Kintera, a company in San Diego that leases software that helps nonprofit organizations raise money online, has submitted 13 patent applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The ...

EPO practice of allowing patents on non-GM plants is becoming increasingly brazen, says No Patents on SeedsRecent decisions ...

After the Alice decision last summer by the Supreme Court, a large number of business method and software patents have been invalidated or found unpatentable by federal courts and the Patent Office as ...

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On January 7, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published updated examination guidance, instructing the examining corps and the PTAB how they should apply 35 U.S.C. § 101. On the same day, ...

“Unfortunately, not nearly enough individuals and companies are seeking design patent protection. In 2019, for example, there were 46,847 design patent applications filed, which represents 7.01% of ...

On May 6, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released new life science examples on subject matter eligibility (Examples 28-32, consecutively numbered after the previously released USPTO ...

Article 83 of the European Patent Convention is the 'quiet clause' that can invalidate a patent for insufficient disclosure.

According to a recent report, Apple patents filed in the US in 2025 have fallen. Apple patents in the US see a decline in ...