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Not All GUIs Are Created Equal Under USPTO Guidelines and Alice

By Jennifer B. Maisel on February 21, 2018
Posted in About the PTAB

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published new and updated guidelines on subject matter eligibility on February 5, 2018, including a quick reference sheet on decisions holding patent claims eligible and identifying abstract ideas, an index of examples, and a chart of subject matter eligibility court decisions.

One update to note in the…

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