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USPTO SMED Update: What Does It Mean to “Weigh” Evidence of Patent Eligibility?
On Sept. 29, the USPTO issued another memorandum as well as a new flowchart addressing applicant “subject matter eligibility declarations” (SMEDs) submitted to establish eligibility under Section 101. This is…
Founders Legal Blog
Your Provisional Patent Application Is Only as Strong as What You Disclosed
Your Provisional Patent Application Is Only as Strong as What You Disclosed by Kevin Bastuba Your Provisional Patent Application Is Only as Strong as What You Disclosed A provisional patent…
Slaw
Patent Publication Dates
By Alan Macek
Once a patent is granted, it can be asserted in litigation against an alleged infringer. One of the remedies that can be obtained is “reasonable compensation” for pre-grant infringement pursuant…
The IPKat
Important changes to New Zealand divisional patent practice
As of 5 June 2026, the validity of divisional applications filed under the New Zealand Patents Act 1953 (1953 Act) will be assessed according to the higher validity standards of…
Founders Legal Blog
The USPTO’s Foreign Applicant Rule Shifts Control of U.S. Patent Filings to Registered Counsel
By Ed Khalili, J.d., Pharm
The USPTO’s Foreign Applicant Rule Shifts Control of U.S. Patent Filings to Registered Counsel by Ed Khalili, J.d., Pharm The USPTO’s Foreign Applicant Rule Shifts Control of U.S. Patent Filings…
Patent Law Weblog
USPTO Announces That It Has Turned the Corner on Unexamined Application Backlog
By Donald Zuhn – In a press release issued last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that for the first time in nearly a decade, the number of…
Patent Law Weblog
CNIPA Issues Letter on Identity of Foreign Inventors
By Donald Zuhn – Last month, we reported that the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had begun requiring that Applicants submit an inventor ID number for every inventor along…
Blog of Digital Law and New Technologies
EU SME Funds 2026: call open from 2 February
By LetsLaw
From 2 February 2026 a new call for European funds aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has officially opened under the 2026 financial period. This opportunity is part of…
Intellectual Property Law Blog
PTAB Overly Relied on Statements of Doubt in Determining Conception and Reduction to Practice in Interference Proceedings
In Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc., the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of conception and reduction to practice as related to the written description of…
Spicy IP
Nippon v. Controller: DHC Sets the Standard for What Constitutes “Proof of Right”
By SpicyIP
Recently, in Nippon v. Controller, the Delhi High Court intervened to rein in an unduly rigid view of proof of right adopted by the Patent Office. Explaining the judgement, Dipti…