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Life Science Companies: Your AI Invention Could Be at Risk

Life Science Companies: Your AI Invention Could Be at Risk

September 30, 2025 | By: Anna Kinney An April 2025 Federal Circuit decision[i] and USPTO guidance[ii] updated August 2025 provide a clearer understanding of how courts and patent examiners evaluate AI inventions, highlighting common pitfalls that can affect life science companies using AI systems for technological breakthroughs. Federal Circuit Rejects Generic AI The Federal Circuit… Continue reading Life Science Companies: Your AI Invention Could Be at Risk

Design Patent Best Practices: Everything You Need to Know

Design Patent Best Practices: Everything You Need to Know

September 26, 2025 | By: Anna Kinney and William Flachsbart   Avoid Common Pitfalls Design patent applications often face rejections due to common, preventable mistakes. An analysis of over 85 USPTO office actions reveals that drawing quality issues dominate, appearing in over half of the cases reviewed. The most serious rejections involve prior art anticipation,… Continue reading Design Patent Best Practices: Everything You Need to Know

Leveraging the ITC for Patent Protection Against Foreign Infringers

Leveraging the ITC for Patent Protection Against Foreign Infringers

May 22, 2025 |  By: Anna Kinney and Daniel Finnegan   Congratulations on being awarded a patent in the United States! If someone infringes on your patent, you can pursue litigation for damages or an injunction. Or you can opt for non-litigation options like sending a cease-and-desist letter or negotiating a licensing agreement. Dunlap Bennett… Continue reading Leveraging the ITC for Patent Protection Against Foreign Infringers

Patent Examiner Interviews: An Applicant’s Guide

Patent Examiner Interviews: An Applicant’s Guide

April 22, 2025 |  By: Anna Kinney and Daniel Finnegan   Patent examination (“prosecution”) can present the Applicant with a unique set of challenges.   One such challenge is talking directly with the examiner assigned to your patent application. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers the opportunity to speak with the examiner during… Continue reading Patent Examiner Interviews: An Applicant’s Guide

How Do I Know if My Design is Patentable? The New Test

How Do I Know if My Design is Patentable? The New Test

July 8, 2024 |  By: Anna Kinney and Daniel Finnegan   Design patents protect the ornamental appearance of an article. The protection granted by a design patent is primarily indicated by illustrations. Since the first grant in 1842, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued about 1.03 million design patents.   Why… Continue reading How Do I Know if My Design is Patentable? The New Test

American Innovation: Exploring Geographic, Demographic, and Critical Technology Trends in Patents

American Innovation: Exploring Geographic, Demographic, and Critical Technology Trends in Patents

April 19, 2024 |  By: Anna Kinney and Daniel Finnegan   The 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) report entitled “Invention, Knowledge Transfer, and Innovation” provides interesting analyses of patent and trademark activities according to several criteria. These include a geographic analysis of US regional patent inventorship and ownership. Patents issued in 2022 were analyzed to… Continue reading American Innovation: Exploring Geographic, Demographic, and Critical Technology Trends in Patents

Taking The Patent Leap: Invention Information an Entrepreneur Needs

Taking The Patent Leap: Invention Information an Entrepreneur Needs

February 15, 2024 |  By: Anna Kinney and Daniel Finnegan    A great idea can get an entrepreneur started down an exciting business path. If you have an invention, you can consult a patent practitioner, i.e., a patent attorney or a patent agent, to help decide whether to apply for a patent. We can also… Continue reading Taking The Patent Leap: Invention Information an Entrepreneur Needs

NATIONAL SECURITY, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND JUDICIAL EXCEPTIONS: LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS YOUR BUSINESS

National Security, Pharmaceuticals, and Judicial Exceptions: Legislation That Affects Your Business November 7, 2023 |  By: Anna Kinney and Daniel Finnegan   National Security Does your business employ foreign nationals or work with a state-owned enterprise? You need to be aware of HR5475[1], which may bar your business from obtaining some patents.   Congressman Scott… Continue reading NATIONAL SECURITY, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND JUDICIAL EXCEPTIONS: LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS YOUR BUSINESS

Patents are Going Paperless

April 12, 2023   |   By: Anna Kinney   USPTO Transitions From Hardcopy Patents   Inventors prize their bound hardcopy patents for both sentimental reasons and because the hardcopy can be useful in negotiation. The USPTO only issues one original “Letters Patent.” If a patent is lost or destroyed, the best the owner can do is… Continue reading Patents are Going Paperless

The Role of Patents in Prescription Drugs

By: Anna Kinney  [9/22/22] Americans spend on average about $1,300 per person per year on prescription drugs, which represents only about 13.3% of the total paid-for drugs in the US. Private insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid pay another 81.8%. These costs are higher in the US than in the rest of the world and the prices… Continue reading The Role of Patents in Prescription Drugs

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