Overcoming Sect. 101 Rejections: USPTO Guidance, Recent Decisions to Meet Sect. 101 Patent Eligibility Requirements

For over 30 years, Mr. Kiklis has been called upon by industry-leading technology companies to handle some of their most important patent-dispute matters. He focuses his practice on trials at the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Federal Circuit appeals, and patent litigation. Mr. Kiklis is often called upon to handle cases worth more than $100 million. He has handled 100 PTAB trials and over 20 appeals to the Federal Circuit. Mr. Kiklis has an extensive background in computer science based on his six years of experience as a software developer at some of the computer industry’s leading companies as well as his academic background, holding both a BS and MS in computer science. He is the author of The Supreme Court on Patent Law, an 800-page treatise devoted to the Supreme Court’s patent law jurisprudence and a co-author on PLI’s post grant treatise (1st edition). Mr. Kiklis is best known for his long history of writing and speaking on patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, including numerous articles and speeches at bar associations and professional organizations. 

Mr. Kunin represents clients in post-grant patent proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also serves as an expert witness and consultant on patent policy, practice and procedure. During his tenure at the USPTO, he served in many executive positions, including as Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy.