Molly S. Lawson

Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG) (the “Company”), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power in a small form factor, today announced its engagement of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, an Am Law 200 firm, as outside counsel to support the Company’s intellectual property strategy, including invention harvesting, patent preparation and prosecution, international filing strategies, portfolio management and analysis, and IP licensing matters.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released new guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted inventions, superseding its previous framework. The update clarifies how inventorship…

On August 4, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) released updated guidance (the “2025 Update”) to examiners evaluating subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) inventions. The 2025 Update is framed as a series of reminders to patent examiners on the evaluation of subject matter eligibility.