Implementing Berkheimer: Shifting the Examination Burden at the USPTO

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In the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the Supreme Court cemented a two-step framework for determining whether a patent claim is ineligible for patenting under §101. The first step assesses whether the claim is directed to a judicial exception to eligibility, such as a law of nature, a natural phenomenon, or an abstract idea.

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