Emma Oxford is a Technical Specialist within Marshall Gerstein’s Electrical & Computer Technologies Group and was previously a Patent Examiner at the USPTO from August 2023 – May 2025. Emma has extensive experience examining patent applications, including reviewing prior art for relevant concepts, sending out detailed Office actions and conducting interviews with attorneys and agents. Read full bio here.
On August 4, 2025, the USPTO issued a memo to patent examiners with the subject “Reminders on evaluating subject matter eligibility of claims under 35 U.S.C. 101.” [1] Much has been made of these reminders and what they might signal in terms of a possible shift in how the Office treats rejections under § 101…
