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EPO Board of Appeal Clarifies Patent Scope for AI-Driven Engineering Design in T 0847/24
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EPO Board of Appeal Clarifies Patent Scope for AI-Driven Engineering Design in T 0847/24

The European Patent Office Board of Appeal’s ruling in case T 0847/24 highlights critical considerations for patenting AI-assisted engineering designs. The Board held that post-grant amendments adding manufacturing steps to claims originally limited to data generation violate Article 123(3) EPC, as they extend the pat…

Thursday, September 10, 2026
Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Eligibility: Concrete Implementations Survive Abstract Idea Challenges While Broad Result-Oriented Claims Falter
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Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Eligibility: Concrete Implementations Survive Abstract Idea Challenges While Broad Result-Oriented Claims Falter

The Federal Circuit issued key decisions on patent eligibility and inter partes review, emphasizing the importance of claim specificity in overcoming abstract idea rejections. In Constellation Designs v. LG Electronics, the court vacated eligibility for broad optimization claims but affirmed eligibility for claims cov…

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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