On January 4th, the USPTO announced revised guidance for subject matter eligibility (Section 101 Revised Guidance) and stated it would take effect when published on Monday, January 7, 2019....more
In BSG Tech LLC v. BuySeasons, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that a patent claim is ineligible under § 101 when its only allegedly unconventional feature is an abstract idea. The Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of the...more
In Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that user interface claims are patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 because they “recite a specific improvement over prior systems,...more