPTO