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USPTO’s ‘Scout’ GenAI Platform Gains Traction as Cloud Modernization Hits 58%
13 Feb 2026 22:18 GMT
… that the agency put the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) into Scout so that …
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PTAB Rehearing Limits Double Patenting Rejections of Earlier Patent Applications From Later-Filed Family Members
27 Jan 2026 01:50 GMT
… and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) §§ 8043 and 804.02 …
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AI Trends For 2026 - A Golden Age for AI Technology Patents at the USPTO
27 Jan 2026 01:52 GMT
… -tech patent applications.
December 2025 – Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Updates
Squires published updates …
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Double patenting and divisionals in Canada: evolving strategies for applicants
16 Jan 2026 22:43 GMT
… .C. § 253(b); see also Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), 9th ed. (rev. 10 …
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USPTO Guidance Provides New, Practical Pathways for AI and Software Eligibility
11 Dec 2025 07:58 GMT
… introduced upcoming changes to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) for subject matter eligibility …
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USPTO’s New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance and Best Practices
11 Dec 2025 08:29 GMT
… notice of changes to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) incorporating the precedential Ex …
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Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Obviousness Rulings On Merck’s Oral Cladribine MS Regimen And Clarifies The “By Another” Prior Art Standard
20 Nov 2025 03:23 GMT
… another” status, and that the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) suggested a more flexible …
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IP Hot Topic: Is This Clear Enough? A Caution Against Claiming Transparency but Excluding Translucency From a Design Patent’s Scope
17 Nov 2025 20:53 GMT
… Circuit pointed out that the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure permits oblique shade lines “to … 3165603 (Fed. Cir. 2025).
[2] Manual of Patent Examining Procedure § 1503.02(II).
[3] Smartrend …
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Big Trouble in Small Entity: The USPTO’s New Crackdown on Fee Status Fraud
14 Nov 2025 21:42 GMT
… Notice of Change to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) (https://www …
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Complete inventive entity required to avoid “by another” prior art under pre-AIA § 102(e)
13 Nov 2025 23:04 GMT
… conflicted with language in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), which suggests that the …