Your U.S. Patent Might End Up in a German Court (Yes, Really)
If you’re an inventor or a patent owner, you probably have a simple mental map of how patents work: U.S. patents get enforced in U.S. courts, European patents in Europe,…
“Configured To” Can Configure You Right Out of a Patent
If you’re an inventor thinking about filing a patent, here’s a recent Federal Circuit decision you should care about—In re Blue Buffalo Enterprises (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2026). Not because…
A Shift in Section 101? What Recent PTAB Decisions Mean for Software Inventors
For years, Section 101 rejections have been the biggest obstacle for software and computer-implemented inventions. Recently, however, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has been reversing those rejections at a…
The USPTO’s Exciting Story: Almost Nothing Changed
The USPTO’s 2025 patent data points to an unusual but welcome theme: stability. Utility patent issuances held essentially flat at about 326,000—nearly identical to 2024—continuing a plateau that has persisted…
Why Some Business Names Can’t Be Registered Trademarks—and Why KAHWA Survived
Why Bayou Grande Matters If You’re Choosing a Brand NameIf you’re picking a business name and thinking about federal trademark protection, the Federal Circuit’s recent Bayou Grande decision offers some…
The Denials Will Continue Until Morale Improves
After the recently appointed USPTO Director John Squires took the helm, IPR denials have been the standard. This of course isn’t appealing to those that want to challenge patents, so…
How the USPTO Solved AI Inventorship by Looking the Other Way
For a while there, it looked like we had some rules.Back in 2022, the Federal Circuit decided Thaler v. Vidal and told us, pretty clearly, that inventors under U.S. patent…
Getty v. Stability AI: A Win for AI—But Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet
The UK High Court has finally weighed in on generative AI and copyright, and if you’re an AI developer, the decision probably felt like a sigh of relief. If you’re…
What the USPTO’s 0% IPR Institution Rate Means for Patent Holders
Since October 2025, USPTO Director John Squires has personally taken control of IPR institution decisions — and the results are stark: every petition submitted under his watch has been denied.…
USPTO Launches AI “Pre-Examination Search” Pilot: What It Means for You
The USPTO just kicked off a new pilot program: the Automated Pre-Examination Search, or ASRN. The idea is simple—before a human examiner ever looks at your application, an AI combs…
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