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Patent-Eligible Subject Matter refers to the types of inventions that can be legally patented. The criteria for patentability varies depending on the jurisdiction. In the United States, for instance, if a... more +
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter refers to the types of inventions that can be legally patented. The criteria for patentability varies depending on the jurisdiction. In the United States, for instance, if a researcher discovers a naturally occurring substance, the substance itself cannot be patented. This issue was examined in a United States Supreme Court case, AMP v. Myriad, in regard to the patentability of human genes.  less -
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Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Apple, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2021)

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Signal Processing Claims for Decrypting Encrypted Information Found Patent Ineligible - Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division ruled that Defendant Apple, Inc. (hereinafter...more

Knobbe Martens

Multi-level Encryption Patent Survives § 101 Challenge in District Court

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On May 23, 2017, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“District Court”) denied a motion for summary judgment that the patent claims asserted in a lawsuit brought by TecSec, Inc. (“TecSec”) are invalid...more

Fenwick & West LLP

MAZ Encryption Technologies: The Proper Way to Decide a Rule 12(c) Motion for Ineligible Subject Matter

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Given the volume of district court decisions regarding Section 101, I typically don't find ones that stand out enough to warrant discussion. But last week's decision by Judge Stark in MAZ Encryption Technologies LLC v....more

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The Patentability of Encryption Inventions

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Encryption seems to be in the news quite a bit lately. Electronic retailers and government organizations have become targets of computer hackers across the globe, attacking their servers and obtaining sensitive information...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Data-Encryption Is Patent Eligible Despite Not Being Tied to a Particular Machine - TQP Development, LLC v. Intuit Inc.

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Addressing an argument that a data-encryption patent was directed to non-eligible subject matter because it covered an abstract idea divorced from a particular machine, Judge William Bryson, sitting by designation in the U.S....more

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