Electronic Gaming Patents Found Invalid under § 101 -
In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division), Plaintiff Epic Tech, LLC (a seller of so-called "sweepstakes games") sued...more
Common Sense Prevails -
B/E Aerospace, Inc. appealed a final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that found certain claims of B/E's aircraft lavatory-related patents obvious.
B/E contended that...more
Claims Directed to Selecting Fishing Hooks for Use Are Not Patentable -
Christopher John Rudy, represented pro se, appealed from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") affirming the rejection of claims...more
Video Doorbell Patent Found to Be Patent Eligible -
Plaintiff Eyetalk365, LLC sued Defendant Zmodo Technology Corp. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,432,638, entitled "Communication and Monitoring System," which issued...more
U.S. Government Fails in Attempt to Invalidate U.S. Patents under § 101 -
In a bit of an ironic outcome, the U.S. government was unsuccessful in invalidating U.S. patents under § 101. It seems odd that the government...more
In the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Dialware Communications sued Hasbro, Inc. alleging that Hasbro's Furby toys infringe on five patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,183,929 (the "'929 Patent"),...more
In a nonprecedential decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in inter partes review proceedings which upheld the patentability of claims due to construction of the claim term "is...more
Claims Directed to Providing Financing for Allowing a Customer to Purchase a Car found Invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 -
In a precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit affirmed a final written decision of the Patent Trial...more
Method for Processing Images from 3D Camera System Found Invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 -
It is well-known law today that under 35 U.S.C. § 101, a patent claim that recites a solution to a problem but not the means of...more
Acting as Lexicographers Saves Patent from Being Found Invalid -
In a recent Federal Circuit decision, the Court highlighted an old rule in that the inventors may act as their own lexicographers to create a claim term and...more
Claims Lacking Details Found to be Directed to Patent-Ineligible Subject Matter -
In the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (Central Division), Polar filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings contending that...more
No CBM Review for On-Line Registration Patent Having Financial Applications and Uses -
Twilio Inc. filed a Petition requesting covered business method patent review of claims 1–18 of U.S. Patent No. 9,300,792. The Board...more
In 2011, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) established new post-issuance procedures for challenging the validity of a granted patent before the Patent Trials and Appeal Board (“PTAB” or “Board”). Inter partes...more
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In 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc., which upheld the patentability of business methods in the United States. Since...more
Patent Directed to System for Remote Mirroring of Digital Data Found Invalid under Section 101 -
Intellectual Ventures brought a patent-infringement suit against Symantec Corpo. and Veritas Technologies asserting that...more
Federal Circuit Finds That USPTO Board Interpreted CBM Statute Too Broadly -
In an appeal of a Covered Business Method (CBM) patent review, the Federal Circuit overturned a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark...more
Software Patent Directed to Pairing Activity Trackers to a Device Considered Patent-Eligible -
In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division), Fitbit, Inc., sued Aliphcom (d/b/a...more
Personal Jurisdiction Exists Due to Warning Letters and Prior Litigations in Forum -
Establishing personal jurisdiction in the United States over a company operating in a foreign country can be difficult. How does a...more
Business Method / Software Patent Invalidated for Claiming Ineligible Subject Matter -
In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Integrated Technological Systems, Inc. (ITS) sued First Internet Bank...more
Method for Manufacturing Product (Dental Crown) Found to be Patent Eligible -
Zircore sued Straumann Manufacturing for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division)...more
"Intuitive" to Combine Insufficient to Support Obviousness Rejection -
The Federal Circuit recently issued a decision in an appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a case...more
Patent Directed to Programmable Ticketing System Determined to be Eligible for Covered Business Method Patent Review -
Petitioner, iVenture Card Traveler Ltd, filed a Petition seeking to institute a covered business...more
Second CBM Petition Denied As "Second Bite at the Apple" -
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a decision denying institution of a covered business method (CBM) patent review in a...more
Computerized Restaurant Ordering Menu Patents Found to Be Directed to Unpatentable Subject Matter -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviewed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision in three...more
Plaintiff CG Technology Development, LLC sued Defendants Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, PLC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada for infringement of various patents via operation of various online casino...more