5/22/2026 4:31:43 PM The Accidental Disclosure Trap: How Generative AI Can Void Your Patent Rights By Chris Mammen Pin Wu
5/4/2026 3:45:00 PM USPTO Updates SMED Guidance, Encourages Demonstrating Technological Improvement By Seiko Okada Jeffrey Whittle Following the introduction of the “Subject Matter Eligibility Declaration” (SMED) term in December 2025, the United States Patent and...
4/7/2026 7:32:00 PM Beyond the Display: New USPTO Guidance Opens Design Patent Coverage for Virtual, AR, and Projected GUIs By Reid Barber Cory Schug On March 13, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent...
3/23/2026 6:37:00 PM Texas Business Court Signals Broad IP Jurisdiction, Opening Door to Patent‑Adjacent Disputes By Jeffrey Whittle Karthika Perumal The Texas Business Court quickly is becoming a go-to venue for trade secrets disputes in the state. A new decision provides insight into...
3/16/2026 7:16:00 PM USPTO Issues Supplemental Guidance on Design Patents for Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons By Alexander Wharton Jake Wharton On March 13, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published supplemental examination guidance in the Federal...
3/5/2026 9:20:00 PM Federal Circuit: Conventional Techniques Do Not Bar Patent Eligibility By Womble Bond Dickinson Seiko Okada B. Logan Buck In REGENXBIO v. Sarepta Therapeutics, the Federal Circuit recently held that a cell containing a non-naturally occurring recombinant...
12/31/2025 8:05:00 PM USPTO Director Squires Continues Strong Pro-Patent Initiatives: Formation of Standard-Essential Patent Working Group By Jeffrey Whittle Samuel Savanich On December 29, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the creation of a Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) Working Group....
11/20/2025 8:23:00 PM Actualizing Therapy from Psychedelic Compounds Requires Acknowledging the Past Pioneers as well as Encouraging Cooperation from Current Market Players By Ben Bourke An audio summary of this article is available in the player below. Scroll to keep reading. Listen and subscribe to Womble Perspectives...
9/12/2025 3:28:00 PM F-Word as a Trademark? Federal Circuit Leaves the Door Open as it Vacates TTAB's Decision By Jennifer A. Van Kirk Erica Halstead Lori Cohen An audio summary of this article is available in the player below. Scroll to keep reading. Listen and subscribe to Womble Perspectives...
9/11/2025 4:58:00 PM Gotta Catch 'Em All . . . In Court?: Nintendo Bolsters U.S. Patent Portfolio In Wake of Japanese Lawsuit Against Pocketpair By Reid Barber John H. Wright III An audio summary of this article is available in the player below. Scroll to keep reading. Listen and subscribe to Womble Perspectives...
9/9/2025 7:28:00 PM Unsettling Expectations: Avoiding Discretionary Denial of IPR Petitions By Evan Boetticher USPTO Acting Director Coke Stewart's introduction of settled expectations into the discretionary denial calculus for inter partes review...
7/15/2025 11:45:00 PM Design Patent Obviousness: One Year Later By Jace Williams An audio summary of this article is available in the player below. Scroll to keep reading. Listen and subscribe to Womble Perspectives...