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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
The USPTO is considering rules that could fundamentally change how inter partes review (IPR) works. If finalized, these changes would make it harder for third parties to challenge patents at…
If you hold a patent in Indonesia, this is your annual wake-up call: the Statement of Working (SOW) is due 31 December 2025. This isn’t optional. Under Article 20A of…