A prevailing mindset exists that only "traditional" subject matter, such as mechanical articles and related processes, can be subject to patent protection. However, inventors and business decision-makers alike should keep an open mind toward protecting other, more exotic categories of subject matter.
In this article, published on February 11, 2008 in the San Diego Business Journal's Intellectual Property Law Focus, Mintz Levin attorneys Joseph Juliano, Carl Kukkonen and James Cleary explore the current trends and changes in the world of patent prosecution.