Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Apr. 18, 2019
What is really patentable? PTO sheds light in recent guidance
See more on What is really patentable? PTO sheds light in recent guidanceUnder the leadership of Director Andrei Iancu, the PTO has issued several key guidelines to help determine questions of patentability.
Mei Tsang
Umberg Zipser LLPintellectual property
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Univ of Illinois College of Law
Whether or not something is patentable is foundational to any patent system because that is the first question that gets asked -- what is it protectable as a patent? Why does this matter? It matters because having a predictable and consistent intellectual property system is a key component of any successful economic system. Stakeholders need to know upfront the categories of technology, or science, or human activity that a government will protect as patents. Without c...
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