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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 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 -

Nothing to See Here: Judge Engelmayer Finds Claims Directed to Interactive Mobile Advertising to be Abstract

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 7/31/2025

On July 21, 2025, District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer (S.D.N.Y.) granted Defendants Teads, Inc., Teads SA, and Teads SARL’s (together, “Teads”) Motion to Dismiss Yieldmo, Inc.’s (“Yieldmo”) Amended Complaint alleging that Teads...more

Protecting Innovation in an AI-Powered Age: Patents

Fish & Richardson on 1/8/2025

With the advent of generative artificial intelligence (or “GenAI”), many companies have begun to shift their innovation strategies to incorporate and rely on GenAI tools. These tools can be powerful drivers of technological...more

Shifting Burden Dooms Patent Owner

Jones Day on 6/17/2024

In a Final Written Decision, the PTAB declared claims of a patent unpatentable after finding the patent was not entitled to the earlier priority date of the anticipatory reference in Platinum Optics Technology, Inc. v. Viavi...more

Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Patent Claims Directed to a Graphical User Interface as Ineligible Subject Matter Under 35...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/26/2024

The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of patent claims directed to a graphical user interface that seeks to enhance how search results are displayed to a user. The court agreed that the claims are...more

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/8/2023

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

Latest Federal Court Cases - August 2021 #5

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 8/31/2021

MLC Intellectual Property, LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc., Appeal No. 2020-1413 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2021) - For those interested in an important Section 112 written description case, we recommend reading the Juno...more

Important 2020 Patent Law Decisions from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 2/26/2021

Whether you are pursuing patents on your new technology, thinking about bringing patent infringement litigation or defending patent infringement claims in court, knowing the important developments in patent law will help you...more

Latest Federal Court Cases - March 2020

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/11/2020

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - GS CleanTech Corp. v. Adkins Energy LLC, Appeal No. 2016-2231, 2017-1838, 2017-1832 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 2, 2020) - In this week’s Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s...more

Yes, UCANN!

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/2/2019

Patentees and inventors of cannabis compounds may be happy to learn a district court in Colorado recently held that, based on the record before it, U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911, entitled “Cannabis extracts and methods of...more

Latest Federal Court Cases - February 2019

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 2/5/2019

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Duncan Parking Techs., Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc. and IPS Group, Inc. v. Duncan Solutions, Inc. et al., Appeal Nos. 2018-1205, -1360 (Fed. Cir. January 31, 2019) - The Court this week provided a...more

A Rare Win for a Medical Testing Patent in Exergen Corporation V. Kaz USA, Inc.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/9/2018

Inventors of methods of medical testing have had a rough time since the Supreme Court decided Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs. Inc. In the Mayo case, the Court considered whether a method of determining whether...more

2017 and Early 2018 Supreme Court and Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 2/1/2018

Arbitration - Waymo v. Uber Technologies, 870 F.3d 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2017) - Waymo sued Uber and others for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. Uber contends that Waymo should be compelled to...more

2017 Supreme Court and Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit, With Some Significant Cases from 2016

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/23/2017

Summaries of All Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases Decided Since Jun. 1, 2016

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/1/2017

This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more

Federal Circuit Review | October 2016

Knobbe Martens on 11/2/2016

Withdrawal of Claims During Prosecution Can Trigger Prosecution History Estoppel In UCB, Inc. v. Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd., Appeal No. 2015-1957, the Federal Circuit held that prosecution estoppel can apply even...more

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