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IP Practice Vlogs: Delving into Some USPTO Examples on Patent Eligibility and Whether PERA Will Eliminate the Technological Improvement Test

The technological improvement test is used by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to determine the issue of subject matter eligibility.
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Training Alone Is Not Enough: Lessons From 'Recentive' and USPTO AI Examples on Patent Eligible Machine-Learning Claims

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 ...
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Patent Term Adjustment Traps for Practitioners to Avoid

“We, the patent community…should work together to incrementally improve our system and find and fix rules that are not working as intended.” Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is a statutory right ...