U.S. Congressional leaders Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Representative Doug Collins (R-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Hank Johnson … [Read more...] about Congressional Leaders Release a Bipartisan, Bicameral Draft Bill on Patent Eligible Subject Matter, Section 101 of the Patent Act.
Self-evolving Generic Database Index Using Historical Usage Information Not Patent Eligible Subject Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court decision finding that certain patent claims were not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347, 2355 (2014). The patent related to a “self-evolving generic index” … [Read more...] about Self-evolving Generic Database Index Using Historical Usage Information Not Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Method of Navigating Through 3-D Electronic Spreadsheet Defines Patent Eligible Subject Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court decision and found that certain patent claims were directed to patent-eligible subject matter. “The[] claims are not abstract, but rather are directed to a specific improved method for navigating through … [Read more...] about Method of Navigating Through 3-D Electronic Spreadsheet Defines Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Factual Disputes Cloud Early Dismissal of Software Patent – Ineligible Subject Matter Section 101
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) denied rehearing en banc Aatrix Software Inc. v. Green Shades Software Inc., Case No. 2017-1452 (Fed. Cir. May 31, 2018)(reh. en banc denied) (Available Here) and issued two concurring opinions and a dissent by … [Read more...] about Factual Disputes Cloud Early Dismissal of Software Patent – Ineligible Subject Matter Section 101
Programmable Caches Operable with Different Processors Enhancing Computer Performance Is Patent Eligible Subject Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a trial court’s decision and held that a programmable memory caches, permitting the system to operate with different processors, which enhances computer performance is patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. sec 101 and … [Read more...] about Programmable Caches Operable with Different Processors Enhancing Computer Performance Is Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Computer System Determining Orientation to Reference Defines Patent Eligible Subject Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that computer system claims used in an inertial tracking system for tracking the motion of an object relative to a moving reference frame defines patent eligible subject matter under Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. section 101. The … [Read more...] about Computer System Determining Orientation to Reference Defines Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Fed. Cir. Upholds Commodity Pricing Computer Program Patent as Being Patent Eligible Subject Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a trial court decision finding that the computer software patent was patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. sec. 101 and affirmed the District Court’s decision. Trading Technologies Int’l Inc. v. CQG, Inc., Case No. … [Read more...] about Fed. Cir. Upholds Commodity Pricing Computer Program Patent as Being Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Network Filtering and Aggregation Computer Program Patent Eligible Subject Matter
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a number of related computer program and system patents for merging data in a network-based filtering and aggregating platform for enhancing networked accounting data records defines patent eligible subject matter under 35 … [Read more...] about Network Filtering and Aggregation Computer Program Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Computer Program is Patent Eligible Subject Matter With Sequences, Timings and Weighted Sets
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has approved, for only the third time since the Alice Corp decision in June 2014, a computer program as being patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 because the invention was an ordered combination of claimed steps for … [Read more...] about Computer Program is Patent Eligible Subject Matter With Sequences, Timings and Weighted Sets
Patent Office Appeal Board Finds Financial Computer Process Patent Not Ineligible Subject Matter
Petitioner sought to invalidate patentee’s financial patent on a modified ATM machine arguing that the patent covered ineligible patent subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Act but since Petitioner failed to present arguments on Patentee’s “combination of elements,” the … [Read more...] about Patent Office Appeal Board Finds Financial Computer Process Patent Not Ineligible Subject Matter
