The Federal Circuit has upheld the invalidity of a patent whose claims recite “[a] computer-implemented method for providing certified financial data indicating financial risk about an individual.” Clarilogic, Inc. v. FormFr…
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In companion cases decided the same day, the Federal Circuit has held invalid, as failing the patent-eligibility requirements of the Alice case and 35 U.S.C. § 101, claims of three patents owned by Intellectual Ventures, two of w…
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Here is further evidence that claims directed to processing data are not per se patent-ineligible: patent claims directed to cryptography applications have survived a motion to dismiss alleging invalidity under 35 U.S.C. § 101 an…
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A recent proposal by the Intellectual Property Owners Association for amending 35 U.S.C. § 101 to attempt to clarify the law of patent-eligibility has garnered a lot of attention. In essence, the IPO proposes to curtail, if not…
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Saying the issue was a “close call,” a Missouri court has ruled that method and apparatus claims directed to using encrypted codes to prevent check fraud are patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Advanced Software Design C…
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