Myers Bigel attorneys will be providing updates on various issues related to the patent process.
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. v. Viasat, Inc. – Drafting Functional Claims & Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Blog Post Submitted By: Madison Wayland In 2023, Western Digital Technologies, Inc. (“Western Digital”) sued Viasat, Inc. (“Viasat”), alleging that Viasat’s media streaming systems and software infringe claims of several Western…
USPTO Continues Efforts to Streamline Processes
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that, beginning on January 30, 2024, they will start issuing Certificates of Correction (COC) for patents electronically. This is the latest…
Courts continue to remind patent owners and patent practitioners that when it comes to patent drafting, the specification is just as important as the claims, if not more
The claims of a patent define the scope of the invention and provide the metes and bounds of patent protection afforded under the patent. Therefore, often people pay more attention…
Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020
H.R. 1503, the “Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020” was signed into law January 5, 2021. The Act amends sections 505(b)(1), 505(c)(2), and 505(j)(7) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic…
On the Subject of Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
Honk if you love 35 U.S.C. § 101.[1] We last discussed subject matter eligibility on our blog with respect to the January 2019 guidance from the USPTO for computer-implemented inventions.[2]…
Federal Ban on the Registration of Offensive Trademarks Ruled Unconstitutional
Last month (June, 24, 2019), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Iancu v. Brunetti that the federal ban on the registration of "immoral or scandalous" trademarks violated the First Amendment. …
Recent Statistic on Chinese Patent Filings
According to the report the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released January 2019, 3.17 million patent applications were filed worldwide in 2017, and 43.6% (1.38 million) of these patent applications…
Recent Developments in Patent Law: Cases
The Supreme Court and Federal Circuit continue to be active in the early stages of 2019 with respect to patents. This post takes a brief look at two recently decided…
USPTO Rings in 2019 with New Guidance for Computer-Implemented Inventions – Part II
As we discussed last time, subject matter eligibility was not the only patentability requirement for which the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued new guidance on January 7,…
USPTO Rings in 2019 with New Guidance for Computer-Implemented Inventions – Part I: Subject Matter Eligibility
If the USPTO makes New Year’s resolutions, "release new guidance documents" must have been at the top of its list for 2019. Patent practitioners were treated to not one, but…
Technical Improvements Providing Path to Patent Eligibility
In recent years, software-centric patents have been increasingly at risk for receiving rejections from the US Patent Office under 35 U.S.C. § 101. These rejections, based primarily on the Supreme…
10 Million U.S. Patents!
On June 19, 2018 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 10,000,000 symbolizing the breath and strength of American invention and showing that patents are still…