Month: May 2016
USPTO Updates Examiner Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility – Section 101
May 20, 2016
The last update to the USPTO’s guidance to examiners on patent subject matter eligibility was issued in July of 2015. The USPTO recently provided the next iteration, which includes a new set of life science examples, a memorandum to the…
Read MoreWoodard Emhardt Obtains Dismissal of Trademark Infringement Complaint
May 19, 2016
Judge Stivers of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky recently ordered that a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against operators of historical horse racing games by numerous prominent race tracks should be dismissed. The suit alleged that…
Read MoreWoodard Emhardt Obtains Dismissal of Patent Infringement Complaint Under Section 101
May 12, 2016
Judge Stivers of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky recently ordered that a patent infringement lawsuit filed against operators of historical horse racing games should be dismissed as the three patents asserted failed to claim patent…
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