In a breathtaking decision, the Federal Circuit has ruled that a patented method of making an automobile drive shaft is not eligible to be patented because it is “directed to a natural law.” In so ruling, the court has...more
11/22/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Method Patents ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112
On April 17, 2019, Senators Tillis (R-NC) and Coons (D-DE), along with a bipartisan group of three members of the House of Representatives, announced the release of a framework on Section 101 patent reform. Senators Tillis...more
5/23/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
AIPLA ,
Biotechnology ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (IPO) ,
Judicial Exception ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Novelty ,
Obviousness ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Section 102 ,
Section 103 ,
Section 112
In a notice of proposed rulemaking announced January 4, 2019 and published in the Federal Register on January 7, 2019, Director Andrei Iancu of the Patent and Trademark Office has seized the initiative in proposing clear...more