On January 7, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published updated examination guidance, instructing the examining corps and the PTAB how they should apply 35 U.S.C. § 101. On the same day, ...

We previously discussed the new personalized medicine example in the USPTO’s October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update. Here, we look at the new nature-based product example, and consider how it ...

Although gene patents have been granted worldwide for several years, the wisdom of this action is now being questioned. Lawsuits, proposed legislation, international protests and even patent-office ...

Ruixian Liu of Kangxin Partners analyses the key differences between the legal approaches of both jurisdictions and provides practical insights to help patent applicants navigate local challenges In ...

The announcement by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that ten drugs will be subject to price negotiation under the Inflation Adjustment Act has unleashed a storm of debate. Most observers ...

How a museum dedicated to telling the story of industrial history became the steward of the largest private collection of patent models Caroline Western-Osienski Nation of Inventors, Hagley Museum and ...