Earlier today the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Dolly the cloned sheep, and any other genetic clones, are patent ineligible in the United States because the ...

Takeaways from the “Protecting Innovation in the Age of AI” Lunch & Learn at The Combine that highlighted why patents matter, and how to reduce the risk of losing out on them in the age of AI. The ...

In a unanimous decision last month, the Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring genes are not patentable. But, said the Court, cDNA, a man-made copy of the genetic messenger in cells, is ...

Assuming that the invention is “nonobvious” over such previously known technology, there are still limitations to the types of subject matters that can qualify for patenting under 35 U.S.C. Section ...

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To qualify for a patent, an invention must consist of patentable subject matter. Rule 2, paragraph one of the Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Patent Law (CPL) defines an invention as a new ...

In a bill passed earlier today, the Government of New Zealand announced that software in the country will no longer be patentable. New Zealand's largest IT representative body, the Institute of IT ...

Do you remember Slinkys? Fun for a girl and a boy? Oddly, a toy that brought entertainment to so many kids is also emblematic of an unfortunate offshoot of the very important patent reform discussions ...