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Akin Intelligence - July 2024

Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, United States agencies released several key pieces of artificial intelligence (AI) guidance, including patent eligibility guidance from the United States Patent...more

Akin Intelligence - April/May 2024

Welcome to the April-May edition of Akin Intelligence. This edition is a double header, covering both months as we prepare for the launch of our new AI Hub—a one-stop resource for AI coverage that will launch soon. Starting...more

Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness – USPTO Follows Quickly with Guidance

In a highly anticipated decision, the en banc Federal Circuit overruled the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for assessing obviousness of design patents.  The challenged framework, derived from two cases, In re Rosen, 673 F.2d...more

Akin Intelligence - October 2023

Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working towards developing...more

PTAB Applies Director’s Guidance and Holds that Compelling Evidence of Unpatentability Precludes Fintiv Denial

In an IPR institution decision issued shortly after the USPTO issued interim guidance on discretionary denials, the PTAB held that the petition presented “compelling evidence of unpatentability,” foreclosing a Fintiv...more

Federal Circuit Confirms “Inventor” Must Be Human, Not AI

Key Points - On August 5, 2022, the Federal Circuit held in Thaler v. Vidal that the term “inventor” under the United States Patent Act must be a human being. This ruling precludes patent protection for inventions...more

USPTO: Compelling Evidence of Unpatentability Forecloses Fintiv Denial

The USPTO recently issued new guidance on how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will apply Apple Inc. v. Fintiv Inc., a 2020 precedential decision which laid out considerations for denying institution of a post-grant...more

Interim USPTO Guidance: Compelling Evidence of Unpatentability Forecloses Fintiv Denial

Key Points - On June 21, 2022, USPTO Director Katherine K. Vidal issued a memorandum titled “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings With Parallel District Court Litigation.” Under...more

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