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Patent Watch: CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 5/15/2013

[T]hough much is published today discussing the proper approach to the patent eligibility inquiry, nothing said today beyond our judgment has the weight of precedent....more

Federal Circuit Issues Decision on Section 101 Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions

by Eugene Mar, Stephanie Skaff, Rochelle Lee Woods | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 10, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp. (Case No. 2011-1301), a closely watched dispute regarding the standard for patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The per...more

En Banc Federal Circuit Issues Five Opinions in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation

by Paul Devinsky, Gregory Rabin | McDermott Will & Emery on 5/15/2013

The long-awaited decision held that method, computer-readable medium and system claims for technology related to “the management of risk relating to specified, yet unknown, future events” were not directed to patentable...more

A Fractured Federal Circuit Creates More Questions Than Answers: CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp., No. 2011-1301

by Jason Hall, Scott Llewellyn, Brian Matsui | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/14/2013

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp. The decision includes seven separate opinions spanning 135 pages, but the only precedential portion...more

Federal Circuit Issues Fractured Affirmance in CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/13/2013

In a fractured en banc decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that the claims at issue in CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation are invalid under 35 USC § 101. The multiple opinions reveal the judge’s...more

CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp.: Still No Definitive Guidance On Patent-Eligibility Under Section 101

by Rajiv Sarathy | Perkins Coie on 5/13/2013

On May 10, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its much-awaited en banc decision in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp. A majority of the court affirmed a district court's holding that Alice's...more

Court Hears Arguments on Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Invention

by Eugene Mar, Stephanie Skaff, Rochelle Lee Woods | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 2/21/2013

On Friday, February 8, the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments en banc in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. (Case No. 2011-1301), a closely watched dispute regarding the standard for patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The...more

Oral Argument in CLS Bank: Redefining Patent Eligibility for Computer-Related Inventions?

by George Beck, Jeanne M. Gills, Jeffrey Mikrut | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/12/2013

On February 8, 2013, the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd., No. 2011-1301, which vacated a panel opinion from the Federal Circuit, CLS Bank Int’l...more

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