The USPTO issued inventorship guidance and examples for AI-assisted inventions. The guidance, which went into effect February 13, 2024, makes clear that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable. The guidance provides instructions to examiners and stakeholders on how to determine
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The USPTO published guidelines for ascertaining compliance with the enablement requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 112 (a) during prosecution in view of the May 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Amgen Inc. et al. v. Sanofi et al. The enablement…
Safe Harbor Protection: Acadia Pharms., Inc. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
In Acadia Pharms., Inc. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., No. 20-985-GBW (D. Del. Dec. 2023), the district court granted Acadia’s motion for summary judgment of no invalidity for obviousness-type double patenting. The asserted patent was not a proper obviousness-type double patenting…
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Use Patent Assignment Search to search the database of all recorded Patent Assignment information from 1980 to the present (Patent Assignments recorded prior to 1980 are maintained at the National Archives and Records Administration). You may email questions about searching…
Update on Diagnostic Claiming
The subject matter eligibility hurdle continues to loom for drafters of diagnostic claims. The goal is to draft claims that will be construed under the line of the few cases with diagnostic claims that have survived a §101 challenge:Read
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On February 5, 2024, the USPTO will retire the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS). The new Assignment Center will fully replace EPAS and ETAS for processing all patent and trademark reassignment requests. The…
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Use Patent Assignment Search to search the database of all recorded Patent Assignment information from 1980 to the present (Patent Assignments recorded prior to 1980 are maintained at the National Archives and Records Administration). You may email questions about searching…
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If a maintenance fee on a US patent has not been paid in a timely manner and the owner of the patent wants to get the patent rights reinstated, a petition and proper fees are required. A petition to reinstate…
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In the USPTO’s Patent Center, saved submissions will be stored for 14 days.Read more