Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence Study By The USPTO | William Morriss | IP Toolworks

The #USPTO is seeking comments from the public regarding the impact of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States since the Supreme Court’s 2016 decisions in Mayo and Alice and subsequent Federal Circuit decisions applying the Supreme Court’s legal framework.

The USPTO will use the responses to prepare a report on how current jurisprudence may have affected U.S. investment and innovation.

William Morriss, the cofounder of IP Toolworks, answers some of the questions.

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Important Highlights

00:37 Impact of jurisprudence on investment and innovation

05:19 3 pages of obviousness and 15 pages of eligibility

08:48 Ability to obtain financing from investors or financial institutions

Watch the video and share your opinions around the questions in the comment section.

#Section101 #Patent #Eligibility #PatentRejections #SoftwarePatents
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Links:
Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence Study
https://www.federalregister.gov/docum...

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00:20 Patent eligibility jurisprudence study by the USPTO

00:37 Impact of jurisprudence on investment and innovation

01:35 Impact in the United States

02:45 Using the Arguminer software

05:19 3 pages of obviousness and 15 pages of eligibility

05:50 Innovation is absolutely secondary

06:21 Writing such a detailed well-thought-out response is costly

06:48 Section 101 places a premium on legal argumentation

07:10 Elevates draftsman and lawyer’s work over innovator’s work

07:46 The design choice is reasonably intuitive

08:18 Innovators lack knowledge about updated eligibility guidance (2019)

08:38 Increased cost, increased uncertainty, and more emphasis on the legal side than on innovation

08:48 Ability to obtain financing from investors or financial institutions

09:40 Getting investment in the technologies dealing with section 101 is difficult

10:13 How the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States affects the public

10:44 Decreases the availability and increases the cost of software-implemented inventions

12:48 Current eligibility jurisprudence discourages public from meaningfully engaging with the patent system

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Disclaimer: The statements and views expressed in this posting are my own and do not reflect those of my law firm, are intended for general informational purposes only, and do not constitute legal advice or a legal opinion.