19 Jan, 2024 Could your patent be invalid if your attorney uses AI in the drafting process? By Adam Thompson The Federal Circuit held in Thaler v. Vidal that an “inventor” must be a human. During the patent drafting process, the human inventors...
17 Jan, 2024 Can All Prior Art Patent Applications Be Submitted in an Inter Parties Review (IPR)? By Adam Thompson Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings have become a crucial aspect of the patent landscape, allowing parties to challenge the validity of...
18 Sep, 2023 A Leg Up for Your Competition? How the USPTO's Proposed Rules Hurt Early Stage Companies By Anna Malcom In April, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) proposed new rules to limit eligibility for inter-partes review (IPR). Issued...
15 Sep, 2023 Patent Considerations for Startups By Micah Hensley As many of those involved in startups know, patents can be a source of frustration and perceived as a waste of precious capital. One...
14 Sep, 2023 How Should a Business Monitor Its Competitors? By Adam Thompson Buying your competitors' products is a great way to know how you stack up against them, but earlier methods are available for competitor...
12 Sep, 2023 Tesla Cybertruck Rollover Crash Test Raises Questions About "Ultra-Hard" Steel Patent Application By Joseph Wallace A Tesla Cybertruck was recently involved in a rollover crash test, leading many to wonder about the vehicle's much-touted “Ultra-Hard”...
01 Sep, 2023 Step One in Overcoming Patent Eligibility Rejections By Micah Hensley Patent eligibility rejections are an often-encountered bane for patent applicants in the software space. And for good cause: it can be...
31 Aug, 2023 The Business Value of Patents By Dan Huynh Patents are increasingly becoming a company's most valuable assets. A company's intellectual property can provide businesses with a...
03 Mar, 2023 Dive Into Intellectual Property with me on March 9 at 6:15 PM ET in Buffalo, NY By Adam Thompson I'm looking forward to speaking on a panel about intellectual property law with my fellow alumni from University at Buffalo (UB)...
03 Feb, 2023 Creating Enforceable Software Patents By Adam Thompson The patent system has seen a large number of software patents invalidated over almost a decade since the Abstract Idea 101 analysis was...
18 Jan, 2023 Early-Stage Optimization of Patent Spend By Adam Thompson When looking at patents, two of the most important aspects are 1) the filing date the invention was disclosed and 2) the level of detail...