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Intellectual property law
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1 week ago

Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) to Overcome Eligibility Rejections

USPTO guidance formalizes use of Rule 132 Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) to submit evidence rebutting §101 rejections under 37 C.F.R. § 1.132.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 week ago

USPTO's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy: The Quiet Death of Thaler and the Legal Fiction of Human Inventorship

The USPTO now presumes human inventorship for AI-assisted inventions if any natural person is willing to sign the oath, undermining Thaler.
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