TDE PETROLEUM DATA SOLUTIONS v. AKM ENTERPRISE, INC. (Fed. Cir. 2016) (NP) – Ordinary data processing steps to achieve a desired result are not patent-eligible

by Steve Driskill | Aug 15, 2016 | [sub] Alice step two, Subject Matter Eligibility

Ordinary data processing steps to achieve a desired result do not transform an otherwise abstract idea into a patent-eligible application under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Here, for example, a method of processing oil well drill state information was found to be...

ELECTRIC POWER GROUP, LLC v. ALSTOM S.A. (Fed. Cir. 2016) (P) – The collection, analysis, and display of information does not add significantly more under Alice step two

by Steve Driskill | Aug 1, 2016 | [sub] Alice step two, Subject Matter Eligibility

The collection, analysis, and display of information does not generally amount to significantly more under Mayo/Alice step two. Here, for example, the real-time performance monitoring of an electric power grid was found to be patent-ineligible because the claims...

LENDINGTREE v. ZILLOW, INC. (Fed. Cir. 2016) (NP) – Merely facilitating a fundamental economic practice using generic technology is not sufficient for eligibility

by Steve Driskill | Jul 25, 2016 | [sub] Alice step two, Subject Matter Eligibility

Merely facilitating a fundamental economic practice using generic technology is not sufficient to render the claims patent eligible. Here, for example, using a generic computer to simultaneously display a plurality of positive credit decisions was found to be...

SHORTRIDGE v. FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION (Fed. Cir. 2016) (NP) – Computer-implemented data processing achieving super-human results does not constitute an inventive concept

by Steve Driskill | Jul 13, 2016 | [sub] Alice step two, Subject Matter Eligibility

Computer-implemented data processing to achieve super-human results does not constitute an inventive concept under Alice/Mayo step two. Here, for example, a computer-implemented business method for processing certified payroll records was found to lack an inventive...

BASCOM GLOBAL INTERNET v. AT&T MOBILITY LLC (Fed. Cir. 2016) (P) – An “inventive concept” can be found in a non-conventional arrangement of known, conventional pieces

by Steve Driskill | Jun 27, 2016 | [sub] Alice step two, Subject Matter Eligibility

An “inventive concept” establishing subject matter eligibility can be found in a non-conventional and non-generic arrangement of otherwise known, conventional pieces. Here, for example, an inventive concept was found in the installation of an Internet-content...

IN RE BROWN (Fed. Cir. 2016) (NP) – A conventional machine is not sufficient to transform an abstract idea into a patent-eligible concept

by Steve Driskill | Apr 22, 2016 | [sub] Alice step two, Subject Matter Eligibility

Using a conventional machine in a conventional way to effectuate an otherwise abstract idea is not sufficient to transform the abstract idea into a patent-eligible concept under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Here, for example, using scissors to create a hair style selected...