Examiner Interview Practice During COVID-19 Until further notice, examiner and examining attorney interviews, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a pilot program directed to COVID-19 Prioritized Examination. The pilot program started on May 14,...

Can a garage-door opener be a patent-ineligible abstract concept? The CAFC thought so, but now the Supreme Court may weigh in.