Reap What You Sow: Industry-Specific Applications of Data Processing Do Not Survive § 101
AGI SURETRACK LLC v. FARMERS EDGE INC. Before Moore, Mayer, and Lourie. Appeal from the District of Nebraska. Summary: Patents claiming data collection, processing, and transmission using generic computer components...
From Waste to Resource: Lunar Wastewater Systems Highlight Emerging Space Infrastructure and a Growing Multi-Use IP Landscape
Key Takeaway: As space exploration moves toward longer-duration missions and sustained human presence, the need for closed-loop systems for water, waste, and air is driving innovation in space infrastructure. These...
Should Have Written a Better Consent – And How(ey)!
Key Takeaway: The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB” or “the Board”) afforded no weight to a bare-bones trademark consent agreement that contained no provisions for the parties to avoid...
Does the USPTO Issue “Secret Patents” on Aerospace Innovations?
Key Takeaways: Despite periodic mentions by aerospace innovators of “secret patents,” this author is not aware of any evidence of such patents. There may be confusion with “Secrecy Orders,” which...
AI Training and Fair Use
Key Takeaways: While the legal landscape is continuing to take shape, a number of recent court decisions indicate that unlicensed use of copyrighted data to train AI models generally constitutes...
Epineuron Receives 510(k) Clearance for Nerve Stimulator
Epineuron Technologies, a Canada-based clinical-stage nerve care company developing a bioelectronic therapy for the treatment of injured peripheral nerves, announced on May 12 that it has received 510(k) clearance of its Evala® Nerve Stimulator from the...
Energy for the AI Boom: Why the Nextera–Dominion Merger Could Reshape the Race to Power Data Centers
Key Takeaways: NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy recently announced a merger that would combine the biggest renewable energy developer in the country with the utility company powering the largest data...
What Inventors Should Know About AI-Assisted Inventions and Their Patentability
Key Takeaways: AI-assisted inventions are patentable under U.S. law, but only a person can be named as an inventor. The legal standard is the same regardless of whether AI was...
Litigation Update | May 2026
USPTO Director Signals Continued Pro-Patent Discretionary Denial Policy at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Ted M. Cannon In a precedential decision in Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc.,...
