It is impossible to give a precise definition of what constitutes a patentable invention, since the answer depends upon many factors. The final determination of patentability is made by the Patent ...

The concept of inventorship continues to evolve with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). AI-generated inventions spur disagreement among Patent Offices across the world as to who, or what, ...

Patentability of inventions involving artificial intelligence ("AI") can have an outsized impact on how companies in the health care space protect their intellectual property—patents in particular.

John Duffy is the Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law at University of Virginia School of Law. Although Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank was identified by this website and many other commentators as a major ...

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A patentability search is conducted to determine if a given invention is novel or not. Loosely defined, patentability search is a process ...

One of the most common questions any patent practitioner receives relates to knowing when an invention can be patented. How do you know whether you have an invention for which a patent can be obtained ...

Patent applicants may be unfairly prevented from obtaining commercially valuable protection for a product, particularly during the patent procurement phase, due to recent trends in the application of ...