- Provisional patents for software developers — When a provisional helps, what to disclose, and how to score before USPTO fees.
- Patent vs trade secret for code — When not to patent, and when secrecy beats disclosure.
- GitHub as prior art — How open source can block novelty before you file.
- Can you patent a mobile app? — UI vs. backend architecture, Alice pitfalls, and on-device technical angles.
- Score your code’s patentability from inside Cursor — Run a pre-check from your AI agent or terminal with the CLI & MCP server.
- Is AI-generated code patentable? — Human inventorship, documentation, and USPTO expectations in 2026.
- Alice test explained for software developers — §101 eligibility without law school vocabulary.
- USPTO AI inventorship rules — What to record when Cursor or Copilot helped write your invention.
- Prior art search for code — Open source, GitHub, and patents that block novelty.
- How to patent software before spending $5K on an attorney — A practical prep checklist.
- Can you patent a machine learning model? — Eligibility and novelty basics for ML pipelines.
- Can you patent a SaaS application? — Alice pitfalls and technical improvements for cloud software.
- Can you patent an API or algorithm? — Math vs. machine implementation and enablement.
- Document inventorship with Cursor, Copilot, or Claude — What to record for USPTO human conception.
Authoritative overview: Can my code be patented? · AI-code hub · Compare tools · Scoring methodology
Original research: State of Software Patentability (2026)