Welcome to Wilmer Hale's PTAB/USPTO Update for May 2025....more
On October 2, the USPTO terminated proceedings in approximately 3,100 patent applications due to the fraudulent entry of S-signatures of registered practitioners by others. The final order noted that improper use of a...more
On July 7, the Senate passed a resolution “[r]ecognizing the importance of trademarks in the economy and the role of trademarks in protecting consumer safety, by designating the month of July as ‘National Anti-Counterfeiting...more
8/6/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Counterfeiting ,
Executive Orders ,
Guidance Update ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
United States Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (the “Act”) on June 22, 2023. The Act seeks to modify and clarify “patent eligibility jurisprudence...more
USPTO Leadership -
..This month, Director Kathi Vidal delivered official remarks at the International Copyright Institute and at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property.
..Director Vidal was appointed as a Federal...more
USPTO Leadership -
..Drew Hirshfeld is still performing the functions and duties of Director. President Biden nominated Kathi Vidal to be the next Director. On Jan. 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-5 to forward...more
The USPTO has issued updated guidance for examiners and administrative patent judges (APJs) relating to subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 and examining computer-implemented functional claim limitations under 35...more
1/11/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Administrative Patent Judges ,
Alice Corporation ,
Claim Construction ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Guidance Update ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Means-Plus-Function ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
This is the second in a series of five articles written by WilmerHale discussing how the emergence of IoT technologies will impact the automotive industry. The first article, ‘‘The Developing Landscape of Internet of Things...more
11/21/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Connected Cars ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Drivers ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet of Things ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry