Archive - Nonobvious

February 2025

November 2024

The Squiggle is Here

A much-requested figure editor feature

Nov 12, 2024 •

August 2024

The ABA Has Come Out with Draft AI Ethics Guidelines

What do they say, and how do they stack up with the USPTO guidance? We dive in

Aug 2, 2024 •

July 2024

Project 2025 Has a Lot to Say About Patents

What the Party's Unofficial Platform Says

Jul 25, 2024 •

USPTO issues AI Invention Guidance

USPTO dropped some guidance on AI inventions. Here's what you need to know

Jul 18, 2024 •

AI, Lawyers, and Jevon's Paradox

Why AI is going to increase demand for legal services, not decrease it

Jul 11, 2024 •

Happy Fourth of July!

Nonobvious is off this week for Independence Day.

Jul 4, 2024 •

June 2024

How to Procure Well for Outside Counsel: Part 2

Once you've decided to buy, this is how to do it well

Jun 27, 2024 •

Edge is Now SOC 2 Type II Compliant (And Why That Matters)

We at Edge are pleased to share the news that we have recently completed our SOC 2 Type II audit!

Jun 25, 2024 •

Buying Software for Outside Counsel: Part 1

How to buy software as a lawyer

Jun 20, 2024 •

LKQ v. GM: A Design Patent Nonobviousness Bombshell

A Federal Circuit case throws design patent precedent into disarray

Jun 13, 2024 •

Edge Brings Disclosure to the Future

Edge is bringing disclosures to the next level

Jun 12, 2024 •

May 2024

AI, Publicity Rights, and Alternate Monetization

The fight between the actress of Her and OpenAI, explained and put in context

May 30, 2024 •

Procurement for In-House Counsel

Now that lawyers are looking to add AI tools, how should they do procurement?

May 23, 2024 •

What We Lose When We Lose Background Sections

Background sections are increasingly getting skinny, but the historical record loses something

May 16, 2024 •

Edge Will be at the Robot Patent Drafting Seminar on Friday

Come see Edge working on disclosures for a variety of inventions

May 14, 2024 •

USPTO Address Leakage: Tech Issues Continue

USPTO inadvertently leaked tens of thousand of trademark filer addresses

May 9, 2024 •

Understanding the PREVAIL Act

Proposed changes to PTAB and IPR could change the calculus of patents

May 2, 2024 •

April 2024

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