VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP v. SAP AMERICA, INC. (Fed. Cir. 2015) (P) – Commonplace business methods processing business information on a general computer are not patent eligible

by | Jul 9, 2015 | [sub] Alice step one, Subject Matter Eligibility

Claims reciting a commonplace business method aimed at processing business information, despite being applied on a general purpose computer, are not patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Here, for example, claims drafted to include computer hardware limitations, but...

INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC v. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL (Fed. Cir. 2015) (P) – Key claim limitations broadly encompassing known practices show that claims are directed to an abstract idea

by | Jul 6, 2015 | [sub] Alice step one, Subject Matter Eligibility

Key claim limitations broadly encompassing known practices may demonstrate that the claims are directed to an abstract idea for the purposes of establishing subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Here, for example, providing customized web page content to a...

CONTENT EXTRACTION v. WELLS FARGO BANK (Fed. Cir. 2014) (P) – Processing information from specific hardware beyond a generic computer may still be an abstract idea

by | Dec 23, 2014 | [sub] Alice step one, Subject Matter Eligibility

Processing information from specific hardware beyond a generic computer is still not sufficient to escape the realm of abstract ideas for the purposes of establishing subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Here, for example, claims directed to an ATM...

ULTRAMERCIAL, INC. v. HULU, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2014) (P) – Addition of novel components to claimed ideas does not necessarily turn abstraction into something concrete

by | Nov 14, 2014 | [sub] Alice step one, Subject Matter Eligibility

The addition of novel or non-routine components to a claimed idea does not necessarily turn an abstraction into something concrete for the purposes of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Here, for example, a novel advertisement mechanism was found to be...

BUYSAFE, INC. v. GOOGLE, INC. (Fed. Cir. 2014) (P) – Claims that are squarely about creating a “contractual relationship” are directed to an abstract idea

by | Sep 3, 2014 | [sub] Alice step one, Subject Matter Eligibility

Claims that are squarely about creating a “contractual relationship” (e.g., a “transaction performance guaranty”) fall under the purview of abstract ideas for the purposes of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The “contractual relationship”...

PLANET BINGO, LLC v. VKGS LLC (Fed. Cir. 2014) (NP) – Computerized risk or security management for organized human activity is likely an abstract idea

by | Aug 26, 2014 | [sub] Alice step one, Subject Matter Eligibility

Claims related to a kind of “organizing human activity” (e.g., minimizing security risks during bingo ticket purchases) that can be “carried out in existing computers long in use” and/or “done mentally” are likely directed to an abstract idea under the first prong of...