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The Federal Circuit has ruled that a provision in an employment agreement that requires an employee to assign to the employer any invention that the employee may “hereafter… conceive” “in any way connected to any subject matter within the exi… Read More

Is computer software patentable? The short answer is “yes, but.” The answer is “yes” because (as of 2015) about half a million patents had been issued in the 23 classes of patents covering “computer implemented inventions.” The first US s… Read More

Blockchain technology, in its various patented applications, is transforming online transactions through the use of distributed ledgers. Its uses are wide-ranging, from financial and payment systems to commodity trading and cryptocurrencies. Among th… Read More

“IP audit” can have two different meanings. One form of IP audit is more like an IP inventory – it looks at what IP a company has in its portfolio. The second type of IP audit involves checking whether a licensee is in compliance with its licen… Read More

Large companies around the world continue to file patents for autonomous vehicles (AVs). AVs can improve road safety while lowering the environmental footprint of vehicles. Among those recently issued, some interesting ones are Apple’s Project Tita… Read More

The United State Supreme Court recently granted three petitions for certiorari that challenged the Federal Circuit’s ruling that administrative law judges on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are appointed in violation of the Appointments Cl… Read More

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a report on the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the world in general and on the patent system specifically. The USPTO even used AI to compile its report. It used a machine… Read More

How is the newest Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, likely to rule in Intellectual Property cases? Justice Barrett is only 48 years old. Given that Supreme Court justices serve for life, she could be interpreting the law for the next 40 years… Read More