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Federal Circuit Reverses Ineligibility Finding on POV Cameras and Processing

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On September 9, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a finding by the District Court for the Northern District of California that point-of-view camera claims were ineligible. ...more

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USPTO Issues Guidance Update on Subject Matter Eligibility of Artificial Intelligence

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On July 17, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidance regarding the patent subject matter eligibility of claims concerning technology applicable to artificial intelligence (AI)....more

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USPTO AI Examination Update Provides New Example Cases Analyzing Subject Matter Eligibility Under §101

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In a July 16 press release, The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it issued a guidance update on “patent subject matter eligibility to address innovation in critical emerging technologies including...more

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Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 8

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Patent protection is perhaps the most contentious form of IP protection for software. There is no surer way to start a fight amongst the various interest groups interested in patents than to discuss software patents — both...more

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Big Picture on Software Patent Eligibility: The Forces at Work

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Much of the modern economy is driven by software development. Companies are creating and refining new apps that run on mobile devices, and using machine learning to provide users with personalized user interfaces and...more

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Trade Secrets or Patents – Why Software Presents No “One Size Fits All” Solution

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There are many ways to obtain intellectual property protection for software creations. Many keep the software code confidential and maintain the software as a trade secret....more

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Protecting Big Data Systems in a Post-Alice World

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Owners of software patents took a blow last June with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp v. CLS Bank International. The Alice Court held that, to be eligible for patent protection, computer-driven innovations...more

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