Microsoft has published a patent application for a system that would pause a video game, play an advert, and then reward the player with more time to keep playing. The filing is titled 'Contextually ...

On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) released new guidance on subject matter eligibility, entitled “The 2024 Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance Update Including ...

Sony has patented a system that could turn PS5 DualSense and future PlayStation controllers into payment devices, allowing ...

“A top-down approach starts with a big picture, breaking it down into smaller components until achieving the objective. A bottom-up approach starts with small, individual components and builds to a ...

The Recentive decision exemplifies the Federal Circuit’s skepticism toward claims that dress up longstanding business problems in machine-learning garb, while the USPTO’s examples confirm that ...

On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility with a specific focus on artificial intelligence (AI) inventions.

A med tech case decided by the PTAB is helpful to inform patent strategy for AI enabled inventions across various disciplines and industries. Patent applicants should expect to see reliance by the ...

“The Budapest Treaty saves applicants money by allowing one biological deposit to satisfy the requirements of each contracting state to the treaty, while establishing uniform biological deposit ...

Attorneys Dan Altman and Vlad Teplitskiy authored, "When and Where to File Patent Applications," which was published on the Maple Business Council website. Excerpt: "In general, a patent is only valid ...

Aparna Kareer and Sneha Agarwal of Obhan & Associates discuss the provisions of Indian patent law under which experimental data is required, the nature of the data and submission stages Experimental ...

Innovation in the mechanical and industrial space tends to be more incremental than it is in the electrical and biotechnology spaces, and that has been particularly true over the last 10 years. But ...