Category Archives: Patent Eligible Subject Matter

More Questions Than Answers from the PTO

At the recent BIO International Convention, Deputy Commissioner Andrew Hirschfeld (who chaired the May PTO s.101 Forum) presented seven “Sample Claims” related to biotech/pharma inventions and invited “discussion and feedback” from the interested public. The claims have been posted on … Continue reading

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USPTO issues post- Alice examination guidelines

A copy of the guidelines can be found here: alice_pec_25jun2014 I will comment on this later.  

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CLS v Alice – Abstract Idea, Wherefore Art Thou?

Guest post from Brad Forrest, Shareholder at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Passing on the opportunity to provide a usable test to determine what is an “abstract idea,” the Supreme court simply compared the idea underlying the claims in Alice … Continue reading

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Natural Products Eligibility Guidance – Post-Forum Comments

Guest Post from Paul Cole, Lucas & Co., UK Readers of this and other blogs will have been aware of comments of mine in relation to the USPTO natural product eligibility guidance. Available here is the final version of the post-forum comments … Continue reading

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