The US Patent and Trademark Office rescinded and replaced previous guidance for examining patent applications for AI-assisted inventions, calling the previous framework inapplicable.1 The 2024 guidance incorrectly applied factors used to assess joint inventorship for considering AI-assisted inventions and is inapplicable because AI systems can't be inventors, the Patent Office said in a notice that was scheduled to publish in the Federal Register Nov. 28. The new guidance says the same legal standard for inventorship should [...]

As Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025, he declared, "From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will, very simply, put America first."1 For [...]

Patents are a cornerstone of Intellectual Property (IP) protection, empowering inventors with exclusive rights to make and use their creations while sharing the technical knowledge that fuels progress. Without these vital registrations, technological advances would be curtailed by a combination of corporate secrecy and the fear of reverse engineering. It is no surprise then that the United States is one of the most popular filing destinations globally, with its national office receiving 603,194 utility patent applications in 2024 [...]