Homing in on three software cases in which the Federal Circuit found claims patent eligible in 2020 is illuminating for software patent application drafters. The Alice/Mayo test is applied during ...
“[USPTO Director Nominee John] Squires called for the adoption of more AI tools to ensure that the Office is issuing patents of ‘provable quality.’” Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...
Microsoft/TomTom lawsuit sparks call to change a patent system that helps few, hurts many. The recent Microsoft/TomTom patent infringement suit has sparked a renewed call for software patent reform.
An analysis of Software as a Service (SaaS) patenting in the US Patent and Trademark Office, including the challenges in patenting SaaS, strategic considerations, and guidance on drafting claims and ...
The USPTO has prepared soon to be published supplemental guidance for design patent examination for computer-generated electronic images. This guidance relates to determining whether a design patent ...