October 2019 Update: Subject Matter Eligibility – A Closer Look
New China Patent Examination Guidelines Effective November 1, 2019
PTO Releases New Guidelines on Subject Matter Eligibility
Why a Machine Readable Computer Instruction is not Abstract
Edison Light Bulb Patent Invalidated
This satirical post on patent docs.org just about sums it up when it comes to 101 jurisprudence these days: https://www.patentdocs.org/2019/10/federal-circuit-invalidates-edisons-light-bulb-patent.html
OSI v. Apotex – Christmas in October!
In OSI v. Apotex, Appeal no. 2018-1925 (Fed. Cir., October 4, 2019), the panel reversed the PTAB and found that the method of treatment...
Athena’s “Questionable” Petition for Cert.
On October 1st, Athena filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court following the Fed. Cir.’s fractured denial for its...
Upcoming Shanghai Conference – Design of Medical Devices
SLW is sponsoring the upcoming Design of Medical Devices Conference in Shanghai, China on December 6-8, 2019. Douglas Portnow and Aaron Wininger, Director of the...
Senate Subcommittee on IP Holds Hearings on SWOT of STRONGER Bill
This bill has been introduced into both houses of Congress in a bipartisan effort to curb the reach of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings...
WIPO Launches UDRP for .CN and .中国 ccTLD
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) for .CN and .中国 (China) country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), the...
INO v. Praxair – Method-by-Selection Claims Fail Mayo/Alice Test
In Ino Therapeutics LLC v. Praxair Distrib., Inc., Appeal no.2018-1019 (Fed. Cir., August 27, 2019) a divided Fed. Cir. panel comprising Judges Dyk and...
Extended CNIPA Holiday Closure – Chinese National Day
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will be closed from October 1, 2019 to October 7, 2019 for the Chinese National Day holiday....