Why a Machine Readable Computer Instruction is not Abstract
Even after Section 101 gets fixed, we will still be wanting a way to better understand the difference between unpatentable printed matter such as...
Edison Light Bulb Patent Invalidated
This satirical post on patent docs.org just about sums it up when it comes to 101 jurisprudence these days: https://www.patentdocs.org/2019/10/federal-circuit-invalidates-edisons-light-bulb-patent.html
Claims of Uniloc Patents Covering a Software Distribution System Found Patent Eligible by Federal Circuit
This post contributed by Eric Bachinski of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Today the Federal Circuit issued an opinion addressing patent eligibility of the...
According to Anticipat, the PTAB has Set Another Record for Reversing Abstract Idea Rejections
According to the Anticipat Blog, in March of this year the PTAB broke another record for total abstract idea rejections reversed. In March 2019,...
The PTAB continues to reverse examiner 101 rejections
The PTAB Reversed an Examiner’s 101 Rejection of Claims for a Method of Characterizing Atherosclerotic Plaque: https://e-foia.uspto.gov/Foia/RetrievePdf?system=BPAI&flNm=fd2017001873-11-06-2018-1 The PTAB Reversed an Examiner’s 101...
More PTAB 101 Reversals – stems cells & inventory management & options trading
The PTAB Reversed an examiner’s 101 Rejection of Claims for a Method of growing stem cells in a patent application owned by CellResearch: https://e-foia.uspto.gov/Foia/RetrievePdf?system=BPAI&flNm=fd2017002349-11-13-2018-1...
More Section 101 reversals from PTAB
Here are some recent reversals and an affirmance, provided by Janal Kalis of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, PA: The PTAB Reversed an Examiner's...
Ancora v HTC America: restriction computer operations with license limitation eligible under Section 101
ANCORA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. HTC AMERICA, INC., Appeal Number: 18-1404, November 16, 2018 In this case the Federal Circuit found a method of restricting...
Still a Challenge Getting a Reversal at the PTAB on 101 Eligibility Rejections
The USPTO just reported 28 new PTAB decisions regarding 101 eligibility. All of the decisions affirmed the examiners' rejections.
More PTAB Reversals of Examiner 101 Rejections
Some more recent 101 reversals: The PTAB Reversed an Examiner’s 101 Rejection of a. Northwestern Univ. Patent Application for a Method of Analyzing...
EPO Provides Patentability Guidance for AI-based Applications
The European Patent Office (EPO) has provided further guidance for examination in relation to the patentability of inventions involving mathematical methods and computer programs....
PTAB Reverses 101 Rejection for Ranking Based on Web Page Dwell Time
On an appeal from a 101 rejection by an examiner, the PTAB has reversed a 101 rejection to the following claim, from eBay's U.S....