A med tech case decided by the PTAB is helpful to inform patent strategy for AI enabled inventions across various disciplines and industries. Patent applicants should expect to see reliance by the ...

“The ‘obvious’ answer is not always the right one—intellectual property laws are complex, especially in relation to extraterrestrials.” The 56 th anniversary of the first broadcast of Star Trek just ...

On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility with a specific focus on artificial intelligence (AI) inventions.

Unity of invention and double patenting law and practice in Canada can create challenges for patent applicants. For example, applicants may not expect a unity of invention objection to be raised, ...

What do Huckleberry Finn, Catcher in the Rye, and a well-drafted patent application have in common? They all tell good stories, of course! Telling a good story in a patent application is especially ...

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Inc., recently pronounced artificial intelligence (AI) as being "more profound than fire or electricity." While AI is rising as a key commercial player at the ...

It is important for business owners to consider how patents relate to their business, in terms of protecting their inventions and avoiding infringement. Below is a general overview of the patent ...

A patent provides you with exclusive rights to your new service invention for a limited time, usually 20 years. To qualify for a patent, your new service invention must offer a new way or process of ...

From a conceptual standpoint it would seem logical to assume that writing text to describe an invention ought to be easy for the inventor of the invention. While that probably makes sense in theory, ...

A young inventor participating in Camp Invention, ran by the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame and United States Patent and Trademark Office. Credit: United States Patent and Trademark Office “As I ...

Having originally done a PhD in quantum computing, Katherine Brown is now a patent attorney at international law firm CMS. She describes what a job in patent law entails and explains why a scientific ...

This morning’s decision in Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, the Supreme Court’s first patent case of the year, breaks no new ground. Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for a unanimous court ...