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USPTO – Recent Trends – Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. §101
On November 5, 2025, the USPTO hosted an informative “USPTO Hour” in which panelists discussed updates to Subject Matter Eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (“Section 101”). Speakers, including Charles Kim (Deputy Commissioner for Patents), Judge Michael Kim (Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board), and Carolyn Kosowski (Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration), provided insights relating to the August 4, 2025, Memo (August 2025 Memo) to Examiners…
By: Maynard Nexsen