Spurred by President Biden's call for action to increase drug competition and a 2021 letter addressed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by Senators Leahy and Tillis requesting the USPTO "to take action to...more
On November 2, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a memorandum ("November 2016 Memo") to its patent examiners, updating them on recent subject matter eligibility decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its latest iteration of guidance—referred to as the "Interim Eligibility Guidance"—to its examiners. This guidance is aimed at assessing whether an invention claimed...more