Federal Circuit Extends Line of Cases Finding That Computer Implemented Inventions Are Subject Matter Eligible

On November 16, 2018, The Federal Circuit held that yet another set of claims is “not directed to an abstract idea,” reversing a lower court decision dismissing a suit by Ancora Technologies Inc. asserting that HTC Corp. had infringed its patent. Ancora’s patent covers technology that prevents a software program from running on a computer [...]

2018-12-05T16:37:22-05:00November 30, 2018|Court Decisions, Patent|

What Is A “Printed Publication” In Relation To Patent Novelty?

In the United States, one of the requirements to get a patent is that the claimed invention must not have been previously “described in a printed publication.” See 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1). While seeming a simple requirement, the question many inventors have is “what does “a printed publication” actual mean?” Intuitively, inventors understand that a [...]

2018-12-05T16:20:04-05:00November 15, 2018|Court Decisions, Patent|
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