5 Things To Know About USPTO's New Eligibility Guidance

By Michelle Holoubek and Lestin Kenton (January 8, 2019, 4:26 PM EST) -- Patent stakeholders have recognized the difficulties in consistently predicting what subject matter is patent-eligible, given the inconsistent and varying manner in which the Alice/Mayo test has been applied over the years. Responding to these difficulties and calls for action from many, on Jan. 7, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidance on patent eligibility, seeking to improve the overall clarity, consistency and predictability of patent-eligibility analysis performed by the office....

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