>But the Patent Office has been keeping some examination guidance secret instead of disclosing it publicly. This guidance gives examiners a roadmap for ignoring the Supreme Court’s rulings and the Patent Office’s own rules so they can grant invalid patents that stymie innovation, competition, and access to technology.
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>Former President Trump’s chosen Director, Andrei Iancu, made his hostility to the Alice decision apparent. Upon taking office, former Director Iancu rescinded the Patent Office’s then-existing guidance on applying Alice and issued new guidance. At the time, public commenters objected that the new guidance contradicted Supreme Court precedent and threatened innovation, competition, and access to computer-implemented technology. Still, the new guidance went into effect.
My impression was that the US Supreme Court was the highest law in the land.
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>Former President Trump’s chosen Director, Andrei Iancu, made his hostility to the Alice decision apparent. Upon taking office, former Director Iancu rescinded the Patent Office’s then-existing guidance on applying Alice and issued new guidance. At the time, public commenters objected that the new guidance contradicted Supreme Court precedent and threatened innovation, competition, and access to computer-implemented technology. Still, the new guidance went into effect.
My impression was that the US Supreme Court was the highest law in the land.