Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Knowles and Prosser Posit that the Expansion of s. 101 by the Supreme Court is Unconstitutional

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Warren Woessner

Sherry Knowles (Knowles Intellectual Strategies, LLC) and Anthony Prosser, one of Knowles’ agents have written an engrossing article (18 J. Marshall Rev; Intell. Prop. L. 144 (2018) arguing that the Supreme Court has meandered so far from the statutory language of … Continue reading →

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USTPO Releases Proposed Revised Section 101 Eligibility Guidelines

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Warren Woessner

On January 7th, the Patent Office released proposed revised s. 101 eligibility examination guidelines for public comment. The proposed Guidelines would supersede MPEP 2016.04(II), the section that controls the analysis conducted at step 2A of the Mayo/Alice test  “to the … Continue reading →

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Top Ten List of Patent News Stories in 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Warren Woessner

Although this list will reach most the readers of Patents4Life after 2019 begins, 2018 deserves some attention even if it has the feel of “those we lost in 2018” lists. Although most of my colleague-commentators have published their lists by … Continue reading →

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Legal Wiggle Room in the Joint AIPLA-IPO Proposal on Patentability?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Warren Woessner

I recently took another look at the Joint AIPLA-IPO Proposal on Patent Eligibility that was prompted by the scheduling of a discussion meeting by the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association. I confess that I did not participate in either the … Continue reading →

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