Harry Bedford

Patent law might be global in scope, but in practice it’s local - and that creates real complexity for patent attorneys navigating different jurisdictions.

We are excited to welcome Dina Blikshteyn, partner at Haynes Boone, to Solve Intelligence's Customer Advisory Board.

We’re excited to welcome Kevin Johnson, partner at Quinn Emanuel, to Solve Intelligence’s Customer Advisory Board.

On August 4, 2025, the USPTO issued a memorandum to software-related art units about subject matter eligibility for AI and computer-implemented claims under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The memo emphasizes that it "is not intended to announce any new USPTO practice or procedure and is meant to be consistent with existing USPTO guidance".

This memo builds on and refers to previous July 2024 AI guidance. That guidance provided new examples and analytical frameworks for examining AI inventions. This memo attempts to ensure those frameworks are consistently applied across art units.

The memo addresses four areas where examiners often lack consistency when applying the Alice/Mayo steps: mental process analysis, distinguishing claims that recite versus involve judicial exceptions, analyzing claims as a whole, and determining when rejections are appropriate. 

We are excited to welcome Jeff Draeger, Director of Intel’s Patent Group, to Solve Intelligence’s Customer Advisory Board.

We are excited to welcome Harm van Heijden, a partner at NLO, to Solve Intelligence’s Customer Advisory Board.