Software, Patent Examinations

Recent Examination Manual Update Includes Guidance on Protection of Computer-Generated Designs

Quarles & Brady LLP on 11/21/2024

The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) is the examination manual used internally at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to guide examiners in the process of examining patent applications. In...more

Big Picture on Software Patent Eligibility: The Forces at Work

Knobbe Martens on 1/29/2019

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

New Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions in India

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/19/2017

On July 3, 2017, revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) were released. The full text of the guidelines may be found here. ...more

Kickstarting an Old Patent System for the New Software Era

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/24/2014

Software patents have been having a rough time of it lately. It seems everyone has something bad to say about them, from the courts to the press, and even some software engineers. Originally Published in The Recorder...more

Abstract Ideas: The Patent Office’s First Take on Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International

K&L Gates LLP on 7/17/2014

The United States Patent Office periodically issues guidelines for Examiners, often in response to a recent court decision or new statute. These guidelines do not have the force of law, but nevertheless establish the specific...more

Q&A With Knobbe's Ron Schoenbaum

Knobbe Martens on 5/31/2013

Ronald J. Schoenbaum is a partner in Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP's Orange County and Silicon Valley, Calif., offices. He focuses on patent prosecution, strategic patent portfolio management, and infringement/validity...more

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