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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP are most popular: within Technology topic(s) The USPTO announced the launch of Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot (ASAP!) that began on October 20, 2025. With a stated goal of testing the efficacy of the USPTO's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, the USPTO is providing an opportunity for an automated AI search to be conducted and Automated Search Results Notice (ASRN) to be provided to applicants who petition to participate in the program.

Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP are most popular: within Technology topic(s) In an effort to evaluate the impact of a limited claim set on pendency and examination quality, the USPTO launched the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program on October 27, 2025. Under the pilot, eligible applications accepted into the pilot will be advanced out of turn for examination until a first Office Action is issued.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a significant opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc.,1 providing fundamental guidance on the legal standard of "conception" in patent law. The decision vacates the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) 2022 interference ruling in the long-running CRISPR-Cas9 patent dispute and remands the case for further consideration under the clarified standard.