[06-01-2009] The Supreme Court has granted certiorari on Bilski v. Doll, an important case which challenges the scope of patentable subject matter.

[01-16-2009] Federal Circuit finds stent patent obvious by combining multiple embodiments from a single prior art reference. (See Boston Scientific v. Cordis)

[11-15-2008] The amount of time one needs to wait to receive a first office action from the USPTO varies greatly depending on what type of art a patent is covering, and therefore what technology center will handle the patent. A table is provided in the following article which provides the average time required to mail a first office action organized by technology center.

[10-30-2008]  In re Bilski was handed down by the Federal Circuit holding that a patentable process must either be tied to a particular machine or transform a particular article.