USPTO Revised Guidance for Subject Matter Eligibility, Effective January 7, 2019

January 08, 2019

On January 4, 2019, the USPTO announced revised guidance taking effect on January 7, 2019, for determining subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (“2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance”). The revised guidance supersedes all versions of the USPTO’s “Eligibility Quick Reference Sheet Identifying Abstract Ideas.” Under the revised guidance, the USPTO outlined… Read more »

USPTO Guidance for Application of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to Computer-Implemented Methods, Effective January 7, 2019

January 08, 2019

On January 4, 2019, the USPTO announced guidance on the application of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to computer-implemented inventions (“Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 112”), which took effect on January 7, 2019. The Guidance stated that for a computer-implemented 35 U.S.C. § 112(f) claim limitation, the specification must disclose… Read more »

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