Will Arthrex Blow Up The PTAB?
In the pending Supreme Court case, United States v. Arthrex, Inc., two main issues are presented before the Court. One, whether the administrative patent judges (“APJs”) of the Patent Trial…
What Questions Should Courts Ask When Applying Step One of the Alice Framework?
Following Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs, Inc., 566 U.S. 66 (2012), the Supreme Court set forth the Alice framework—a two-step inquiry—to determine patent eligibility. Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank…