A concise set of statutes dictate the characteristics that a patent application must have to be allowed to grant as a patent. Patent examiners are tasked with reviewing individual applications to determine whether these...more
Kilpatrick Townsend attorney Kate Gaudry recently presented on “Eligibility-Rejection Trends: Within and Beyond Business-Method Art Units” as part of the Landslide Webinar Series.
Key takeaways from Dr. Gaudry’s...more
Frequently, the fate of a patent application lies with a single patent examiner. This power frustrates applicants when an impasse has been reached in terms of interpretation of the claims, cited art, or patent statutes....more