April 09, 2026 AlertsUSPTO Implements PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program for U.S. National Stage ApplicationsBy Eileen S. Sun
April 09, 2026 AlertsCourt Narrows Patent Case to Direct Infringement Claims, Dismissing Willfulness and Indirect TheoriesBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
April 02, 2026 AlertsFederal Court Approves Email and Website Service on Foreign DefendantBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
March 25, 2026 AlertsPatent Lawyers Disqualified for Conflict of Interest Involving Third-Party FunderBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
March 17, 2026 AlertsDispute Over Terms of Confidentiality Order Doesn’t Stop the Discovery ClockBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
March 10, 2026 AlertsCourt Rejects Amendment to Add Indefiniteness Theories Based on Plain Language of PatentBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
March 09, 2026 AlertsGenetically Engineered Host Cells are Patent Eligible, Federal Circuit RulesBy Eileen S. Sun
March 05, 2026 AlertsLarge Entity, Small Entity or Micro Entity: Which Type of Patent Applicant Are You?By James M. Singer
February 24, 2026 AlertsCourt Interprets NJ Local Patent Rules to Allow Newly Asserted ClaimsBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
February 18, 2026 AlertsConfidential Information Cannot be ‘Un-learned’By Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
February 10, 2026 AlertsIn Patent Dispute, NJ Federal Court Declines to Clarify Standard for Striking Expert TheoriesBy Paul W. Kalish and Jonathan J. Madara
October 27, 2025 AlertsUSPTO Launches 'Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program' for Expedited Patent ExaminationBy Eileen S. Sun
October 15, 2025 AlertsUSPTO Implements Change to Restrict Examiner InterviewsBy Peter F. Corless and Steven M. Jensen
July 29, 2025 AlertsReport: U.S. Commerce Department Weighs New Patent FeeBy Peter F. Corless and Steven M. Jensen
June 26, 2025 ArticlesHow to Navigate the Biosimilar and Biologic Markets Amid Challenging US Litigation TrendsIntellectual Asset ManagementBy Gerard P. Norton, Jonathan R. Lagarenne, Jianming Jimmy Hao, Howard S. Suh and Jonathan J. Madara
April 15, 2025 AlertsUSPTO to Expedite Patent IssuanceBy Peter F. Corless, Steven M. Jensen and Sarah Kapelner
November 21, 2024 AlertsUSPTO to Increase Patent Fees January 19, 2025By Peter F. Corless and Steven M. Jensen
September 30, 2024 AlertsUSPTO to Terminate AFCP 2.0 Program Effective Dec. 14By Peter F. Corless and Steven M. Jensen
July 17, 2024 AlertsNew USPTO Guidance Describes Patent Eligibility for Inventions That Use AIBy James M. Singer and Lawrence T. Hoff
July 02, 2024 ArticlesWhat's Next for Hatch-Waxman Litigation and Improper Orange Book Patent Listings?New Jersey Law Journal By Peter J. Butch III and Howard S. Suh
May 22, 2024 AlertsFederal Circuit Revamps Obviousness Test for Design PatentsBy Dianna G. El Hioum and Bradley T. Edgington
February 13, 2024 AlertsInventorship: USPTO Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions Underscores Importance of ‘Human Contributions’By: Sarah B. Kapelner, Pete Corless and Gunjan Agarwal
August 23, 2023 AlertsCan Inventions Created Using Artificial Intelligence Be Patented?The LightbulbBy Ryan Miller
May 30, 2023 AlertsPatent Litigation Funding: What You Need to KnowThe LightbulbBy Lauren Sabol and Lawrence Hoff
April 27, 2023 AlertsCha-Ching: USPTO Proposes Increases in Patent FeesBy Peter F. Corless, Peter J. Butch III and Steven M. Jensen
March 22, 2023 AlertsReady, Set, Go: Implications of USPTO's Shift to Electronic Patent GrantsBy Peter F. Corless, Peter J. Butch III, and Steven M. Jensen
March 06, 2023 AlertsInventor Remuneration and What It Means for Companies in the Global MarketplaceThe LightbulbBy Marilou E. Watson and John Edwin Ryan R. Guerrero
January 03, 2023 AlertsNew Year, New Patent Regulations: From DOCX to Unitary PatentsBy Peter J. Butch III
Multiple editions, 2005 - 2023 BooksThe Patent Law HandbookWest and Thomson ReutersBy Jeff E. Schwartz
December 30, 2022 AlertsHow Long Does It Take for the USPTO to Issue a Patent or Register a Trademark? (2022 Edition)By James M. Singer
December 19, 2022 AlertsThe European Unitary Patent System Is Coming: You Should Consider Opting Out For NowThe LightbulbBy Dianna G. El Hioum and Linda Foit
September 15, 2022 AlertsExpedited Patent Examination: Understanding Your Options in the US and AbroadBy Scott A. Warren
February 24, 2022 AlertsPatent Pending in Canada? Do This Now to Avoid Higher Costs Later.By James M. Singer
August 16, 2021 AlertsProblems – and Solutions – For Securing Patent Protection Over Diagnostic TechnologiesCo-authored by Peter Butch
July 25, 2021 Articles‘AISITAs’ and Written Description Requirements: Considerations and Guidance for AI Patent ApplicationsIP WatchdogBy Linda Foit, Ph.D. and Dianna G. El Hioum
June 03, 2021 AlertsHow to Patent Software and Computer-Implemented Business Methods in the United States and Abroad
September 08, 2020 AlertsWhat Every Startup Needs To Know Before Filing for a PatentBy James M. Singer
August 10, 2020 AlertsUSPTO Launches Patent Licensing Platform to Promote COVID-19 Technology DevelopmentBy Michael W. Glynn, Ph.D.
July 02, 2020 AlertsUSPTO Launches COVID-19 Prioritized Patent Application Examination PilotBy James M. Singer
June 30, 2020 AlertsUSPTO Provides Limited Patent and Trademark Deadline Extensions Under the CARES ActBy Flynn Barrison, Dianna G. El Hioum and James M. Singer
June 2020Illumina v. Ariosa: Carving Out a New 'Bucket' of Section 101 Patent Eligible ClaimsBy Howard S. Suh
May 22, 2019 AlertsUsing Invention to Provide Service Prior to Patent Filing Can Trigger on-Sale BarBy James M. Singer
May 07, 2018 AlertsWhat Government Contractors Need to Know About the Revised Disclosure Requirements (and Patent Filing Deadlines) for Federally-Funded InventionsBy James M. Singer
March 21, 2018 AlertsAre Invention Disclosure Documents Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege?By James M. Singer
December 06, 2017 AlertsWhy Do Patents Often Include Method Claims and Apparatus Claims?By James M. Singer