This program will:
- Provide an in-depth analysis of the updated examination guidance
- Demonstrate how technology transfer offices should evaluate their invention disclosures in light of the updated examination guidance
- Reveal how the examiners and tribunals are handling patent applications based on the updated examination guidance
Since the Supreme Court issued its 2014 opinions in Mayo and Alice, patentability has been a moving target – and technology transfer offices have struggling to obtain patent protection in certain areas, including computer-implemented and diagnostic technologies. With so little clarity, evaluating IP in these areas and making commercialization decisions has been more of a guessing game than a reliable process. However, on January 4, 2019, the USPTO published updated examination guidance regarding the subject matter eligibility of technologies involving abstract ideas.
This new guidance marks a course correction for how patents — and particularly software patents — are examined.
We’re teaming up with IP attorney Tyson Benson, Associate with Harness, Dickey and Pierce, PLC, to guide attendees in what adjustments should be made to your IP evaluations in light of the new 101 guidance, and how to best prepare your applications for maximum patent protection.
