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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Federal Circuit Offers Some Helpful Patent Eligibility Guidance

On August 11, in Powerblock Holdings, Inc. v iFit, Inc., the Federal Circuit offered at least two observations that can benefit patentees seeking patent protection for inventions involving software. First, the court noted...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Feel the burn: Mechanical improvement is patent eligible under § 101

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s partial dismissal of the plaintiff’s patent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 101, finding that the claims were not directed to an abstract idea under Alice...more

Knobbe Martens

Can § 101 Carry the Weight?

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POWERBLOCK HOLDING, INC. v. IFIT, INC. - Before Taranto, Stoll, and District Judge Scarsi. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Under step one of the Alice test, claims should be considered...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PowerBlock Holdings, Inc. v. iFit, Inc.: Electro-Mechanical Systems That Automate Physical Actions Can Be Patent Eligible Under §...

Modern electro-mechanical systems—ranging from humanoid robots and automated assembly lines, to smart workout equipment and medical devices—combine mechanical and electronic components to automate the performance of physical...more

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