On September 26, in Ex Parte Desjardins, the new Director of the USPTO, John Squires, intervened to institute an Appeals Review Panel (ARP) that vacated a ยง 101 rejection for claims relating to training machine learning...more
10/14/2025
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On January 13, in BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC, the Federal Circuit addressed issues related to inventorship and state law conversion claims that stemmed from exchanges between two individuals, Mr. Storms and Mr. McNamara, at...more
1/23/2025
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On July 5, in Inguran, LLC v. ABS Global, Inc, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion clarifying the preclusive effect of a direct infringement claim on subsequent inducement claims. The court held that an earlier direct...more
On March 10, in decision G1/19, the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal held that computer-implemented simulations are not per se unpatentable and warrant the same treatment as other computer-implemented...more
When it comes to patents, toys typically are not top of mind like a mobile device or pharmaceutical product might be. Although a toy may appear simple, the product itself can be iconic and lucrative. But, as in most...more