Even during a partial government shutdown, the USPTO provided us with a gift for the New Year! What is that you ask? It is the 2019 Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance (“2019 Guidance”), of course. Teasing us with a potpourri of discussion points on the revised guidelines for Section 101 during his speech in mid-September at IPO’s Annual Meeting, Director Iancu waited until the New Year for the unveiling. Now, we’ll tell you what was unveiled.
