This past year saw major shifts affecting patent adjudication, prosecution strategy, biotechnology claiming, artificial ...

'The selected vendor must be willing to receive consideration that is primarily non-monetary,' says the USPTO The US Patent and Trademark Office is exploring a plan for using AI at the agency to speed ...

Barnes & Thornburg attorneys Lauren Baker and John W. Cox examine the practical uses, benefits, and challenges of using artificial intelligence in U.S. patent litigation.

An expert Q&A on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) 2025 guidance memoranda addressing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) approach to discretionary denials of inter partes review ...

The US government just laid down the law on who owns an idea when AI helps create it. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued new guidelines basically saying that AI tools – like ChatGPT, ...

Ruixian Liu of Kangxin Partners analyses the key differences between the legal approaches of both jurisdictions and provides practical insights to help patent applicants navigate local challenges In ...

Partners at Foley Hoag examine how recent CJEU jurisprudence may serve as a catalyst for recalibrating US judicial reluctance to entertain foreign patent claims Patents are national rights, remaining ...

Startups often have a great idea but there is plenty they should know before beginning the US patent process, says Reed Risenmay of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch. I love it when people ask me what I ...