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Missed Signals: The Importance of Physical Plausibility in Claim Construction
SATIUS HOLDING, LLC v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (2025-1446, October 1, 2026) U.S. Patent No. 6,711,385 (“the 385 patent”) relates to a coupler designed to match the impedance of a transmitter to the impedance of air. The physics problem is a familiar one in RF engineering: signals reflect and lose power when transmitting between media […]
Jeff Hendricks, PhD
Training Patent Attorneys in the Age of AI
Click here to download the presentation slides Patent law training has a new problem. AI can perform parts of patent attorney apprenticeship before the junior knows what the work requires. So how should firms use AI without skipping the experiences that build judgement? In this installment of the SLW Institute Coffee Break Webinar Series, “Training […]
AI in the Patent Office: What In-House IP Teams Should Know Before Examination Changes the Record
Patent offices are moving AI from experimentation into search and examination support workflows. For in-house IP teams, the practical response isn’t more automation for its own sake; it’s to strengthen prosecution readiness before filing so applicants can make the most of earlier, better-informed examination. For the last several years, most conversations about artificial intelligence and […]
Picture Imperfect: Providing Improved Resolution For Analogous-Art
The Nielsen Co. (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc., No. 25-1371 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 14, 2026) U.S. Patent No. 11,470,243 (“the ‘243 patent”) covers audience measurement systems (essentially the technology that watches you while you watch television) ostensibly to count how many people are in the room and whether they are paying attention. The ‘243 […]