# PatentAssociate\.com: Stephen E\. Zweig, PhD JD, Patent Attorney

> Patent attorney helping inventors and startups with patents, trademarks, copyrights and other IP\. Strong technical background, good results\.

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## Posts
- [Contour vs GoPro: limiting "Alice" abstraction](https://patentassociate.com/2024/11/23/contour-vs-gopro-limiting-alice-abstraction/)
- [Machine Learning is Generic](https://patentassociate.com/2025/04/24/machine-learning-is-generic/)
- [USPTO office actions](https://patentassociate.com/2016/06/08/uspto-office-actions/): USPTO office actions reject most patent applications using “done before”, “obvious”, “vague”, or “not patent eligible” type arguments\.
- [The hidden complexity of trademarks](https://patentassociate.com/2016/03/29/the-hidden-complexity-of-trademarks/): Trademarks may look simple, but they are not\.  Trademarks are a "use it or lose it" form of IP, and there are a lot of "gotchas" that can trip up the unwary\. 
- [Amgen vs\. Sanofi, and patent enablement](https://patentassociate.com/2022/11/04/amgen-vs-sanofi-patent-enablement-standards/)

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