USPTO Proposes Rule and Director Implements Policy Likely to Limit Multiple Patent Validity Challenges
On Friday, October 17, the USPTO published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would likely reduce filings of inter partes review patent validity challenges. In addition, USPTO Director John Squires...
Bryan McWhorter Authors Legaltech News Article on How Generative AI Is Transforming Patent Prosecution
In the Legaltech News article “Reports of Death Greatly Exaggerated: Why Generative AI Is Powering, Not Pulverizing, Patent Prosecution,” Knobbe Martens partner Bryan McWhorter explores the impact of generative AI...
Life Science Considerations on the USPTO’s New Guidelines for AI-Assisted Inventorship
On November 26, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued revised guidelines for determining inventorship of AI-assisted inventions,[1] which is a significant development in life science innovations,...