On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) released new guidance on subject matter eligibility, entitled “The 2024 Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance Update Including ...
A design patent may include only one claim and it “shall be in formal terms to the ornamental design for the article.” But the scope of the ...
“Inferential claiming is a strategic tool in patent drafting that, when used effectively, can provide broad and flexible protection for an invention.” In patent law, claims define the scope of an ...