In a precedential decision, the Federal Circuit has held patent-ineligible, under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and the Alice/Mayo test, claims of three patents directed to “data-processing systems that assign each data item a substantially…
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In an interesting dichotomy, patent claims directed to outputting digital content did not survive, but claims directed to social network search output did survive, respective motions to dismiss based on lack of patent-eligible sub…
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Patent claims directed to electronic gift certificates are not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and the Alice/Mayo test, according to a US magistrate judge’s recommendation to grant a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Co…
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Here is a sign that the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc. (Feb. 14, 2018), may affect district court procedures in deciding motions (especially at the pleadings stage under…
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In affirming a district court’s grant of summary judgment of patent-ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, a Federal Circuit panel provided some reassurance to those who were unsettled by the court’s recent dicta in Berkheimer…
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