The USPTO released inventorship guidance on February 12, 2024, for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI).

"Continuation Practice" is a common tactic employed by patent applicants; that is, after obtaining an allowance of a patent application, an applicant files a continuation application to attempt...

Patent claims must be directed to one of four statutory categories and must not be directed to a judicial exception unless the claim as a whole includes additional limitations amounting...

USPTO Director John Squires was confirmed by the Senate on September 17, 2025, and a September 22, 2025 press release published by the USPTO welcomed Director Squires into his new role.

We have written before about Amazon's APEX procedure and how it could help patent owners take down infringing products found for sale on Amazon.

FDA databases may contain useful information about the patentability of drugs and validity of drug patents. Also, remember that documents submitted to FDA and NIH...

Summarized in five tips for in-house counsel, Miller looks at ways to maximize patent filings to save time and money. It begins with "universal" patent application disclosures.

What is a document preservation notice? A document preservation notice is a company directive that information related to the subject matter of the lawsuit be maintained.

In 2018, Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act, also known as the "2018 Farm Bill." This legislation removed hemp, defined as cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.)...

To say that the video gaming industry is booming would be quite an understatement. For years, gaming has been one of the fastest growing segments of the worldwide entertainment industry.

As the landscape of e-commerce is constantly evolving, patent enforcement has become a costly challenge for patent owners. E-commerce platforms may have millions...

In 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (CCMPP) to enable accelerated examination of eligible...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the Federal Circuit) is an appeals court that was established under Article III of the US Constitution on October 1, 1982.

There has been a lot of talk recently about the federal legalization of marijuana, but at the national level, marijuana remains illegal and is a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

Harness IP principal Michael Teich looks at the rapidly advancing capabilities of voice cloning and its associated safety, legal, and regulatory concerns.

Trademark infringement in the cannabis industry presents a growing legal challenge as the sector rapidly expands amid evolving state and federal regulations.

Inter partes review petitions fell to an all-time quarterly low of 57 in the second quarter of 2026. The story is no longer just decline; it is substitution. Ex parte reexamination requests hit an all-time quarterly high of 336 in the same quarter, and reexams now account for roughly three-quarters of all post-grant validity filings. The IPR era’s center of gravity has moved.

A trademark is afforded legal protection when it designates a source or origin of its product or service by distinguishing its businesses' good or service from others.

We are pleased to share the Q3 edition of our Chemical and Life Science Patents Newsletter. Along with USPTO updates and US Chem and life science case law practice tips...

In the wake of the 2023 Supreme Court's decision in Amgen, Inc. v Sanofi, the remaining means by which patent practitioners can claim antibodies while satisfying the requirements...