In Ex Parte Hafner, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) reversed the Examiner’s rejection that claims directed to an energy transaction plan were subject-matter ineligible. Ex...more
7/7/2017
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In Ex Parte Hafner, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) reversed the Examiner’s rejection that claims directed to an energy transaction plan were subject-matter ineligible. Ex...more
5/26/2017
/ Administrative Appeals ,
AIPLA ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Examiners ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Reversal ,
Section 101 ,
Software Patents