Machine Learning and Patent Eligibility: Recent Court Guidance and Claim Strategy
A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide patent attorneys on the Federal Circuit's Recentive decision, addressing machine learning claims and patent eligibility. The panel will discuss the lessons from the decision and offer best practices for patent drafting strategies in light of Recentive.
Outline
- The patent eligibility of AI inventions
- Electric Power Group line of cases
- Recentive Analytics Inc. v. Fox Corp. (Fed. Cir. April 18, 2025), including Federal Circuit reasoning and guidance
- Standards for eligibility
- USPTO Guidance
- Patent drafting strategies
Benefits
The panel will review these and other relevant issues:
- What lessons does the Recentive decision teach as to the patentability of machine learning claims?
- What is the appropriate way to claim machine learning inventions?
- What steps should patent counsel take to meet patent eligibility requirements?
Faculty

Robert W. Bahr
Partner
Maier & Maier
Mr. Bahr specializes in all areas of patent practice. He previously served as the Deputy Commissioner for Patent... | Read More
Mr. Bahr specializes in all areas of patent practice. He previously served as the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy at the USPTO. During his distinguished career at the USPTO, he was involved in nearly all patent-related rulemaking since 1995. His involvement in patent rulemaking includes the changes to implement the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. He provided administrative oversight and direction for the activities of the Office of Petitions, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, Central Reexamination Unit, and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure staff during his tenure at the USPTO.
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Michael L. Kiklis
Founder
Kiklis Law Firm
Mr. Kiklis focuses on PTAB litigation as well as district court patent litigation. He also handles Federal Circuit... | Read More
Mr. Kiklis focuses on PTAB litigation as well as district court patent litigation. He also handles Federal Circuit appeals from his cases. With an extensive background in computer science, his technological focus is on software patent matters. Mr. Kiklis frequently handles high stakes matters, having been involved in several cases in which over $1 billion was at stake.
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