Winter Showcase is Coming Up!

The Original Work due date is coming up very soon and I am finally putting everything into a final document. Through all of my research, I have learned so much about how patent-eligibility is assessed through software mainly. The Patent Act provides a broad definition of what can be patented: any new or useful process, machine, manufacture, the composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement. The prior art is defined as information in a document that is publicly available and information made publicly available through doing an ‘act’. Furthermore, there is no time limit on the prior art, and therefore a document published ten years ago is just as relevant as one that was published thirty years ago. I faced a few challenges regarding defining abstract idea because the Supreme Court has denied to define it themselves. I solved the issue by reading an article from ipwatchdogs regarding how abstract ideas have played an impact on cases today. It was very confusing, however, the article explained everything in simple terms and I learned that an abstract idea can be defined as something that has to be visualized. I would consider myself as successful this week because I completed the patent-eligibility section of my original work. There were a few questions that arose as I worked on my original work: How do I give a case brief in simple terms? How can I effectively describe the novelty/inventive concept? I plan on completing my original work this week as well as finishing the assessment along with it. I will need to spend a lot of time concluding my project therefore a lot of time will be dedicated towards it next week.