Innovations involving artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) are being developed at an ever-accelerating pace. For example, as illustrated in Figure 1, the number of patent applications published by the United...more
On Monday, May 9, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published information on Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trials regarding motions to amend claims. The Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Nathan...more
Two recent District Court decisions show examples of "weak" claims, which in the past would likely be found invalid as lacking novelty or being obvious, but today are struck down as being unpatentable under § 101. The cases...more