Texas IP Law Insights https://texas-ip-law.com/ New insights from Texas IP Law. en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 AI-Assisted Inventions and the USPTO's Inventorship Guidance https://texas-ip-law.com/insights/ai-assisted-inventions-uspto-inventorship-guidance/ https://texas-ip-law.com/insights/ai-assisted-inventions-uspto-inventorship-guidance/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 In November 2025, the USPTO rescinded its 2024 guidance on AI-assisted inventions. Inventorship now turns on the same human conception standard for every invention. SB 1318 After One Year: Health-Care Noncompetes and Trade Secrets https://texas-ip-law.com/insights/texas-sb-1318-health-care-noncompetes-trade-secrets/ https://texas-ip-law.com/insights/texas-sb-1318-health-care-noncompetes-trade-secrets/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Texas limits certain health-care noncompetes entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2025. The changes affect duration, geographic scope and buyouts, while trade-secret and confidentiality protections remain separate. The Waco Patent Docket After Judge Albright https://texas-ip-law.com/insights/waco-patent-docket-judge-albright-departure/ https://texas-ip-law.com/insights/waco-patent-docket-judge-albright-departure/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Judge Alan Albright left the Western District of Texas bench in August 2026. A look at how the Waco patent docket grew, how it shrank, and what comes next.