Larson & Larson
MAY 16, 2023
Patent drafting is a critical process that involves creating a written document that describes an invention and lays out the grounds for obtaining patent protection. Here are some key points to keep in mind when drafting a patent application: Start by understanding what type of patent protection you need.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently issued an important decision regarding the analogous art doctrine in Netflix v. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s sided with the patentee, holding that a key prior art reference was not analogous art. 22-1138, — F.4th 4th — (Fed.
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IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
A major reason for this is that an examiner’s interpretation of a claim drawn to an innovation that may be worthy of patent protection may cause them to determine that the subject matter as claimed is not patentably distinct from the prior art.
Patently-O
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The Jepson format is a way of writing patent claims where the preamble states the known prior art, and the body specifies the improvements made over this prior art. ” The patent regulations indicate that any “improvement” invention should be drafted in Jepson format. ” MPEP 2129.
The IPKat
OCTOBER 2, 2023
If you are looking for a tool capable of generating meaningful verbal reasoning in the form of a patent draft or office action response, anything predating LLMs may therefore be reasonably ignored. LLMs for patent drafting and prosecution Superficially, patent drafting and prosecution therefore seems to be an ideal use case for LLMs.
Patently-O
APRIL 21, 2024
The court found that the creation of a virtual view was an abstract idea that was also known in the art, as conceded in the patent specifications and later at oral arguments. Therefore, that limitation could not supply the inventive concept required to transform the claims into patent-eligible subject matter.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
These decisions inform strategies to optimize patent drafting and prosecution for artificial intelligence and machine learning related inventions. The result under the second prong is also interesting given the PTAB’s determination that the machine learning claim limitations were not taught by the cited prior art references to date.
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