The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Alice’s patents that cover a computerized trading platform for exchanging obligations wherein a trusted third party settles obligations between a first and second party so as to eliminate "settlement risk," define patentable … [Read more...] about Computer Trading Platform with Trusted Third Party is Valid Patentable Subject
Computer Methods and Media Claims Held Not Patentable Subject Matter Under Section 101
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that patent method claims, reciting steps that can be carried out by a human (mental steps), and corresponding computer readable medium claims (arguably an article of manufacture) are not valid and not within the statutory … [Read more...] about Computer Methods and Media Claims Held Not Patentable Subject Matter Under Section 101
Method Patent Claims: What Result with Multiple Party Performance
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals announced in April 2011 that it will consider en banc the following question: "If separate entities each perform separate steps of a method claim, under what circumstances would that claim be directly infringed and to what extent would each of … [Read more...] about Method Patent Claims: What Result with Multiple Party Performance
Three Sets of Computer Patent Claims Save Patentee’s Case on Appeal
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) upheld a jury verdict of patent infringement and the 50% enhanced damages award for willful infringement of computer system claims and “computer-readable storage medium” claims which store program code BUT … [Read more...] about Three Sets of Computer Patent Claims Save Patentee’s Case on Appeal
