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Innovative Data Processing Is an Ineligible Algorithm

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In Re THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - Before Prost, Lourie, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A claim directed to an innovative mathematical process to generate data was a patent ineligible...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Federal Circuit Rules Public Key Cryptography Algorithm Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101

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Note:  The below is a sarcastic parody, in the spirit of our earlier sarcastic parodies. WASHINGTON D.C., June 23, 1984.  In a unanimous decision, the Federal Circuit has ruled U.S. Patent No. 4,405,829 invalid under 35...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Patenting Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Biotech and Synthetic Biology – Part 2: Key Issues in Patent Subject...

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In our first blog in this multi-part series, we explored key considerations for protecting artificial intelligence (“AI”) inventions in biotech and synthetic biology. In this part 2 of the series, we will examine some key...more

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Algorithm Required Where Corresponding Structure to Means-Plus-Function Term Is Computer-Implemented

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The US Court of Appeals vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) obviousness decision, finding that the disputed means-plus-function term was computer-implemented and therefore required the corresponding structure to...more

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With Software Patents and Means-Plus-Function, “Structure” Takes On a New Meaning

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Functional Claiming in Software Patents - Software patents are generally directed to a sequence of steps or rules, i.e., an algorithm, performed by a computer programmed to carry out the algorithm. Because algorithms are...more

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Only Basic Functions of a Processor Avoid Need for Disclosed Algorithm - EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

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Addressing the question of what corresponding structure must be disclosed to support a means-plus-function claim element, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court finding that eight...more

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