The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) overruled a patent examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. sec. 101 that the claimed invention for an energy transaction plan which controls the charging, discharging, and storing operations of an electric vehicle charging station was … [Read more...] about Determining Patent Subject Matter Eligibility (or Ineligibility), PTO Must Consider All Limitations
Fed. Cir. Doubles Down on Computer Program Patent-Ineligible Subject Matter
In Re: Ray Smith, Amanda Tears Smith, 2015-1664 (Fed. Cir. 2016)(Available Here), involved a computer program configured as a method of conducting a wagering game. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that this claimed method of conducting a wagering game was drawn … [Read more...] about Fed. Cir. Doubles Down on Computer Program Patent-Ineligible Subject Matter