Key Takeaways -
Easier path to eligibility: The USPTO’s new guidance explains how to use sworn statements (SMEDs) to provide facts showing an invention is eligible for a patent....more
12/16/2025
/ Alice/Mayo ,
Inventions ,
MPEP ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applicants ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
Introduction -
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proliferating across the life science industry, accelerating drug design, diagnostics, personalized medicine, and more. The race to deploy AI technologies can make it tempting...more
12/11/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Risk Management ,
Trade Secrets
Key Takeaways:
Practical impact. Lower, more flexible threshold likely makes it easier to establish human inventorship on AI-assisted applications....more
On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility to address innovation in critical and emerging technologies (ET), especially artificial intelligence...more
7/22/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Innovation Patent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
New Guidance ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Technology ,
USPTO