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Determining Entity Status Before the United States and Patent Trademark Office: Large, Small, or Micro?
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Determining Entity Status Before the United States and Patent Trademark Office: Large, Small, or Micro?

When filing any patent application with the United States and Patent Trademark Office (USPTO), patent applicants must designate their entity status.  Selecting the correct entity status can significantly reduce costs, so it is important to determine the correct entity status and update the status as needed throughout a patent’s and patent application’s life.  Below is a discussion on how a patent applicant or patentee can determine their entity status and change their entity status after an initial designation, if appropriate. 

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Patenting Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Biotech and Synthetic Biology
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Patenting Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Biotech and Synthetic Biology

By Terri Shieh-Newton, PhD, and Marguerite McConihe

Artificial Intelligence (AI) inventions have aided development in nearly every industry, but perhaps none more so than synthetic biology. For synthetic biology researchers, AI has developed into a vital tool to create cutting edge applications.

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Recap of Federal Register Notice on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Issues
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Recap of Federal Register Notice on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Issues

By Marc T. Morley, Michael T. Renaud, Paul S. Brockland

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming important across a diverse spectrum of technologies and businesses. As AI grows in importance in business and technology, so too grows the number of patent applications and the potential for uncertainty.

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Software Is Still Patent Eligible
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Software Is Still Patent Eligible

By Mike Van Loy, Mike Renaud, Sandra Badin, Matt Karambelas, and Nick Mouton

In recent years, software patents have come under fire from legislation (the American Invents Act) that has generally made patents easier to invalidate, and from court decisions (the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank[1] and its progeny) that have made computer-implemented inventions more vulnerable to subject matter eligibility challenges.

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