(Podcast) The Briefing: A Very Patented Christmas – The Quirkiest Inventions for the Holiday Season (Featured)
Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
What You Should Know About Seeking Patent Protection in Vietnam
Cases Updated in CNIPA Guidelines - Eligibility & Inventiveness for AI & Business Method Applications
Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
Nota Bene Episode 99: Unpacking the Pendulum of American Patent Policy Then, Now, and Forward with Rob Masters
In 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) experienced significant procedural and substantive changes. Under new leadership at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a series of developments reshaped...more
This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI innovation. The framework is designed to help decision-makers (e.g., innovaters,...more
The patent examination process can often take far too long, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is determined to do something about it in 2026. This past October, the USPTO started a one-year pilot...more
In 2025, design patent law continued to evolve across institutions, jurisdictions, and borders. It was a busy year for design patent cases at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), with three precedential...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) under new Director John Squires has been focused on spurring AI technology growth, with the USPTO in 2025 pushing a sweeping policy agenda designed to promote patentability of...more
We previously reported that the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had begun requiring that Applicants submit an inventor ID number for every inventor along with each inventor’s nationality for...more
Deciding whether to pursue a patent for a technology can be challenging. In addition to a variety of legal considerations, the decision often depends on broader business considerations, such as the relative importance of the...more
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has instituted a change in its inventor information requirements. For Chinese patent applications filed on or after January 1, 2026, Applicants must submit an...more
The start of 2026 brings energy, momentum, and predictably, the same intellectual property mistakes I see every January....more
Introduction: A client calls and says, “We’re cooking up a bispecific antibody. We want to mix and match binding sequences like a molecular gastronomy tasting menu. Some will go into CAR-T dishes. And of course, we want...more
Beginning January 1, 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will require inventor nationality and in some cases an inventor identification number for every inventor listed on any patent...more
In an email USPTO Alert that was distributed this afternoon, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that its offices will be closed on December 24 and December 26. Because December 25 is listed as one of eleven...more
Get into the holiday spirit with a look at some of the most unique Christmas patents ever filed. From Santa detectors to upside-down Christmas trees, Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg explore festive inventions that add a...more
In this episode of Wait, what?, patent attorneys Laura Gordon and Stephanie Lodise tackle the surprisingly high-stakes world of patent application formatting. From font size pitfalls to the perils of shaded tables, they...more
This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences. ...more
While larger companies typically dominate patent filings, if you’re a small or mid-size business, understanding how these giants use patents can offer valuable insights for shaping your own Intellectual Property (IP)...more
In October 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the “Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program,” or ASAP!, an initiative to identify potential prior art using artificial intelligence (AI)...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office recently issued revised guidance clarifying that only natural persons may be named as inventors on patent applications involving AI-assisted inventions. The guidance rescinds earlier...more
On July 17, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) launched a new electronic system and portal, MyCIPO Patents, as part of its Next Generation Patents initiative. While the platform will be extremely helpful...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued revised examination guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted inventions, rescinding its February 2024 guidance and replacing it with a clarified legal framework....more
The China National Intellectual Property Administration’s (CNIPA) revised Patent Examination Guideline, set to take effect on January 1, 2026. This revision fundamentally alters the landscape for “dual filings” (filing...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued updated examination guidance (“New Guidance”) on inventorship in applications involving artificial intelligence (AI). The document rescinds and replaces the February 13,...more
On November 26, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued new inventorship guidance (formally published on November 28) clarifying how inventorship should be evaluated when AI tools are used during the development of...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision in In re Healy offers another data point in the ongoing challenge of patenting financial market innovations. Noah Healy's pro se appeal sought to overturn the...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program — a new initiative designed to expedite patent examination for eligible patent application by advancing them out of turn...more