On July 17, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued comprehensive guidance (“the Guidance”) on patent subject matter eligibility that expands on previous guidance and addresses the artificial...more
On March 1, 2024, updated Guidelines for Examination (“Guidelines”) in the European Patent Office (“EPO”) went into effect. The updated Guidelines included substantive changes with broad implications for the patentability of...more
In the precedential Fintiv, Inc. decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board identified six factors balancing efficiency, fairness, and integrity of the patent system in determining whether to exercise discretionary...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Rich Christiansen recently presented on how Artificial Intelligence will reform the automotive industry and examined how different companies are preparing, or in some cases, not preparing, for this...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Rich Christiansen recently was a panelist discussing the role of AI as an innovator and whether AI-assisted/generated innovation should be protectable. Key takeaways from the discussion...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Rich Christiansen recently presented on the state of Artificial Intelligence and strategies for successfully patenting Artificial Intelligence in Europe. Key takeaways from the presentation...more
Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Rich Christiansen recently presented on ethical issues facing in-house practitioners.
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Kilpatrick Townsend partner Rich Christiansen recently presented to the LeadershipGarage, a group of German Business leaders, and the German American Business Association in San Francisco on the topic of “The Latest...more
While the automotive space as a whole has experienced constant growth over the past decade, deeper data from the automotive space indicates an industry on the cusp of major upheaval....more
In retrospect, the patent community should have been ready for a decision like the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, but based on the yearly increases in patent applications designated as...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Rich Christiansen was the featured speaker at the recent ACC San Diego Technology Roundtable: Turning a Black Swan into a Golden Goose. He led a case-study discussion using the U.S. Supreme Court Alice...more