July 30, 2021
What does “up to at least 150 volts” mean? Does it mean 150 volts is a maximum voltage due to the use of the words “up
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July 23, 2021
In a recent IPR, the PTAB found a chemical formula in the claims not to be fully supported by a provisional application, opening the claims to
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July 13, 2021
Ex parte Kiely is a recent decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressing whether a Markush group stating “selection from the group comprising”
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July 6, 2021
In United States v. Arthrex, Inc., the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the unreviewable authority wielded by administrative patent judges (APJs) during inter partes review (IPR)
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June 28, 2021
Ex parte Hwang, is a recent decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressing whether a claimed sequence of layers was rendered obvious by
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June 16, 2021
Section 101 specifies four patent eligible categories: process, machine, manufacture, and composition of matter. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has long interpreted § 101 to exclude
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June 7, 2021
In Ex Parte Mitani, Japan Tobacco took a creative approach in attempting to overcome a non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection before the Patent Trial and Appeal
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May 28, 2021
U.S. patent examiners often use an optimization rationale when rejecting claims as obvious. Such situations typically arise when a claim recites a range of possible values
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May 21, 2021
Ex parte Ha, is a recent decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressing the sufficiency of an examiner’s rationale for combining references and
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May 12, 2021
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a decision in Ex Parte Shaw in which an Examiner’s choice of lead compounds (i.e., prior art compounds identified
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