Patent eligibility challenges under 35 U.S.C. §101 have been effective tools for defendants to obtain early dismissal of a case without extensive fact finding since the Supreme Court ruling in Alice. Whether a claim recites...more
12/6/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Appeals ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Genuine Issue of Material Fact ,
Inventions ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112 ,
Vacated
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