21 May, 2024 USPTO's Proposed New Terminal Disclaimer Rule Would Change Applicant and Patent Challenger Strategy By Jonathan B. Thielbar The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed changes to terminal disclaimer rules that could significantly...
03 May, 2024 Will AI-Generated Prior Art Ruin the Patent System? The USPTO Wants to Hear from You. By Jonathan B. Thielbar Earlier this week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a request for public comment regarding the impact of artificial...
28 Mar, 2024 Reminder: Motivation to Combine Is Still Required to Render Patent Claims Obvious By Jonathan B. Thielbar The Federal Circuit recently reversed a PTAB obviousness finding because it found no motivation to combine features of the two cited...
22 Mar, 2024 USPTO to Allow E-Signatures but Foreign Jurisdictions Still Require Ink Signatures By William J. Kramer While e-signatures have been accepted for transactions in many facets of life for years, the USPTO finally has approved e-signatures for...
12 Mar, 2024 Patent Protection for AI-Assisted Inventions By Jonathan B. Thielbar Only “natural persons” can be named “inventors” on U.S. patents. But last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued...