On January 14, 2025, the Federal Circuit in Lynk Labs Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. clarified that inter partes review challenges may be “based upon published patent applications, and such published patent applications...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released new guidance on patent subject matter eligibility (the Guidance), with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies. As noted...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week issued a memorandum related to guidelines for examining patent claims with means-plus-function and step-plus-function limitations under 35 USC § 112(f). The memorandum...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released comprehensive guidance on inventorship for artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted inventions. This guidance, instigated by the executive order Safe, Secure, and...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board correctly considered evidence of multiple witnesses to be sufficient in corroborating actual reduction to practice when...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office is implementing a pilot program to allow participating applicants to defer responding to subject matter eligibility rejections until the earlier of a final disposition of the application, or...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on December 4 a rule change to clarify and expand exceptions to small entity status, which primarily affects the fees that the USPTO charges patent applicants. ...more