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Evolving Perspectives: USPTO Call for Comments on Patent Eligibility Comes to a Close (Part 1)

IPilogue

Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) closed the public comment period on the contentious topic of patent eligibility. While a vast realm of things can be patented, software and medical devices are frequently hot topics when discussing patent eligibility. On October 15, 2021, the U.S Significant U.S. Precedent: Alice/Mayo test .

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USPTO Requests Input on Patent Eligibility from Critical Sectors Impacted by Current Law

The IP Law Blog

As a result, the USPTO has requested comments from the public on 13 topics, which can be found at this link and are paraphrased and summarized below. economy in the areas of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, precision medicine, diagnostic methods, pharmaceutical treatments, and other computer-related inventions.

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Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence

Patently-O

In particular, the Government highlighted the then-pending certiorari petition in Athena Diagnostics, Inc. Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC, a case involving medical diagnostic methods in which the Federal Circuit, in denying rehearing en banc, issued multiple separate opinions asking the Supreme Court for further guidance in the area.

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Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. Details of the inventions, the best method of performing them, and the claims for which inventors seek protection should be mentioned specifically and clearly in patent applications. Who can file a patent application?

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Announcing IPO white paper on a Global Perspective on Software and Medical Device Guidance 

LexBlog IP

The same applies to artificial intelligence methods which, when applied to medical data such as medical imaging, are considered technical. can be patentable but face a high level of scrutiny as related to both software ( Alice ) as well as medical diagnostics ( Mayo ). Christopher Goerge ). ” See id.

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It is Time to Tell Your Eligibility Stories

Patently-O

The exact topic of comments are not limited, but the Agency has created a list of 13 questions that may guide input. How is eligibility jurisprudence impacting the following: quantum computing; AI; precision medicine; diagnostic methods; pharmaceutical treatments; and other computer-related inventions?

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USPTO Requests Input on Patent Eligibility from Critical Sectors Impacted by Current Law

LexBlog IP

As a result, the USPTO has requested comments from the public on 13 topics, which can be found at this link and are paraphrased and summarized below. economy in the areas of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, precision medicine, diagnostic methods, pharmaceutical treatments, and other computer-related inventions.

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