6/17/2019 2:35PM UPDATE: At the bottom of this post I have now included the same analysis for 102 and 103 rejections. With the senate hearings…
Update Feb 28, 2019: The allowance rates were in fact probably not this high. I failed basic patent law history as explained here. This week…
I ended my last post saying that there was a bunch of “ho hum” opinions that I would get to later. Turns out after a…
Okay, I know last week I said I wouldn’t blog about every PTAB opinion citing to the 2019 Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance, but turns…
Okay, I promise I am not going to blog about every PTAB opinion mentioning the 2019 Guidance, but this one has to be seen to…
Update 2/7/2019: an even better opinion is out. See here. Turns out yesterday’s post missed a seventh PTAB opinion that cites to the 2019 Revised…
Update Feb 5, 2019: There is a 7th opinion (and second reversal). Discussed here. As of today (Feb 3, 2019), there are five PTAB decisions…
Last week I posted a bunch of stats about 101 rejections in the age of Alice and Mayo. The data I presented suggested that, for…
Patentlyo.com recently published a great article from Colleen Chien about the impact of subject matter eligibility rejections on patent prosecution. Here’s a recent analysis I…