Intellectual Property
This case is a study in the boundaries of patents in fields of rapidly progressing technologies, where the landscape looks entirely different toward the end of the patent term than it did at the time of the patent’s issuance.
In interim rules released this month, the USPTO eased formal requirements for obtaining Track I prioritized examination of a new application.
In a guidance memo to examiners on subject matter eligibility, the USPTO clarified that apparent products of nature must be “significantly different” than something naturally occurring to be eligible.
Patent trolls have been most active in the technology and retail industries. Now, according to a Morgan Lewis white paper, […]
Most African-Americans with smartphones use Android devices instead of Apple, perhaps because they are cheaper and available without a contract […]
A company called SawStop developed a technology that instantly shuts down a table saw blade before it can cut into […]
What are companies to make of the new generic top level domains? Why has Google applied for about a hundred […]
The USPTO dealt a blow to a College Station, Texas investment firm that tried to earn the rights to the […]
The UN World Intellectual Property Organization has cast a critical eye on the rollout of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), […]
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