Examiner Interview Practice During COVID-19Until further notice, examiner and examining attorney interviews, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) oral hearings, and other similar…
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, 2020 and is limited to…
Can a garage-door opener be a patent-ineligible abstract concept? The CAFC thought so, but now the Supreme Court may weigh in.