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New USPTO Guidance Hones AI-Related Patent Eligibility Criteria

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Patents Manipulating Medical Imaging Data as Abstract

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The Federal Circuit held that patent claims directed to storing and providing medical images over the web as “virtual views” were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 because they involved nothing more than “converting data and...more

Irwin IP LLP

Automating Without Innovating: Patents Held Invalid

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People.ai, Inc. v. Clari Inc., 2022-1364, (Fed. Cir. April. 7, 2023) - In an appeal before the Federal Circuit, plaintiff People.ai argued to no avail that the Northern District of California erred in its finding of...more

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2023 Federal Circuit Case Summaries

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We are excited to share Sheppard Mullin’s inaugural quarterly report on key Federal Circuit decisions. The Spring 2023 Quarterly Report provides summaries of most key patent law-related decisions from January 1, 2023 to March...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Senator Tillis Proposes Patent Eligibility Reform (Again)

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Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina has released a new proposal to reform the text of 35 U.S.C. § 101.  The Senator's last effort in doing so died on the vine in 2019, purportedly due to stakeholders being too...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Improved Method for Overcoming Hacking by Turning On and Off Authentication Held Patent Eligible

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In CosmoKey Solutions GMBH & Co. KG v. Duo Security LLC, the Federal Circuit held that an improved method for overcoming computer hacking by turning on and off the authentication process was patent eligible. The court held...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Patent Eligibility for Medical Diagnostics

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The cloud of uncertainty over patent eligibility of patents for medical diagnostic methods remains. On Monday, the Supreme Court declined the opportunity to revisit patent eligibility under its two-step Mayo test when it...more

Knobbe Martens

PTAB Required to Provide Interpretation of Regulation Concerning Determination of Which Patents Qualify for CBM Review

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SIPCO, LLC v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. Before O’Malley, Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Reyna concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part Summary: The language “unobvious over the prior art” in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Patent Directed to Testing Electronic Circuits Using a Laser Beats § 101 Challenge

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Plaintiff SEMICAPS filed suit in the Northern District of California, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,623,982, which relates to the testing of electronic circuits using a laser. The defendants moved to dismiss the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Digital Health Report - Winter 2018

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Machine Learning and Digital Health Applications - The use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to solve complex problems has risen dramatically in the last several years. In 2017, Gartner identified more than 1,000...more

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