Patent attorneys regularly use indefinite articles (i.e., “a” or “an”) in claim drafting to introduce patent limitations. In Apple Inc. v. Corephotonics, Ltd., however, the Federal Circuit made a ruling that may require...more
Following the Supreme Court’s Alice Corp. Pty. v. CLS Bank Int’l decision in 2014, patent eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act has been increasingly invoked in early motion practice. In Hantz Software, LLC v. Sage...more
On June 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held oral argument on the issue of whether an invention generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is patentable.
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On Sept. 2, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia addressed what it called a “core issue”—whether an artificial intelligence (AI) machine can be an “inventor” under the Patent Act. It ruled that...more
Earlier this month, on September 16, 2020, the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method (CBM) Review expired. Enacted as part of the AIA and spanning eight years, CBM Review was promoted within Congress as a vehicle...more