USPTO’s New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance and Best Practices

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued three memoranda focused on subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Together, these memos: (1) formalize the role of Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) in prosecution, (2) outline best practices for SMEDs and (3) provide notice of changes to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) incorporating the precedential Ex Parte Desjardins decision….
By: Haynes Boone