USPTO Issues Memoranda on Subject Matter Eligibility

Late last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published three memos addressing its latest policies regarding subject matter eligibility. These included “Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations” from Director Squires to the patent examining corps, “Best Practices for Submission of Rule 132 Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs)” from……
By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP