In a breathtaking decision, the Federal Circuit has ruled that a patented method of making an automobile drive shaft is not eligible to be patented because it is “directed to a natural law.” In so ruling, the court has...more
11/22/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Method Patents ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112
In a remarkable collection of opinions that have no direct effect on the law, the Federal Circuit has implicitly given its support to efforts in Congress to override the Supreme Court’s decision in Mayo v. Prometheus, which...more
In Data Engine Technologies LLC v. Google LLC, holding patent-eligible a spreadsheet provided with tabs to facilitate navigation, the Federal Circuit continued, in late 2018, to refine the law of patent eligibility of...more