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Ex Parte Desjardins: The USPTO makes AI Patents easier original ↗

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PERA: Congress attempts to fix Patent Eligibility original ↗

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2025

Machine Learning is Generic original ↗

24 Apr 2025

Caution: Contingent Limitations original ↗

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2024

Contour vs GoPro: limiting “Alice” abstraction original ↗

23 Nov 2024

2023

12(b)(6) motion to dismiss as abstract original ↗

23 Jul 2023

Patentability of LLM and AI original ↗

15 Jun 2023

Terminal disclaimers original ↗

26 Jan 2023

Copyright Merch or Trademark Merch?original ↗

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Patent examiner interviews original ↗

18 Jan 2023

2022

Amgen vs. Sanofi, and patent enablement original ↗

4 Nov 2022

AI trademark search original ↗

30 Oct 2022

Method vs. system claims original ↗

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Means plus function claims original ↗

28 Jun 2022

Preissuance submissions original ↗

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Patent Public Search Tool original ↗

1 Feb 2022

2021

Wands factors and patent enablement original ↗

16 Aug 2021

Patents and printed matter original ↗

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Design patent obviousness original ↗

19 Jul 2021

35 USC 112: patent claim ambiguity original ↗

10 Mar 2021

Defense against unfair citation reading original ↗

31 Jan 2021

Patent appeal process and procedures original ↗

27 Jan 2021

2020

Patent and Trademark assignments original ↗

20 Dec 2020

RCE: request for continued examination original ↗

13 Dec 2020

Source indicator vs. competitive advantage original ↗

4 Sept 2020

2019

Copyright registration original ↗

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Trade Dress IP original ↗

4 Dec 2019

Ex Parte Reexamination original ↗

2 Oct 2019

Copyright: DMCA vs Fair Use original ↗

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Amazon and IP disputes original ↗

11 Jun 2019

Trademark specimens original ↗

18 Apr 2019

Saving patent eligibility original ↗

7 Jan 2019

Intellectual property strategy original ↗

1 Jan 2019

2018

Nice Trademark Classes original ↗

26 Dec 2018

Confusingly Similar Trademarks original ↗

3 Nov 2018

Medical procedure patents original ↗

20 Oct 2018

Contractor Copyrights original ↗

5 Jul 2018

Non-disclosure agreements (NDA)original ↗

30 May 2018

Design patent rocket docket original ↗

19 Feb 2018

Secondary considerations of nonobviousness original ↗

22 Jan 2018

Obviousness, hindsight, KSR original ↗

16 Jan 2018

2017

Conley, Twombly, and Iqbal original ↗

30 Dec 2017

Patent & trademark annuity fees original ↗

24 Dec 2017

Selling patents original ↗

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Terminating copyright transfers original ↗

20 Oct 2017

Hague international design patents original ↗

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Sovereign Immunity, Tribes, & IPR original ↗

11 Sept 2017

Beware the “on-sale bar”original ↗

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Patent forum shopping original ↗

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Blurred lines: copyright AFC tests original ↗

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Utility patents original ↗

8 May 2017

Intellectual property for cheerleaders original ↗

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Thales patent eligibility ruling original ↗

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Patent restrictions and elections original ↗

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USPTO office actions original ↗

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Continuation applications original ↗

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Foreign patent traps original ↗

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Startup IP due diligence original ↗

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Open source software licenses for startups original ↗

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Medical device patents original ↗

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International patents original ↗

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Patent non-publication requests original ↗

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Software patents: China, Europe, US original ↗

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Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area original ↗

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Litigation by “unfair surprise”original ↗

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The hidden complexity of trademarks original ↗

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Why prior art searches are a good idea original ↗

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Provisional patent applications original ↗

15 Feb 2016

Alice: a patent eligibility mad tea party original ↗

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Alice, and fixing patent eligibility original ↗

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More cutting-edge Alice madness original ↗

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Confusing! Oracle vs Google Java API case original ↗

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Advantages of USPTO PTAB proceedings original ↗

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Obvious? Why did it take so long?original ↗

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2013

In re Gorman is obsolete case law original ↗

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CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation original ↗

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Mayo v Prometheus: the madness begins original ↗

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Track 1 Prioritized Examination original ↗

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2012

First (inventor) to file original ↗

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European software patents original ↗

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