Miller Mendel Inc. filed a lawsuit against the City of Anna, Texas (“the City”), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of Claims 1, 5, and 15 of U.S.

The short answer is "no, but yes." This post explains why and illuminates how software, apps, and computer-related products can be protected by patents. When people ask "is software patentable?," they ...

This is the second half of my interview with John Ferrell, longtime Silicon Valley patent attorney and angel investor, about intellectual property protection for software. Read the first half here.

A med tech case decided by the PTAB is helpful to inform patent strategy for AI enabled inventions across various disciplines and industries. Patent applicants should expect to see reliance by the ...

“U.S. patent drafters should find that if their applications meet the requirements of Alice v. CLS Bank, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure guidelines, and the USPTO guidelines on software ...

Patent injustice for small software companies The software patent system as it stands favours large enterprises, which has serious implications for future innovation and development in the IT industry ...

Australia, China, India, the US and the EPO all have subtly different approaches to the patentability and protection of software inventions. Practitioners from each of the jurisdictions explain the ...

“Though these new guidelines may seem unnecessary, there is clear benefit to the public, especially to the applicants who rely on patents for future innovative endeavors.” The United States Patent and ...