Imagine you are in court alone without a lawyer, making complex arguments on behalf of yourself and your co-inventor, as to why the patent office made a mistake in rejecting your patent application. Specifically that your invention is patent eligible. Everyone opposing you is a paid professional. It is not hard to see that the...Read More
Consider whether you should change your patent prosecution strategy. There are many changes at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. These include robot examiners, new acceleration programs, changes to the way the examiner corps is evaluated, and many other changes. However, a more subtle change is that the office is more likely not to...Read More
On 2025 October 27 the USPTO launched their Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program, which is a way to advance your applications out of turn for examination. This program offers a predictable way to accelerate the first office action while creating minimal file wrapper estoppel. This new program accelerates the start of prosecution for your applications...Read More
The USPTO launched the Automated Pre-Examination Search Pilot Program on 2025 October 20, as a first attempt at integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the patent examination workflow. We are fans of AI and using pilot programs, but in this case, with one exception, we don’t recommend it. If you do want to try it, then...Read More
The Canadian Commissioner of Patents published a decision rejecting a patent application by an artificial intelligence system and naming the AI as an inventor. Keeping with established practice, the commissioner accepted the advice of members of the Patent Appeal Board that an artificial intelligence system cannot be named as an “inventor”. The applicant, Stephen L....Read More
As a patent agent and founder of Perpetual Motion Patents, I spend most of my time helping startups figure out what’s worth protecting and how to protect it. But I’ve always believed that intellectual property isn’t just for lawyers and inventors. It’s a tool for anyone with ideas and ambition. That’s why I jumped at...Read More
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of what was Twitter, sparked debate by posting a simple statement: “delete all IP law”. Elon Musk, owner of X, quickly responded, “I agree”. Their terse, unpunctuated exchange has ignited discussions about intellectual property (IP) laws, particularly in the context of AI and copyright. Consider the implications for protecting your innovations. Background...Read More
IP education is the first step to unlocking up to $100,000 in government contributions. Our clients can take: Paid education with PMP Free Level 1 education under IP Assist Free Stream 1 under AccelerateIP There are many different path you can take. Background IP education refers to learning about Intellectual Property (IP), which includes patents,...Read More
An important U.S. court has ruled merely using generic machine learning does not constitute a new or useful process. This is a reminder that you need to be cunning in your patent strategy often looking out a decade to where the law will be. Be cunning as fox in your patent strategy. Background An important court for...Read More
The next intake of the CanExport Innovation program starts September 2nd, 2025! Eligible Canadian organizations can receive up to $75,000 per project, covering up to 75% of eligible costs in setting up an R&D collaboration. Read on to learn the details and how to craft a winning application. Our take on CanExport Innovation This program...Read More
