Source: https://www.aipla.org/detail/news/2019/01/04/uspto-announces-revised-guidance-on-sections-101-and-112
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 06:35:37+00:00

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 4, 2019, announced newly revised 35 U.S.C. § 101 guidance for use by USPTO personnel in evaluating subject matter eligibility. The USPTO also announced guidance on the application of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to computer-implemented inventions. Both guidance documents take effect Monday, January 7, 2019.
The "Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 112" guidance emphasizes various issues with regard to § 112 analysis, specifically as it relates to computer-implemented inventions. Specifically, the § 112 Guidance describes proper application of means-plus-function claiming under § 112(f), of the definiteness requirement under § 112(b), and of the written description and enablement requirements under § 112(a).
"These guidance documents aim to improve the clarity, consistency, and predictability of actions across the USPTO," said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu in a press release. "The USPTO will provide training to examiners and administrative patent judges on both documents to ensure that guidance is being properly administered."

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