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PTAB starts to feel impact of USPTO's abstract idea push in Desjardins

By Nick Robertson ( February 24, 2026, 19:31 GMT | Insight) -- US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires’ expanded vision of patent eligibility, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, has already started to impact appellate prosecution at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Now, explaining functionality and improvement is more important than ever to avoid and defeat abstract idea rejections, Davidson Kappel partner Clint Mehall told MLex.US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has made patent eligibility a top focus of his leadership, repeatedly stating that he views current standards as too narrow, especially for artificial intelligence technology. ...

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