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ARTICLE · 09 MARCH 2022

IP Trends To Watch In 2022

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Even with the year barely off the ground, a number of hot-topic Intellectual Property (IP) trends are beginning to take shape for 2022.

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Even with the year barely off the ground, a number of hot-topic Intellectual Property (IP) trends are beginning to take shape for 2022. It is crucial to know what lies on the business horizon to be ready to meet it successfully.

At Dennemeyer, we like to be ahead of the curve in all things intangible, which is why we keep an ear to the ground and an eye open for future developments. Some of the IP trends we have identified as likely to have considerable presence in 2022 and beyond will come as small wonder to professionals in the sector, while others are much more novel, and may just take you by surprise.

Through Alice's looking glass

Few recent decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States have been more impactful in the IP realm than 2014's Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd v. CLS Bank International. This keystone ruling articulated a two-step test for interpreting the implied limitation of §101 of U.S. Code Title 35 prohibiting the patenting of laws of

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