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USPTO Signals Strong Support for Patent Eligibility in Cutting-Edge Technologies – Duane Morris Life Sciences Law

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The USPTO’s new director has singled out AI, distributed ledger technologies and diagnostics as prime areas of innovation that merit patent protection. Companies, investors and other stakeholders are closely watching how the USPTO’s active guidance may better align patent practice with the ingenuity and societal benefits these technologies represent. 

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