United States: Patent

In Laboratorios Leon Farma SA v The Comptroller General of Patents ([2026] EWHC 663 (Ch)), the High Court of England and Wales has reached an important conclusion relating...

Discretionary denial at the PTAB continues to evolve, and a recent decision by the USPTO Director adds another important dimension.

The USPTO issued significant new supplemental guidance (Guidance) on March 13, 2026, updating its rules for design patent protection of computer-generated icons, graphical user interfaces, and projected and holographic interface designs.

On March 13, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued supplemental guidance that provides design patent applicants with greater flexibility when claiming...

Women's History Month is an opportunity not only to celebrate women's contributions to innovation, but also to examine why those contributions remain underrepresented in the patent system.

In Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Group Corp., No. 24-1686 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 19, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment of noninfringement, emphasizing that patentees' infringement...

In In re Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc., No. 2024-1611 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2026), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's decision affirming the Examiner's obviousness...

In early March, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, continuing the standard that only works created by a human can receive U.S. copyright protection.

On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released new guidance (the “Guidance”) that updates prior USPTO practice guidelines for the examination of design patent applications for computer-generated interfaces, commonly known as graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”) and icons.