The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued new guidance on patent subject matter eligibility, specifically concerning AI inventions. This guidance aims to assist patent examiners in assessing whether claims in a...more
8/5/2024
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In an en banc decision, the Federal Circuit decided this week that well-established tests for determining design patent obviousness are “improperly rigid,” in violation of U.S. Supreme Court precedent such as KSR v. Teleflex,...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published guidance regarding artificial intelligence (AI) assisted invention. The explanatory guidance acknowledges that “while an AI system may not be named an...more