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Haug Partners LLP

The Application of Generic Machine Learning to New Data Environments Requires “Something More” to be Patent Eligible

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On April 18, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp. addressing for the first time whether patents that claim no more than the application of generic machine learning to a new...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Broadcast Alert! Applying Conventional Machine Learning to New Data Isn’t Patent Eligible

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that patents applying established machine learning methods to new data are not patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. §101. Recentive Analytics, Inc....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

From Marshall to San Francisco: Transfer Pays Off for Patent Challengers

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Eolas Technology filed patent infringement actions against Amazon, Google, and Walmart in the Eastern District of Texas in 2015. The asserted patent generally relates to remote computer systems that allow users at a client...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal Circuit: Digital Guitar Instruction Patent Directed to an Abstract Idea

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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit can be added to the list of cases invalidating claims under Section 101 that include "do it on a computer" limitations. Ubisoft asserted a patent...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Verdict Delivered: Shipment Notification Claims are Patent Ineligible—Even with Security Flair

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s pleadings-stage determination that a patent claim directed to a delivery notification system was subject matter ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Done at Step 1: When a Claim Is Tied to an Improvement, No Need to Proceed to Alice Step 2

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By reversing the lower court’s ruling that the asserted claims were not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Uniloc v. LG Electronics, the Federal Circuit resurrected Uniloc’s infringement suit against LG Electronics. It...more

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