News & Analysis as of

Patent Applications › Patent Prosecution › Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

USPTO Issues Guidance Clarifying Subject Matter Eligibility for AI and Software Claims

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP on

On August 4, the USPTO issued a Memorandum to examiners in Technology Centers 2100, 2600, and 3600, providing reminders and clarifications on evaluating subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. This guidance is...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Expediting Patent Prosecution After An Advisory Action

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on

It can be difficult to advance prosecution of a U.S. patent application efficiently and effectively after prosecution has been closed and an Advisory Action has been mailed. Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Rise of the Improper Markush Grouping Rejection and Biomolecules

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on

With the “improper Markush grouping” rejection, U.S. patent examiners may reject claims reciting various alternative polynucleotide or polypeptide sequences. However, there is no per se rule that groupings of alternative...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Patent Application Declarations for Unavailable or Uncooperative Inventors

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on

Increased employee mobility, health challenges, and the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic may result in more inventors than usual being unavailable to sign declarations for patent applications as required by the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on

Earlier this year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or “the Office”) published the 2019 Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance (2019 PEG), which set forth newly revised procedures to be used by USPTO...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide