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Life Sciences Litigation Update - January 2023

JD Supra Law

The issue of what is or is not patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. ยง Supreme Court decisions on the topic, as well as a large body of caselaw from the U.S. 101 has been hotly contested over the past decade. The debate stems largely from two U.S. By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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Momentum Builds for Supreme Court Review of American Axle, Clarification of Patent Eligibility Law

JD Supra Law

Introduction - The Mayo/Alice subject-matter eligibility test has been a controversial topic since its creation. Many have argued that it leaves innovators, particularly in the software field, with uncertainty as to whether their advances are patentable. By: Knobbe Martens

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Sanderling Management v. Snap Inc. No. 21-2173 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2023) Alice โ€“ 35 U.S.C. ยง 101

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Topic This case addresses patent eligibility under Alice and whether the district court should have afforded the patent owner leave to amend its complaint. Background Sanderling asserted three patents sharing a common specification against Snap in the Northern District of Illinois.

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

The IP Law Blog

CLS Bank Intโ€™l , which involve the limits on patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. ยง For example, in Alice, the court stated โ€œ[t]he โ€˜abstract ideasโ€™ category embodies the longstanding rule that an idea of itself is not patentable.โ€

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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. provided contrasting viewpoints on the matter, with some corporations urging legislative reform, and others quite pleased with the current state of law. On October 15, 2021, the U.S Current State.

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Computer-Generated Electronic Images & The Article of Manufacture Requirement: The USPTO Declines to Extend Subject Matter Eligibility to โ€œDisembodiedโ€ Designs

LexBlog IP

In response to public comments submitted in response to its request thereof regarding the “article of manufacture” requirement for design patent eligibility appearing in Title 35, United States Code, Section 171 , and as explained in our previous post , the U.S. a)(I) ] but provides important clarifications.”

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It is Time to Tell Your Eligibility Stories

Patently-O

At the behest of several leading Senators, the USPTO has begun a study on the “Current State of Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence.” The agency would like input from various stakeholders, including inventors, owners, investors, licensees, users, and patent attorneys. Read more here: [link].