The Quiet Retreat of Alice and § 101
May 14, 2026
The Alice character from our Patent Beast Alice v. CLS series retreating into the bushes ala Homer Simpson. The Collapse of Utility Rejections Under §
USPTO Clarifies AI and Machine Learning Patent Eligibility
August 26, 2025
Background: USPTO Issues New AI Eligibility Memo The USPTO issued a memorandum on Aug 2, 2025. This was to help examiners assess subject matter eligibility
Federal Circuit to AI Innovators: Generic Machine Learning Isn’t Enough for a Patent
April 23, 2025
In a closely watched decision, the Federal Circuit delivered a clear message. Simply applying machine learning to a new domain is not enough. Unless the
USPTO AI subject matter eligibility guidance
August 13, 2024
Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/17/2024-15377/2024-guidance-update-on-patent-subject-matter-eligibility-including-on-artificial-intelligence The US Patent Office continues to issue guidance on subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. This latest July guidance addresses AI-assisted
Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Program
February 23, 2022
The USPTO is implementing a pilot program called the Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility response. The point of the program is to defer the whole question
Supreme Court: Less focus on patent matters post-Alice
January 25, 2022
Alice v CLS (2014) was a landmark case for patent eligibility. The decision held that Alice’s patents were invalid because the claims were drawn to
Patent Eligibility of Blockchain Inventions
December 3, 2021
The Australian Patent Office recently handed down a decision clarifying the patent eligibility of blockchain inventions, at least so far as Australian law is concerned.
Can Artificial Intelligence have its inventions patented?
June 5, 2020
With recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), it has become possible for an AI system to create inventions, but the question is whether or not