Crocs asks the Supreme Court whether one ITC determination can start two appeal clocks after the Federal Circuit dismissed ...

Final FY2026 numbers: 315,825 utility grants, continuing applications at 26% of grants, US-origin share at 39%, published applications down 6%, and cross-border inventor teams on a record 10.7% of ...

Back in May 2023 I wrote a short post about the University of Texas study that used a GPT-style language model to reconstruct the gist of stories from fMRI scans (An API for the Human Mind, May 6, ...

About Dennis Crouch Law Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law. View all posts by Dennis Crouch → ...

Earlier this week, the USPTO published updated examination guidelines regarding obviousness determinations under 35 U.S.C. §103. While these new guidelines are not legally binding, they offer ...

One noteworthy aspect of the Woodbridge case is the distinction drawn between abandonment and forfeiture of patent rights. These terms are sometimes used loosely, but the Supreme Court was careful in ...

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As the 2025-2026 term ends, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the strength of a trademark is a question of fact or a question of law. The Court granted certiorari in RiseandShine Corp. v.

Our guest author today is a very bright high school student, Kavya Gundlapalli, who is considering a career in law. – DC Guest Post by Kavya Gundlapalli* As America heads toward the 2024 presidential ...

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has doubled its rate of reversing Section 101 rejections since Director John Squires took office, according to my new analysis of ex parte appeal decisions ...

Professor John Duffy (UVA) appears to be in line to take over as USPTO General Counsel. GC is the Director's principal legal advisor and runs an office of about 130 lawyers that include the Office of ...