Ex Parte Desjardins: The USPTO makes AI Patents easier
USPTO Director Squires issued a precedential decision, further opening the door for patents on AI inventions. Here’s what this decision means. Prosecuting … Read more
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PERA: Congress attempts to fix Patent Eligibility
The courts have spent a decade telling inventors their ideas are “abstract.” Congress is finally tired of it too. If you have … Read more
Machine Learning is Generic
In Recentive Analytics vs Fox, the Federal Circuit determined that absent more, machine learning methods are now considered “generic.” Patentability is always … Read more
Patent examiner interviews
Patent examiner interviews can help you explain your invention, overcome misconceptions, and explore claim amendments needed for allowance. Although statistically, interviews usually … Read more
Utility patents
Utility patents are the best way to protect most inventions. But to get one, you have to convince a USPTO examiner that your … Read more
Provisional patent applications
Provisional patents, when correctly used, can be used to both quickly and inexpensively attempt to establish that an inventor was first to file. But there can be downsides to taking shortcuts here.