Category: software patent
Yu and the Case of Shifting Tests for Patents
Saturday | June 19, 2021By Shane Skwarek101 patentapple patentpatent eligibilityphotography patentsoftware patentThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of Yu et al.'s patent on a motion to dismiss in Yanbin Yu v. Apple Inc., No. 2020-1760, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 17434 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2021).…
Read MoreAutomating Animation: Patentable; Automating Captions: Hold On
Monday | March 15, 2021By Shane Skwarek§ 101software patentsubject-matter eligibilityThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a decision affirming that patent claims to automating the process of making closed captions for audio-visual media are ineligible for patent protection. In Enco Sys. v. Davincia, the Court affirmed…
Read MoreFederal Circuit’s Dropbox Decision: Missing the Forest for the Trees?
Saturday | June 20, 2020By Shane Skwarekabstract ideacourt rulingpatent claimpatent eligibilitysoftware patentOn June 19, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of three Dropbox patents. The Northern District of California had granted a motion to dismiss on grounds that the claims in those patents were…
Read MoreCustomedia Techs. Patent for Storing Ads Invalidated
Saturday | March 14, 2020By Shane Skwarek35 U.S.C. § 101court rulingpatent applicationpatent eligibilityPatent Protectionpatentability searchsoftware patentsubject-matter eligibilityPatent claims to storing ad data based on user preferences locally at a user's video player were confirmed invalid in Customedia Techs., LLC v. Dish Network Corp., No. 2018-2239, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 7005 (Fed. Cir. March 6, 2020). To…
Read MoreSoftware Patent Claims Saved by Problem-Solution Approach
Monday | November 18, 2019By Shane Skwarek§ 101patent claimpatent eligibilitysoftware patentsubject-matter eligibilityThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court's decision that software patent claims involving techniques for varying check data to verify data transmissions were ineligible for patent protection in KPN v. Gemalto, No. 2018-1863, 2019…
Read MoreU.S. Patent Office Issues Updated Patent Eligibility Guidance
Monday | October 21, 2019By Shane Skwarek§ 101medical device patentpatent eligibilitypatent office guidancesoftware patentThe U.S. Patent Office has issued a supplement to the Patent Eligibility Guidance it released in early 2019. The supplement includes four new examples showing an initial, broad claim that the Office considers to be ineligible for patent protection. The…
Read MoreCore Wireless Licensing’s GUI Claims Found Patent-Eligible by the Federal Circuit
Monday | January 29, 2018By James Watsoncourt rulingfederal circuitsoftware patentThe Federal Circuit has confirmed that the subject matter of Core Wireless Licensing’s claims to a graphical user interface (GUI) is patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Elecs., Inc., No. 2016-2684, 2018 U.S. App.…
Read MoreCore Wireless Licensing’s GUI Claims Found Patent-Eligible by the Federal Circuit
Monday | January 29, 2018By Shane Skwarekcourt rulingfederal circuitsoftware patentThe Federal Circuit has confirmed that the subject matter of Core Wireless Licensing’s claims to a graphical user interface (GUI) is patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Elecs., Inc., No. 2016-2684, 2018 U.S. App.…
Read MoreThe Federal Circuit Finds Finjan’s Behavior-Based Virus Scanning Patent-Eligible
Thursday | January 11, 2018By James Watsoncourt rulingfederal circuitpatent attorneysoftware patentFinjan owns several patents in the field of cybersecurity and virus protection, which it asserted against Symantec-owned Blue Coat Systems. Over the objections of Blue Coat, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California concluded that the subject…
Read MoreThe Federal Circuit Finds Finjan’s Behavior-Based Virus Scanning Patent-Eligible
Thursday | January 11, 2018By Shane Skwarekcourt rulingfederal circuitpatent attorneysoftware patentFinjan owns several patents in the field of cybersecurity and virus protection, which it asserted against Symantec-owned Blue Coat Systems. Over the objections of Blue Coat, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California concluded that the subject…
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