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USPTO Director Iancu recently proposed new patent eligibility guidelines at the quarterly meeting of the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC).  Iancu noted that clarity is needed both by examiners and applicants asking, “how can a claim be novel enough to pass 102 and nonobvious enough to pass 103, yet lack an “inventive concept” and thereforeContinue reading “USPTO Suggests New Effort to Clarify Patent Eligibility”

After two years of trying to secure the color yellow as a trademark, the TTAB has ruled that consumers do not necessarily associate a yellow box with Cheerios brand cereal Click here for full article

There is a lack of certainty when it comes to intellectual property rights in outer space.  Space Law is generally uniform in its application while intellectual property law varies from country to country. What happens when a patent is infringed in outer space? Currently, nothing as patent laws apply only within the territory of theContinue reading “Intellectual Property Protections in Space”

A photographer shooting wildlife in Indonesia recently left his camera unattended.  He returned to find that a crested black macaque had taken a few interesting shots of himself.  The photographer released the photos and one of them went viral.  When the owner of the camera asked Wikipedia Commons to remove the image from its site,Continue reading “Monkey’s Selfie Creates Copyright Dispute”

If you have developed a mobile application you should consider protecting your intellectual property rights by filing trademark and patent applications where applicable.  You should also consider federal copyright registration as a means of protecting the code and layout of your application.  Click here for full article.

A recent ruling by the Federal Circuit held that claims must do more than simply accelerate human calculations in order to be eligible for patentability.  Inventors would be wise to distinguish the role of the computer in their patent application. Click here for full article

A man claims to have uncovered the formula in an old box of documents that he purchased at a chemist’s estate sale.  He plans to offer the formula for sale on eBay.  Click here for full article