Patent Reform Advances Through Congress

The first major change in U.S. Patent Law since the 1950’s is ready to take place. The U.S. Senate recently voted 95-5 to pass the Patent Reform Bill, sending the Bill to the House of Representatives for consideration, where the House Judiciary Committee voted 32-3 to recommend its enactment. Known as the America Invents Act, […]

Genes – Patent Eligible Subject Matter Revisited

United States laws relating to patent law have undergone a major overhaul in the last several years. The most important change has been the America Invents Act (AIA) which radically changed the patent laws from a First-to-Invent to a First-to-File system, thereby aligning US laws with the rest of the world. However, the key criteria […]

U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Patents

On June 19, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision that will directly affect software related patents. While the ruling addressed a particular case, it will influence numerous decisions in the lower courts as well as the Patent Office. The case, entitled ALICE CORP. PTY. LTD. V. CLS BANK INTERNATIONAL, ET AL., is a […]

Patent Office Issues Steps Regarding Computer-Implemented Inventions

As reported in an earlier newsletter, on June 19, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision in the case, entitled ALICE CORP. PTY. LTD. V. CLS BANK INTERNATIONAL, ET AL., wherein Alice Corporation (“Alice Corp”) patents claimed: (1) a method of exchanging obligations; (2) a computer system configured to carry out the above method; […]

U.S. PATENT 9,000,000 ISSUES

McHale & Slavin P.A. is pleased to announce that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded the Nine Millionth Patent Number to their client WiperFill Holdings of Jupiter, Florida. On April 10, 2015 the USPTO held a celebration tohonor the 225th Anniversary of the First Patent Act. At the same time the USPTO honored inventor […]