Machine learning is one of the fastest growing categories of granted patents[1]. However, there do not appear to be many examples of patent infringement lawsuits where machine learning claims have been analyzed by the courts...more
9/18/2018
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Predictive Analytics ,
Section 101
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
Since 2014, the USPTO has periodically issued examination guidance, analysis examples, and other insights to guide evaluation of patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. These documents are available on the...more
10/12/2017
/ Abstract Ideas ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Life Sciences ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
New Guidance ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court established the current framework for determining patent-eligible subject matter in Alice. The Alice framework is a two-part test, with step one requiring a determination regarding whether a...more
4/26/2017
/ Abstract Ideas ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
DDR Holdings v Hotels.com ,
Enfish v Microsoft ,
McRo v Bandai Namco ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Software Patents
In the wake of Alice the waters of eligibility under section 101 can be challenging to navigate, and particularly so for those seeking to obtain or enforce software patents. A two-part test for eligibility is the standard,...more
12/12/2016
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
Bascom Global v AT&T Mobility ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
DDR Holdings v Hotels.com ,
Enfish v Microsoft ,
McRo v Bandai Namco ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Software Patents